How Long Does It Take To Gain Planning Permission?
The County Planning Authority will aim to issue a decision notice on applications which are not accompanied by Environmental Statements within the statutory 8 week period from the date of receipt of a valid planning application. For more complex proposals the County Planning Authority may need to undertake additional consultations/negotiations before the application is ready to be considered by the Development Control Committee. In such circumstances planning officers may seek the voluntary agreement of the applicant to extend the determination timescale by a specified amount, to allow sufficient time for resolution of any outstanding planning issues. Notwithstanding this, the County Planning Authority will aim to determine the majority of non-Environmental Statement applications within a 13 week period from receipt of a valid application. For applications accompanied by Environmental Impact Statements the County Planning Authority will aim to issue a decision notice within the statuto
