653H Supplemental map – determinations on exclusions and date

Summary

A local authority will notify a landowner of its determination in respect of a submission in relation to a supplemental map.

Details

(1) This section applies where the owner of a site makes a submission regarding the supplemental map requesting -

• (a) exclusion of a site from the final map on the basis that the site does not meet the relevant criteria, or
• (b) amendment of the date on which a site first met the relevant criteria to be included on a local authority map.

The local authority will assess the submission and decide on whether the site meets the criteria for inclusion on the map, or assess if the date on which the site met the criteria should be changed and provide a written response of its determination by 1 August 2023.

(2) In arriving at its determination, a local authority may consult with the owner, Irish Water, the National Road Authority or other persons referred to in article 28 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, within 21 days of receipt of the submission, so as to obtain further information to inform their determination.

(3) Any person consulted with under subsection (2) will provide the requested information to the local authority within 21 days.

(4) A local authority may, in exceptional circumstances, accept submissions relating to a supplemental map after 1 June 2023.

(5) In notifying the landowner of its decision under subsection (1), the local authority will provide an explanation for its decision and advise the owner that they have one month from receipt of the notification to appeal the determination to An Bord Pleanâla, specifying the grounds for appeal.

Relevant Date: Finance Act 2021