FOI/EIR 25/26-427-Planning Discharge of Conditions

Details of discharge of condition planning applications for past three years

Request received: 2 December 2025

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am writing to request the following information for each of the past three financial years (2023–24, 2024–25 and 2025-26 to date):

  1. The number of applications submitted to discharge any of the following types of planning conditions attached to residential developments involving new-build dwellings:
    • Pre-commencement conditions
    • Pre-slab / pre-foundation conditions
    • Above-ground conditions (i.e., conditions that must be discharged before development can progress above ground floor level)
  2. For each of the categories listed above, the number of discharge applications determined within the statutory 8-week period.
  3. For each of the categories listed above, the average, minimum, and maximum determination times (in calendar days) for discharge-of-condition applications.

Response due: 2 January 2025