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Planning—public registers
(Question No 2714)
Ms Le Couteur asked the Minister for Planning and Land Management, upon notice, on 20 September 2019:
(1) In relation to the Public Register and Associated Documents for the purposes of Part 3.6 of the Planning and Development Act 2007, in what form is the public register currently kept.
(2) By what means (a) is the public register currently available to the public and (b) are associated documents currently available to the public.
(3) What fees, if any, are charged for public access to the register and associated documents.
(4) What, if any, information in addition to the minimum requirements of the Act does the public register currently contain.
Mr Gentleman: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) The public register and associated documents including development plans are contained within directorate’s electronic filing system (‘Objective’) and eDevelopment.
(2) When a development application (DA) is on public notification the documents/plans can be viewed on the planning website. Once the documents/plans come off the website any member of the public can request copies of the documentation on the public register and associated documents.
(3) There is no fee for inspecting public register documents over the counter, however, fees apply for copies of documents.
(4) The planning and land authority makes information available in accordance with the requirements of the Planning and Development Act 2007. Section 28 and Section 30 of the Act stipulates the information that must be included in the public register and associated documents and also what must not be included.
Planning—footpaths
(Question No 2715)
Ms Le Couteur asked the Minister for Planning and Land Management, upon notice, on 20 September 2019 (redirected to the Minister for Roads and Active Travel):
(1) What provision/s must be made for pedestrians and cyclists when existing footpaths, shared use paths, or road lanes are blocked because of construction activity.
(2) Are there guidelines for how this must be done; if yes, can the Minister provide further details.
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