22nd March 2006, 06:56 PM
Planning consents invariably have a condition requiring that the work commences within a given period, usually five years.
If the main objective is simply to encourage applicants to proceed with projects for which consent has been obtained, I'd have thought it would be easier to reduce that the say three years, depending on the circumstances. I do see the obvious drawback - all you have to do is start, i.e. put one spade in the ground. I have seen conditions requiring various facilities to be complete within set periods though.
The other thing is where multiple applications for the same site are made. There are usually reasons for it, it's not always nasty evil sharp suited developers trying to put one over. Will you have pay tax on each one?
We owe the dead nothing but the truth.
If the main objective is simply to encourage applicants to proceed with projects for which consent has been obtained, I'd have thought it would be easier to reduce that the say three years, depending on the circumstances. I do see the obvious drawback - all you have to do is start, i.e. put one spade in the ground. I have seen conditions requiring various facilities to be complete within set periods though.
The other thing is where multiple applications for the same site are made. There are usually reasons for it, it's not always nasty evil sharp suited developers trying to put one over. Will you have pay tax on each one?
We owe the dead nothing but the truth.