High Court grants stay on An Bord Pleanála’s determination of an appeal of Limerick County Council’s decision to place a property on the vacant sites register, finding that there is no prejudice to the council by allowing the judicial review to proceed, and if the applicants are ultimately unsuccessful, the levy under the vacant sites legislation can be backdated.
Planning law – application for a stay on appeal currently before An Bord Pleanála – Vacant Sites Register – s. 6 of the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 – Section 28 of the Electoral, Local Government and Planning and Development Act 2013 – Notices under the Derelict Sites Act, 1990 – Derelict Sites Register – attempted compulsory purchase of the site – whether the property in question is “regeneration land” within the meaning of the Act – s. 126 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 – stay motion granted.