Responding to questions from The Irish Times, An Bord Pleanála said it received 53 pre-application submissions between September and November. There were 24 such submissions in October, almost double the 13 the board received in the same month last year.With the regime soon to end, planning experts say privately that “the trend is upwards” as developers push to advance projects. “Developers have been preparing for this moment for a very long time,” said one senior figure.
Conor Norton, president of the Irish Planning Institute, which represents professional planners, noted new large-scale residential development legislation to replace SHDs will restore councils’ roles in planning, with “some improvements” to the process. The delivery of new homes is the Government’s top priority after the coronavirus pandemic. According to the Department of Housing, the 226 SHD permissions by September include 13,623 houses, 33,456 apartments and 9,945 build-to-rent units. They also include 1,330 shared accommodation units and 13,660 student bed spaces.But with almost two-thirds of approved SHD projects not started as of that time, Dr Norton said it was “a bit early” to assess the actual impact on development.
The December 17th deadline for SHD pre-applications is contingent on the enactment of the large-scale residential development legislation.
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