Section 120 of the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016 (PDI Act) provides that a relevant authority may, on application, grant a consent in the nature of an outline consent and that it may be done so in circumstances specified by a practice direction.
Practice Direction 18 specifies that the State Planning Commission (the Commission) must be the relevant authority for the purposes of granting outline consent.
Overview
An outline consent may be used to provide greater certainty to an applicant regarding specific aspects of a proposed development at an earlier stage, without having to provide the same level or extent of information required to obtain planning consent.
If an outline consent is granted, and a subsequent application (planning consent) is made with respect to the same development, a relevant authority will only assess those aspects of the application that were not granted through the outline consent.
Further information can be found in Practice Direction 18 which specifies the circumstances in which an outline consent may be granted.
For information on how to lodge an outline consent application, please refer to the below fact sheet.
Documents
For further assistance relating to outline consent, contact the State Assessment Team on 1800 752 664.
