Section 49Part 7 — Supplemental
Appeals against decisions of Board
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Any person who has applied for planning permission, or who has objected to an application for planning permission after being notified of the application in accordance with regulations made under this Act, and who is aggrieved by a decision of the Board in respect of the application, may, within fourteen days of notification of that decision under section 40, or within such longer period as the Appeals Tribunal may in any particular case allow for good cause, appeal against that decision to the Appeals Tribunal on the ground that it is —
erroneous in law;
unreasonable;
contrary to the principles of natural justice; or
at variance with any development plan having effect in relation thereto,
but not otherwise; and such appeal shall be heard by the Appeals Tribunal within six months of such appeal being lodged, and such appeal shall be heard and determined based on the record of the hearing to which it relates in accordance with any rules made hereunder.
Section 48(2), (4), (5), (6) and (7) shall apply to appeals under this section as if references in that section to "the Tribunal" were references to the Appeals Tribunal.
The Chairperson of the Appeals Tribunal shall not have an original vote but in the event of the other members of the Tribunal being equally divided the Chairperson of the Appeals Tribunal shall have a casting vote.