Part 3Planning control
Determination of planning applications
55Planning permission for development already carried out
1
On an application made to a council or the Department, the planning permission which may be granted includes planning permission for development carried out before the date of the application.
2
Subsection (1) applies to development carried out—
a
without planning permission;
b
in accordance with planning permission granted for a limited period; or
c
without complying with some condition subject to which planning permission was granted.
3
Planning permission for such development may be granted as to have effect from—
a
the date on which the development was carried out; or
b
if it was carried out in accordance with planning permission granted for a limited period, the end of that period.