A development of 70 houses close to me was recently granted an extension for the second time until Nov 2015. The first extension was granted in Jan 2010 for 3 years.I have read The Planning and Development ( Amendment) Act 2010 that was signed into law in July 2010. It states:
Extension of Planning Permission
Under the new act you can now get an extension of planning permission for up to five years where the development has not gone ahead because of “commercial, economic or technical” issues beyond the control of the applicant. This provision will obviously be extremely important to developers in the current economic climate where many developments have come to a standstill or work has not commenced due to lack of funding. Under the new act you can only get an extension once and cannot apply for a second extension.
My question is why can this applicant get a second extension and also it is also exceeds the 5 year period?
Extension 1 - Jan 2010 to Jan 2013 - 36 months
Extension 2 - Jan 2013 to Nov 2015 - 34 months
Extension of Planning Permission
Under the new act you can now get an extension of planning permission for up to five years where the development has not gone ahead because of “commercial, economic or technical” issues beyond the control of the applicant. This provision will obviously be extremely important to developers in the current economic climate where many developments have come to a standstill or work has not commenced due to lack of funding. Under the new act you can only get an extension once and cannot apply for a second extension.
My question is why can this applicant get a second extension and also it is also exceeds the 5 year period?
Extension 1 - Jan 2010 to Jan 2013 - 36 months
Extension 2 - Jan 2013 to Nov 2015 - 34 months