1. Report of Coastal Planning Authority
Where a marine application is made under section 291 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 as amended, the coastal planning authority(s) for the area(s) may, in accordance with section 291(4) of the Act, prepare and submit a report to the Commission within 10 weeks of the making of the application to the Commission. It is anticipated that extensions of time will only be granted in very exceptional circumstances. The report should set out the views of the authority on the effects of the proposed development on the environment, the implications of the proposed development for maritime spatial planning, the likely effects on any European site where relevant and the proper planning and sustainable development of the area of the authority, having regard, in particular, to the matters specified in section 34(2) and in section 282(2) of the 2000 Act. The coastal planning authority is requested to carry out an early examination of the documentation sent to it in order to determine its adequacy for the purposes of the preparation of its report. Any perceived shortcomings should be notified to the Board in writing at an early stage.
Before submitting the report to the Commission in relation to a proposed development, the manager of the coastal planning authority must submit a copy of the report to the members of the authority seeking their views. The members may by resolution, decide to attach recommendations specified in the resolution to the report and where those members so decide those recommendations and the administrator’s record shall be attached to the report submitted. The report should be submitted to the Commission in hard copy or by email to marine@pleanala.ie (See also section 2 in relation to issues which should generally be addressed in the report).
Section 291(5) provides that the Commission may require a coastal planning authority or any planning authority on whose functional area the proposed development is in the opinion of the Commission likely to have a significant effect to furnish the Commission such information as the Commission may specify in relation to the implications of the proposed development for maritime spatial planning; implications for proper planning and sustainable development in the functional area concerned; and, the likely effects of the proposed development on the environment of any European site. If the planning authority is notified of the planning application as a prescribed body it is not necessary to submit a report to the Commission as referred to above. A submission/observation can be made to the Commission within the time frame as referred to in the public notice. The planning authority as a prescribed body is not subject to payment of a fee for the making of a submission or observation.
The coastal planning authority is requested to carry out an early examination of the documentation sent to it in order to determine its adequacy for the purposes of the preparation of its report. Any perceived shortcomings should be notified to the Commission in writing at an early stage. Before submitting the report to the Board in relation to a proposed development, the manager of the coastal planning authority must submit a copy of the report to the members of the authority seeking their views.The members may by resolution, decide to attach recommendations specified in the resolution to the report and where those members so decide those recommendations and the administrator’s record shall be attached to the report submitted.
The report should be submitted to the Commission in hard copy or by email to marine@pleanala.ie (See also section 2 in relation to issues which should generally be addressed in the report)