Design Flexibility Requests
Flexibility requests with regard to Proposed Application for Permission or Approval
A process has been introduced whereby a prospective applicant who wishes to avail of a degree of flexibility in a planning application may, in advance of submitting the planning application, request a meeting with the planning authority or An Bord Pleanála for the purpose of receiving an opinion as to whether it is appropriate that an application for permission be made before certain details of the proposed development are confirmed.
This process is intended to apply to certain details of a proposed development and is not intended to apply to points of detail generally dealt with by way of compliance condition and agreed between the applicant and the planning authority or An Bord Pleanála post-consent.
If you are considering applying for a ‘Flexibility Meeting’ in relation to items set out above, it is recommended that you first seek a standard Section 247 Pre-Planning Consultation meeting to discuss whether flexibility provisions may apply to your proposed development.
If you then wish to proceed, you may request a Flexibility Meeting by completing the application form available below.
Full details and fees for the flexibility provisions are set out in the Circular and Regulations attached below.
Flexibility-meeting-request-form
Planning-and-Development-(Fees-for-Certain-Applications)-Regulations-2023
Planning-and-Development-(Amendment)-(No.-3)-Regulations-2023