653D. Draft map - submissions

(1) A person may, not later than 1 January 2023, make a submission in writing, on a draft map published in accordance with section 653C(2), regarding—

(a) the inclusion in, or exclusion from, the final map of a site, or

(b) the date on which a site first satisfied the relevant criteria,

by sending the submission, together with the person’s name and address, to the local authority concerned.

(2) A local authority shall publish, not later than 11 January 2023, on the website maintained by it, the submissions (other than such elements of a submission which may constitute personal data), if any, received by it in accordance with subsection (1).

(3) Where a submission under subsection (1) is made by the owner of a site, the submission shall be accompanied by a map prepared by Ordnance Survey Ireland at a scale at which the site can be accurately identified.

(4) Where a submission under subsection (1) is made by the owner of the site, that person shall have available such evidence as is necessary to prove their ownership of the site, and in determining whether section 653E applies to a submission, the local authority may request that such evidence is provided to the local authority.