Senator describes 747-page Bill as ‘telephone directory’ and a ‘massive supertanker coming to dock in a very small port’
The Government’s Planning and Reform Bill has been criticised as a “massive supertanker coming in to dock in a very small port” with most of its 560 sections not being debated in the Seanad because of a guillotine.
The Bill consolidates existing planning law and aims to streamline the planning process and provide for national planning statements, which Government will approve. National development plans will be extended from six to 10 years with reform of An Bord Pleanála including a new name – An Coimisiún Pleanála .
Sinn Féin senator Paul Gavan introduced an amendment calling for these the planning statements to be subject to scrutiny and agreement by the Oireachtas. Earlier, Fine Gael senator Emer Currie introduced an amendment calling for full “transparency and public scrutiny” of applications for telecommunications masts, which currently are exempt from planning permission.
Independent Victor Boyhan said “litigation has been taken against parish churches to have the stuff taken off, internally and externally, including on many protected structures”.
Michael-Mcdowell Malcolm-Noonan Planning-Regulator
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