Case status: Pending.
Follow-up: -
Topics: Prohibition of discrimination based on citizenship, nationality, or domicile; Access to information; Public participation; Access to justice.
Articles alleged: 3(9); 5(2), (2)(a), and (3)(d); 6(3); 9(4).
Articles considered by the Committee: -
Articles, if any, found in non-compliance: -
Summary: The communication was submitted to the Compliance Committee on 3 February 2023 by Right to Know CLG and Uplift – A Power People Company. The communication alleged non-compliance by Ireland with articles 3(9), 5(2), (2)(a), and (3)(d), 6(3), and 9(4) of the Convention in connection with its planning system.
| Document | Status | Date received or posted by the secretariat |
|---|---|---|
| Communication Annex 1: Request for information about active dissemination policy Annex 2: Compilation of responses Annex 3: Summary of responses Annex 4: Request for information on electronic publication of Planning Register Annex 5: Summary of responses Annex 6: Types of Planning Application documents published Annex 7: Meath Planning Portal screenshot Annex 8: Request for information on compliance and enforcement Annex 9: Compilation of responses Annex 10: Summary of responses Annex 11: Steps in planning permission procedure Annex 12: Screenshot from Meath Portal Annex 13: Time to access ABP files |
From the communicants | 03.02.2023 |
| Statement on preliminary admissibility | From the Party concerned | 13.03.2023 |
| Written statement on preliminary admissibility | From the communicants | 14.03.2023 |
| Letter enclosing additional documents Annex 1: Judgment of the Irish High Court in Sweetman v An Bord Pleanála 2020 Annex 2: Decision of the Commissioner for Environmental Information in case OCE-109717-K5Y2Z9 Annex 3: Judgment of the Irish High Court in Reidy v An Bord Pleanála 2020 |
From the communicant | 21.03.2023 |
| Letters to the Party concerned and the communicants enclosing Committee's determination of preliminary admissibility and forwarding the communication for the Party concerned's response | From the secretariat | 16.05.2023 |
| Response to communication | From the Party concerned | 17.10.2023 |
| Update Annex 1: Part 6 of the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 (Unofficial Consolidation draft) Annex 2: Decision of the CEI in Mr X and Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine dated 26 April 2024 Annex 3: Agriculture Appeals Act 2001 (Section 14A) Regulations 2023 |
From the communicants | 07.05.2024 |
| Update and comments on Party concerned’s response | From the observer Environmental Law Ireland | 08.05.2024 |