81 tal-2017

L.N. 81 of 2017

DEVELOPMENT PLANNING ACT

(CAP. 552)

Development Planning (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations, 2017

BY VIRTUE of the powers conferred by articles 81 and 85(2)(a)

of the Development Planning Act, the Parliamentary Secretary for

Planning and Simplification of Administrative Processes, with the

concurrence of the Minister for Finance, and after consultation with

the Planning Authority, has made the following regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the Development Planning Citation.

(Fees) Regulations, 2017, and these regulations shall be read and

construed as one with the Development Planning (Fees) Regulations, S.L. 552.12

hereinafter referred to as "the principal regulations".

In sub-article (1) of regulation 2, the definition Amends

" "Environment and Development Brief" means a statement regulation

the principal

approved by the Planning Authority wherein parameters for regulations.

acceptable development on a site are specified;" shall be deleted.

Paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 of the principal regulations shall Amends

Schedule I to

be amended as follows

the principal

regulations.

(a)

the table entitled "Category A" thereof shall be

amended as follows

(i) the words "Env. & Dev Brief - Normal

Buildings" and the corresponding figures "0.25" and

"40,000" in the twelfth row of the table shall be deleted;

(ii) immediately after the sixteenth row of the

table, there shall be added the following new row

"Industrial Development (incl. ext) in areas designated for

industrial development in the Local Plans - Floor Area" in

the first column; the figure "3" in the second column; and

the symbol " - " in all the remaining columns;

(iii) immediately after the new row added by sub-

paragraph (ii) above, there shall be added the following

new row: "Industrial Development (incl. ext) in areas

designated for industrial development in the Local Plans -

Site Area" in the first column; the figure "1" in the second

column; and the symbol " - " in all the remaining columns;

(iv) the words "Overall Application Capping" and

the corresponding figures "500,000" and "50,000" in the

thirty-second row of the table shall be deleted;

(b)

in the table entitled "Category B" thereof, the

words "Env. & Dev. Brief / Outline Applications - Special

Buildings / Uses" and the corresponding figure "210.00" in the

second row of the table shall be deleted; and

(c)

in the table entitled "Category D" thereof,

immediately after the fifth row of the table there shall be added

the following new row: "Requests for a reconsideration" in the

first column and the words "3% of the Development Permit Fee

subject to a minimum fee of €70" in the second column.

Immediately after paragraph 26 of Schedule 1 of

the principal regulations, there shall be added the following new

paragraph

"27. (1) When calculating the fees required in relation

to an application for industrial development falling under

Category A in areas designated for industrial development in

the Local Plans, no other fees shall be charged other than the

rates established in Category A of the table under this Schedule

for "Industrial Development (incl. ext) in areas designated for

industrial development in the Local Plans - Floor Area" and for

"Industrial Development (incl. ext) in areas designated for

industrial development in the Local Plans - Site Area".

(2)

In the case of applications for a change of use to

garages (ancillary), within such designated areas, only a

Development Permit Fee equivalent to €1.24 per m² shall be

charged.

(3)

In the case of applications falling under Categories

B, C and D within such designated areas, the rates applicable

under each category shall be charged.".

€0.18