Under Section 42 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended), in certain circumstances, it may be possible to extend the appropriate period of a grant of permission.
Applications for an Extension of Duration must be submitted to the Planning Office in paper format and accompanied by the prescribed fee (€62). Applications cannot be received by email or other electronic means.
The current legislation allows for 2 extension of duration application types which are described in the Table below. The relevant applications forms can be accessed below.
| Type |
Points to Note |
Form to be used |
| Application for development consisting of, or including, one or more than one house in respect of which permission was granted has not commenced. |
In the cases of such applications the following criteria applies:
- The application is made before, but not earlier than 2 years before, the end of the appropriate period, and
- not later than 6 months after the date (1st August 2025) on which Section 28 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2025 came into operation and
- the authority is satisfied that the development will be completed within a reasonable time.
- an environmental impact assessment or an appropriate assessment, or both of those assessments, were not required before the permission was granted, and are not required in relation to the proposed extension concerned.
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In the case of such applications form Section 42(1A) must be used. |
| All other application types |
In the cases of such applications the following criteria applies:
- the development to which the permission relates was commenced before the expiration of the appropriate period sought to be extended,
- substantial works were carried out pursuant to the permission during that period, and
- the development will be completed within a reasonable time,
- an environmental impact assessment or an appropriate assessment, or both of those assessments, were not required before the permission was granted, and are not required in relation to the proposed extension concerned.
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In the case of such applications form Section 42(1) must be used. |
