27. Section 177E of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in subsection (1), by the insertion of “in respect of development of land” after “substitute consent”,

(b) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1A):

“(1A) The Board may, at its own discretion and at the request of a person who intends to make an application for substitute consent, enter into consultations in respect of the application with that person before he or she makes the application.”,

(c) by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (1A):

“(1B) Subject to subsection (2A), an application for substitute consent may be made by—

(a) a person who has carried out the development referred to in subsection (1), or

(b) the owner or occupier of the land on which the development has been carried out.

(1C) The Board shall only consider an application for substitute consent in respect of development of land where—

(a) subject to subsection (1D), the Board is satisfied under section 172 that an environmental impact assessment was required or is required for the development,

(b) subject to subsection (1E), the Board is satisfied under section 177U that an appropriate assessment was required or is required for the development, or

(c) subject to subsections (1D) and (1E), the Board is satisfied under sections 172 and 177U, that both of the assessments referred to at paragraphs (a) and (b) were required or are required for the development.

(1D) Where the Board receives an application which is accompanied by a remedial environmental impact assessment report under subsection (2)(b) and the application is not, under this Act or any regulations made under it, invalid or withdrawn, the Board shall be deemed to be satisfied that an environmental impact assessment is required and was required and the Board shall consider the application.

(1E) Where the Board receives an application which is accompanied by a remedial Natura impact statement under subsection (2)(b), and the application is not, under this Act or any regulations made under it, invalid or withdrawn, the Board shall be deemed to be satisfied that an appropriate assessment is required and was required and the Board shall consider the application.”,

(d) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2):

“(2) An application for substitute consent shall—

(a) state the name of the person making the application,

(b) be accompanied by a remedial environmental impact assessment report or remedial Natura impact statement, or both,

(c) be accompanied by the fee payable in accordance with section 177M,

(d) comply with any requirements prescribed under section 177N, and

(e) be accompanied by any other document that the applicant considers would be of assistance to the Board in making a decision in relation to his or her application.”,

(e) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2A):

“(2A) Where an application for substitute consent is made in respect of development of land for which planning permission has been granted, that application may be made in relation to—

(a) that part of the development permitted under the permission that has been carried out at the time of the application, or

(b) subject to subsection (2B), that part of the development referred to in paragraph (a) and all or part of the development permitted under the permission that has not been carried out at the time of the application.”,

(f) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (2A):

“(2B) Where subsection (2A)(b) applies the applicant shall, in relation to that part of the development that has not been carried out at the time of the application, furnish one or both of the following to the Board with his or her application:

(a) where a remedial environmental impact assessment report has been furnished with the application, an environmental impact assessment report;

(b) where a remedial Natura impact statement has been furnished with the application, a Natura impact statement.”,

(g) in subsection (4), by the substitution of “specified in section 177B (whether the notice given under section 177B(1) was confirmed or amended before the date of the coming into operation of section 40(a) of the Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Act 2022, or confirmed or amended on or after that date in accordance with section 41(10) of that Act) or specified in section 261A” for “specified in section 177B, 177D or 261A”,

(h) by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (4A):

“(4B) Where the Board considers that a remedial Natura impact statement does not comply with paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of section 177G(1), the Board shall require the applicant for substitute consent to furnish, within a specified period, such further information as it considers necessary for the statement to so comply.

(4C) Where further information required by the Board under subsection (4A)(c) or (4B) is not furnished to it by the applicant within the period specified under that subsection, or within any further period as may be specified by the Board, the application shall be deemed to have been withdrawn by the applicant.”,

and

(i) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (5):

“(6) Where a remedial environmental impact assessment report, remedial Natura impact statement, environmental impact assessment report or Natura impact statement is received by the Board in response to a requirement under subsection (2CA), (2CB) or (2CC) of section 177K, the Board shall, as soon as may be after its receipt, send the report or statement, as the case may be, to the planning authority referred to in subsection (5), and the planning authority shall place the report or statement on the register.”.