Planning Decisions

Laois County Council is obliged to make a decision on a valid planning application within 8 weeks of receiving it. If the initial documentation submitted is not correct it must be invalidated. When Laois County Council issues a decision, there follows a period of 4 weeks, within which the applicant or a third party can appeal the decision to An Board Pleanála. Where no appeal is lodged within the 4 week period the Laois County Council issues the "grant" of permission.

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However, in some cases the planning authority may request further information before issuing a decision. In this case, the applicant has 6 months to respond to this request for further information. The planning authority must make its decision within 4 weeks of date of receipt of this information.