DEVELOPMENT PLANNING (FEES) REGULATIONS

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 552.12

DEVELOPMENT PLANNING (FEES)

REGULATIONS

16th July, 2010

LEGAL NOTICE 356 of 2010, as amended by Legal Notices 48 and 58 of

2011, 268 of 2012, 126 of 2013 and 163 of 2016, 81 of 2017, 21 of 2019

and 83 of 2022.

(1) The title of these regulations is the Development

Planning (Fees) Regulations.

(2)

These regulations shall apply to

(a) all applications which are received on or after the coming

into force of these regulations * ; or

(b) all applications which have been received before the

coming into force of these regulations but which have not

yet been validated before the coming into force of these

regulations, notwithstanding that a fee has already been

paid. A refund of the difference shall be due where the

amount already paid is higher than the fees under these

regulations; or

(c) all applications received prior to the coming into force

of these regulations and where a bill for fees has been

issued by the Authority on or after the date of coming

into force of these regulations, and such fees are not

paid by the 28th February 2011.

(3) These regulations shall not apply to any new fees which the

Authority may request on or after the coming into force of these

regulations for changes requested by the Authority on any pending

applications which were subject to the fees regulated by the

Building Levy Regulations, 1996. These new fees shall be subject

to the rates applicable under the Building Levy Regulations, 1996.

Amended by

L.N. 48 of 2011;

L.N. 58 of 2011;

L.N. 126 of 2013;

L.N. 163 of 2016;

L.N. 81 of 2017;

L.N. 21 of 2019;

L.N. 83 of 2022.

1. Except as otherwise provided, the relevant fees at the rates specified in this

Schedule, shall be paid in respect of applications for development permission according

to the nature of the development and calculated as herein provided

Category A

DPF

Sewer

Street

Environ-

Maximum

ment Fee

Development

Rate (€)

Rate (€)

Rate (€)

Rate (€)

Rate (€)

Per

Per

Per

Per

Per

Per

Per

Per

DPF

ENV

m 2

m 2

m 2

m 2

Unit

Unit

Unit

Unit

Fee

Advertisements

50.00

-

-

-

-

-

5.00

-

-

-

Agriculture

0.80

-

1.80

-

0.80

-

0.10

-

-

-

Boathouse for Registered

Fisherman

0.80

-

1.80

-

0.80

-

0.10

-

-

-

Bungalow

10.00

-

2.78

-

4.63

-

0.12

-

-

-

Change of Use to Garage

(ancillary)

1.24

-

-

-

-

-

0.12

-

-

-

Change of use to Non-

25,000 (1) 2,000 (1)

Residential

6.40

-

-

-

-

-

0.60

-

Change of Use to Social/

Cultural/Educational/

Forced Relocation/Sports

Projects

4.00

-

-

-

-

-

0.12

-

25,000

2,000

Commercial

Development (incl. ext.) -

Floor Area

6.40

-

3.00

-

2.00

-

0.60

-

-

-

Commercial

Development (incl. ext.) -

Site Area

4.00

-

-

-

-

-

0.40

-

-

-

Disposal of Construction

& Demolition Waste

1.42

-

-

-

-

-

0.30

-

15,000

3,000

Engineering Operations

0.36

-

-

-

-

-

0.20

-

35,000

13,000

Film Set

2.12

-

-

-

-

-

0.15

-

-

-

Flat/Terraced House/

Maisonette

1.24

-

2.60

-

1.70

-

0.12

-

-

-

Garages ancillary to other

uses on site

1.24

-

2.60

-

1.70

-

0.12

-

-

-

Greenhouse

0.60

-

-

-

-

-

0.06

-

-

-

Industrial Development

(incl. ext) in areas

designated for industrial

development in the Local

Plans - Floor Area

3.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

DPF

Sewer

Street

Environ-

Maximum

ment Fee

Development

Rate (€)

Rate (€)

Rate (€)

Rate (€)

Rate (€)

Per

Per

Per

Per

Per

Per

Per

Per

DPF

ENV

m 2

m 2

m 2

m 2

Unit

Unit

Unit

Unit

Fee

Industrial Development

(incl. ext) in areas

designated for industrial

development in the Local

Plans - Site Area

1.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

In lieu of PC application

3.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Land Reclamation for

Agriculture

0.40

-

-

-

-

-

0.24

-

6,000

1,000

Livestock Farm Building

0.80

-

-

-

0.80

-

0.10

-

-

-

Other Garages

1.24

-

2.60

-

1.70

-

0.12

-

-

-

Penthouse

10.00

-

7.50

-

3.96

-

0.12

-

-

-

Plant and Machinery

0.57

-

-

-

-

-

0.30

-

25,000

13,000

Public Car Park

5.00

-

3.00

-

2.40

-

0.30

-

-

-

Quarry (New/Horizontal

Extension)

1.00

-

-

-

0.40

-

0.30

-

40,000

13,000

Social/Cultural/

Educational/Forced

Relocation/Sports Projects

4.00

-

2.20

-

1.20

-

0.12

-

35,000

2,000

Temporary Structure/Use

of Land

2.00

-

-

-

-

-

0.16

-

-

-

Villa (Semi/Fully

Detached - 2 dwelling

units)/Farmhouse

6.50

-

1.80

-

2.67

-

0.12

-

-

-

Waste Disposal

1.42

-

-

-

-

-

0.30

-

15,000

3,000

Satellite dishes above 2m

diameter or

telecommunication

150.0

antennae

-

-

-

-

-

-

5.00

-

-

Other development not

150.0

otherwise specified

-

-

-

-

-

-

5.00

-

-

Vending Machine

150.0

10.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Only where the change of use solely involves the use of land.

Category B

DPF

Sewer

Street

Environment

Fee

Development

Rate (€)

Rate (€)

Rate (€)

Rate (€)

Per

Per

Per m 2

Per m 2

Application

Application

Correction of Site, CPPS

Request

150.00

-

-

-

Extensions to dwellings,

Alterations, Renewal, Amended

Applications

&

Minor

Amendments

150.00

-

-

(1)

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise

requires -

"the Act" means the Development Planning Act, or any Act

superseding this Act;

"the Authority" means the Planning Authority;

"alterations" means structural interventions to the interior and, or

exterior of a building which do not result in an increase in the floor

area of the building being altered;

"amended application" means an application for amendments to

a development, relating to changes in the internal layout or external

appearance, for which permission has already been granted and is

still valid

*16th April, 2013.

(a) in respect of the same site and involving development

of the same general character and description; and

(b) which does not involve a different use or an increase in

the number of dwelling units, and increase in floor

area;

"agricultural building" means a building used for agricultural

purposes, including the storage of agricultural implements, but not

for

(a) the keeping of livestock or animal husbandry;

(b) the slaughter of animals; and

(c) the processing of animals or animal products;

"application" means an application for development permission;

"boathouse for a registered fisherman" means a boathouse used

for the storage of fishing boats and equipment used in the course of

the registered occupation;

"bungalow" means a single dwelling unit, whether detached or

semi-detached, where appropriate, consisting of not more than one

habitable floor unless it is locat ed within the development

boundaries in an area designated for more dense development;

"commercial development" means a development which is non-

residential and non-agricultural and not listed separately in any

other group in Schedule 1;

"compliance certificate" means a certificate referred to in article

61(2) of the Development Planning Act, 1992;

"demolition of a building or structure" means the pulling down

or removal of the roof and any wall forming such building, room

within a building, or structure;

"designated officer" means such officers of the P lanning

Authority designated by it to formally endorse Development Permit

Application Reports, who shall normally be the Senior Planning

Officers and Managers of the Area Teams and the Manager of the

Development Control Unit;

"Development Permit Application Report" means the report

prepared on an application for development permission which is

submitted to a designated officer or to the Development Control

Commission;

"Development Permit Fee" includes the Environment Fee;

"dwelling" means any building or unit used for residential

purposes, but excludes a hotel, guest-house, old people’s home and

commercial establishments of similar nature;

"endorsement" means the formal acceptance of a Development

Permit Application Report by a designated officer such that the

application is then forwarded for determination by the

Development Control Commission or determined by a designated

officer under the powers so delegated by the Planning Authority;

"engineering operations" include photovoltaic farms; wind farms;

the formation or laying out of roads and of means of access to

roads; the movement, re-grading or surfacing of land including the

creation of formal gardens or cemeteries; the construction or

excavation of reservoirs not ancillary to a dwelling or when the

applicant is not registered as an arable farmer with the Department

of Agriculture; the construction of bridges and similar structures;

the construction of sea defences, piers and similar structures; the

creation and replenishment of beaches and other operations

affecting beaches; the siting of moorings, and similar operations,

whether on land or on the seabed; and excludes land reclamation

for agricultural purposes;

"extension" means an increase in the floor area relating to the

same use as the existing unit being altered;

"farmhouse" means a single family dwelling used for habitation

by a registered farmer;

"film set" means the use of land, or the placing, installation or

construction on land of structures, for the purpose of the production

of films, television programmes, videos or other audio-visual

productions;

"flat" means a single dwelling unit within a building which

contains several similar units which do not have their own separate

entrance from the street but share a common access;

"floor area" means -

(a) for residential purposes, the amount of floor area

within a building determined by the external

measurements of the building, that includes the

thickness of the external walls and half the thickness

of dividing or party walls, and includes: any projecting

rooms, staircases, lifts, shafts, internal yards,

verandahs, open terraces, balconies, within the

building footprint at each level; washrooms; terraces

formed at roof level when these belong to penthouses

or to any roof structure exceeding 36m 2 (excluding

washrooms serving multiple flats); back yards, back

gardens, front gardens, estate or plot gardens, self-

imposed setbacks, at the lower level; and other

structures within the site boundaries; unless otherwise

specifically set out within these regulations; and

(b) for non-residential purposes, the amount of floor area

within the site boundaries determined by the external

measurements of the building, that includes the

thickness of the external walls and half the thickness

of dividing or party walls, and includes: any projecting

rooms, staircases, lifts, shafts, internal yards,

verandahs, open terraces, within the building footprint

at each level; plant facilities; structures at roof level

exceeding 36m 2 (excluding plant facilities); balconies;

canopies and other spaces, including open spaces, used

for commercial purposes

Provided that the void left in an intermediate level is not to

be included in the calculation of floor area

Provided further that an internal yard shall not be included

in the calculation of floor area at the upper level, when its size

exceeds the area set out in the following table

No. of floors

Area

8m

8m 2

9. 6m 2

11. 2m 2

Method of calculation of the infrastructure services contribution

for pre-1993 applications

The calculation of the Infrastructure Services Contribution paid on pre-1993

applications that fall under the provisions of clause 16(a)(ii) of Schedule 1 shall be

made as follows

1. When the site fronts on a street which is built-up on both sides, the Sewer

Contribution paid shall be calculated at the rate of €18.63 per meter of frontage of

the site. The Street Contribution shall be calculated by multiplying the frontage of

the site in meters by half the width of the street in metres by €5.24.

2. When the site fronts on a service road, the Sewer Contribution paid shall be

calculated at the rate of €27.95 per meter of frontage of the site. The Street

Contribution shall be calculated by multiplying the frontage of the site in meters by

the whole width of the service road in metres by €5.24.

3. When the site fronts on a street having a green area, a public square, or the

coast, opposite the site, the Sewer Contribution paid shall be calculated at the rate of

€27.95 per meter of frontage of the site. The Street Contribution shall be calculated

by multiplying the frontage of the site in meters by half the width of the street in

metres by €5.24.

8m 2

Additional floors

8 + [(No. of floors - 2) x 1.6];

"garage" means a garage or space used for the parking of private

cars, whether enclosed or unenclosed, and whether or not above or

below ground level;

"land reclamation for agriculture" means the reclamation of land,

including the deposit of material and the altering of the level of the

land, for the purposes of agriculture;

"livestock farm building" means a building used for the

accommodation of livestock and for the storage of fodder or

implements related to the same activity, but does not include

farmhouses, greenhouses, buildings used for agricultural purposes

or buildings used for the slaughter of animals or processing of

animals or animal products;

"maisonette" means a single dwelling unit on one or more floors,

having a separate entrance from the street, located in a building

consisting of more than one unit;

"penthouse" means a separate single dwelling which consists of

one floor constructed above height limitation on the roof of a

building, and which does not occupy the whole of the roof area and

does not have permanent access to roof level;

"planning control application" means those applications, not

being applications for development permission, which require the

approval of the Planning Authority for such changes to the Local

Plans and, or the detailed alignments of buildings and streets within

such Local Plans;

"plant and machinery" means mechanical equipment or

structures erected or placed on land but not within a building;

"public car park" means a building or area exclusively used by

the general public for parking of vehicles and is not ancillary to any

other use on site.

"registered fisherman" and "registered farmer" mean a fisherman

or a farmer registered with the Department of Agriculture and

Fisheries, as the case may be;

"relevant Department" means, for the purposes of the main sewer

c o n t r i b u t i o n , t h e D r a i n a g e S e c t i o n o f t h e Wa t e r S e r v i c e s

Corporation, and for the purposes of the street contribution,

Transport Malta and any other body which subsequently assumes

the responsibilities of these Departments or entities;

"renewal application" means an application for the renewal of a

development permission granted by the Authority in respect of the

same site which is submitted before such permission expires;

"screening" means the process during which the proposed

development is considered by the Authority prior to the submission

of the formal application;

"site area" means the total area of land which is the subject of the

application, and is marked in red on the site plan submitted with the

application;

"special building" means a building providing an institution,

clu b, society or o ther organisation of a religious, cu ltural,

philanthropic, sporting or social nature not including Government

departments or parastatal bodies with the facilities necessary for

the pursuit of its objects, including schools, hospices, homes for

the elderly, hospitals and similar buildings or uses, where the

institution, club, society or other organisation is declared as being

tax exempt by the Minister responsible for finance by regulations

made for that purpose;

"social/cultural/sports/educational/forced relocation category"

means and is limited to developments concerning

(a) hospitals/nursing homes;

(b) residential institutions;

(c) places in connection with public worship or religious

instruction or the social or recreational activities of a

religious body;

(d) educational institutions;

(e) museums;

(f)

public libraries;

(g) social clubs/societies premises (not including any

Class 6 uses bars, restaurant); or

(h) development which is required to relocate by an order of

Government or a government agency or entity;

"sports projects" means projects of sports facilities, or ancillary

structures excluding commercial ones;

"temporary structure/use of land" means the use of land for one

use or purpose, which may include the setting up of a structure

which is demountable and does not require the laying of

foundations and is placed on the ground and constructed from

impermanent materials, including canvas, other fabric, PVC and

similar materials, and includes a tent, marquee, canopy or other

structure of a similar nature such that "impermanent material"

means material which does not consist of stone, bricks or concrete

or, any other similar material

Provided that where such use of land is not specified in an

approved development plan, such use shall be carried out for four

months or less in any one calendar year;

"terraced house" means a single dwelling unit on a site

consisting of one or more storeys in a row of three or more

dwellings and includes the dwellings at the ends of the terrace;

"v ali dati on" m eans t he ackno wled gm ent by t he P l anni ng

Authority of the receipt of a valid application for development

permission, that is an application in respect of which all the

requirements for the submission of an application have been

fulfilled;

"vicinity" means a distance within 500 metres of the original

site;

"villa" means a detached or semi detached single dwelling of not

more than two habitable floors. This includes flatted dwellings

(regulated by Policy 3.5 of Development Control Policy and

Design Guidance, 2007, or future updates thereto) located in an

area designated for villa development.

(2) In either Schedule 1 or Schedule 2, any expression defined

in the Act has the same meaning as it has in the Act.

3. (1) There shall be charged by the Authority a development

permit fee (DPF) and Environment Fee as the charge to be paid in

respect of an application for permission to carry out development,

at the rates set out in Schedule 1, Categories A, B and C.

(2) The rates set out in Schedule 1, Categories A, B and C,

shall be subject to a minimum development permit fee of one

hundred and twenty euro (€120).

(3) There shall also be charged by the Authority a fee at the rates

set out in Schedule 1, Category D.

4. There shall be charged by the Authority an infrastructure

services contribution (Sewer and Street) as the rate of contribution

to be paid towards the cost of infrastructure services and other

services or facilities arising from any permission to develop land,

at the rates set out in Schedule 1.

5. (1) The applicant may request the Executive Chairperson

in writing to effect the payment of any fees, fines, contributions or

other financial payments due to the Authority by means of a credit

agreement and the Executive Chairperson may enter into such a

credit agreement with the applicant which shall specify the

staggering of such payments.

(2) A non-acceptance by the Executive Chairperson of a

request by the applicant for a credit agreement may not be appealed

against, and the applicant shall be required to pay in full any such

fee, fine, contribution or other financial payment, by no later than

such date as may be specified in the notice by the Authority.

00

Quarry - Vertical Extension

1,485.00

-

-

120.00

Special Buildings or Uses

145.00

3.08

1.68

15.00

Category C

Environment Fee

Demolition of Building or Structures

DPF

Rate (€)

Rate (€)

up to 50m 2

-

-

2 to 400 m 2

From 51m

From 401m 2 to 750 m 2

2 to 1,000 m 2

From 751m

1,000

> 1,000m

2,000.00

Category D

Fee

Rate (€)

Compliance Certificate

60.00

Dangerous Structure Notifications

60.00

Development Notification Order - Alterations

60.00

Development Notification Order - Extensions/New Development

120.00

Planning Control Applications per 150m 2

of site or part thereof

235.00

Requests for a reconsideration

3% of the Development

Permit Fee subject to a

minimum fee of €70

Requests for Revocation or Modification of Permission

€500

Provided that

1. Where a request for screening is submitted to the Planning Authority, it shall

be accompanied by the Screening Fee of €50. This fee is in no case refundable;

2. The rate regulating temporary structure/use of land shall only be applied

once, on any given site, in any one calendar year;

3. Where an application for a boathouse is not accompanied by proof of

registration of the applicant as a fisherman, the Development Permit Fee shall be

calculated at the rate of commercial development;

4. For the purposes of the calculation of floor area in relation to bungalow

development, only the build-up area, which includes the amount of floor area within

a building determined by the external measurements of the building, which includes

the thickness of the external walls and half the thickness of dividing or party walls,

and the internal shafts, internal yards, shall be considered;

5. Where garages do not share a common access with a residential/commercial

development, and parking spaces (excluding lock-up garages), forming part of a

mixed development, have a direct access to both residential and commercial

development, the rate of “other garages” shall be applied;

6. For new purely commercial development, or where the development is

solely a mix of commercial and social/cultural/educational/ sports, the floor area

shall be charged at the rate per square meter as listed in Schedule 1 and the

Development Permit Fee and Environment Fee for the site area shall be charged

separately at the commercial rate per meter square; any site area being increased in

relation to proposed extensions would also be so charged separately;

7. The area used for the placing of tables and chairs in conjunction with

commercial development shall also be considered at the same rate of the commercial

development to which the tables and chairs are ancillary to;

8. When calculating the fees required in relation to advertisements, the area to

be considered is the surface area covered by the advertisement and does not include

the footprint of any hoarding/structure used to support any such advertisement;

9. When a reservoir is not located within an agricultural holding owned and

operated by a registered farmer, it shall attract the rate of “Engineering Operations”.

This rate, however, will not be charged separately when it is already being charged

as part of site area for commercial development within the same application;

10. (1) The rate regulating the Change of Use to Non-Residential will only be

applied

(a) in the case where the permission covering the development subject of

the application for change of use is still valid, the development subject

of the application for change of use is covered by a compliance

certificate; or

(b) in the case where the permission covering the development subject of

the application for change of use has expired, the development subject

of the application for change of use is completed in accordance with the

permission on site, or is completed and the building shows as existing

as at 1968.

(2) When a residential development includes an extension having an area

exceeding 20m 2 , where applicable, the rate for Extensions to Dwellings, shall be

charged to cover 20m 2 of the area being extended, and any area in excess of 20m 3

shall be calculated at the applicable rate per square metre applicable to the type of

dwelling being extended.

(3) Where the development consists of an extension to a commercial development

which does not bring about an increase in the site area of the original development, the

rate regulating alterations to development shall also cover extensions up to 15m 2 .

Extensions larger than 15m 2 are to be calculated at the commercial rate, over and above

the rate for alterations.

(4) When more than 75% of an existing unit is proposed to be demolished and

the construction of new buildings or structures on site is also proposed, the resulting

development shall not be considered as an extension to the part of the building or

structure being retained, but shall be charged at the rate for a new unit applicable to

the type of development being proposed.

(5) Change of use into residential is to be calculated using the same rate applied

for the construction of the relevant new residential development.

(6) Change of use to use for agriculture, boathouse for registered fisherman,

livestock farm building or other garages is to be calculated using the same rates applied

for the same respective relevant new development but without including any

Infrastructure Services Contribution.

(7) When the subdivision of an existing residential or commercial unit, relative

to which fees were paid in accordance with the Building Levy Rates Regulations is

proposed, the applicable rate for the unit type is to be charged in relation to the

smallest created unit;

11. (1) The development permit fee paid in relation to an application submitted

for the amendment of a condition in a permit issued by the Authority in relation to

the payment due by the applicant in the Commuted Parking Payment Scheme shall

be refunded to the applicant if it is established that the amendment requested in the

application was actually justified;

(2) The fee paid in relation to a request for revocation or modification of a

permission issued by the Authority shall be refunded if it is established that the request

was justified.

12. For Planning Control applications relating to local plan amendments, in

cases where the applicant does not pay the standard fee over the whole site area, the

fee payable at the submission of the said local plan amendment application shall be

of €235.00. So however that applications for development permission submitted

following a Planning Control application relating to amendments to local plan

aforementioned, or a Planning Control application relating to amendments to local

plan submitted by the Authority in accordance with the provisions of regulation 6 of

Development Planning (Procedure for Minor Modifications to Subsidiary Plans)

Regulations, after the requirements of sub-regulation (3) of regulation 4 of the said

regulations, for which the provisions of this clause have been applied, a fee of €3.00

per meter squared, or part thereof, over and above any other rate established by these

regulations shall be paid in relation to such application for development permission;

13. Where an application involves more than one use or type of development,

but is not already included under paragraph 6 of this proviso, the development permit

fee to be paid shall be calculated by adding together the amounts applicable to each

type of development. When the application includes commercial development, the

fee for the commercial development shall be calculated by reference to the rate for

the commercial floor area only and shall not include the site area

14. (a) All fees shall be paid at rates calculated by reference to the development

pr oposed in the application, and no fees properly paid shall be

refundable as specified in sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) except in the

following cases

(i) the application has been invalidly made;

(ii) the application has been withdrawn by the applicant prior to

determination.

(b) When an application is withdrawn by the applicant, the percentage of

the development permit fee which shall be refunded shall be as follows

(i)

when the application is withdrawn prior to its publication on the

website of the Department of Information, 100% of the

development permit fee shall be refunded;

(ii) when the application is withdrawn after its publication on the

website of the Department of Information but prior to the

endorsement of the Development Permit Application Report or, in

the case of a Summary Procedure, of the recommendation report,

by the officer delegated by the Authority, 50% of the development

permit fee shall be refunded;

(iii) when the application is withdrawn after the endorsement of the

Development Permit Application Report or, in the case of a

Summary Procedure, of the recommendation report, by the officer

delegated by the Authority, but prior to the determination of the

same application, 25% of the development permit fee shall be

refunded;

(iv) no development permit fees shall be refunded when a notice in

terms of articles 97, 98 or 105 of the Act has been served on the

applicant or on the site to which the application relates;

15. (i) Where an application is submitted for new development on a site

(described as the new application for the purpose of this sub-paragraph)

and the applicant states in writing that -

(a) an application for development of the same type had previously

been submitted by the applicant on another site (described as the

original site for the purpose of this paragraph) in the vicinity of

the new site and had been approved, and

(b) the applicant has no interest in the development of the original

site and has not and will not exercise the permission,

the permit on the original site shall be cancelled by the Authority.

(ii) Unless the development permit fee paid on the original application has

been previously refunded, in part or in full to the applicant or to any

third party, such a fee shall be retained by the Authority in addition to

any such other fee payable by the applicant together with the

submission of the new application.

(iii) The provisions of this paragraph shall apply only if

(a) there is no difference whatsoever in the designation of the

original site and the new application;

(b) the permit on the original site has not been utilized in any manner

whatsoever; and

(c) this application is limited to the change of the site of the

previously approved development permit.

(iv) Any variations from the previously approved permit (except for the

wrong indication of the site) shall not prejudice the new application.

(v) Where the new application is withdrawn by the applicant prior to its

determination, the development permit fee shall not be refunded.

16. Where an application is for new development on a site in respect of which

there is or has been a development permission, whether or not still in force, the

infrastructure services contribution paid in relation to the previous development

permission shall be taken into consideration as follows

(a) For pre-1993 applications

(i)

If the applicant or architect submits a receipt of the infrastructure

services contribution originally paid with evidence that this is

related to a previous development permission on the same site,

the amount shown on the receipt shall be deducted from the new

infrastructure services contribution required.

(ii) If the applicant or architect does not submit a receipt of the

infrastructure services contribution originally paid with evidence

that this is related to a previous development permission on the

same site, the amount to be deducted from the new infrastructure

services contribution required shall be calculated as per Schedule

2. (b) For post-1992 applications the Infrastructure Services Contribution

recorded, on the Authority’s records, to have been originally paid on a

previous development permission on the same site, shall be deducted

from the the new infrastructure services contribution required;

17. No infrastructure services contribution shall be paid when the application

relates solely to an application by a Government entity or regulatory authority or a

body corporate established by law, including Malta Enterprise, where the applicant

gives an undertaking, in a form specified by the Planning Authority, to the same

Authority that the necessary infrastructure services will be provided by, or in

conjunction with, and with the approval of, the relevant entity or regulatory

authority and at the expense of the applicant or the relevant entity or regulatory

authority, and that the necessary maintenance of those services will also be so

carried out;

18. No main sewer contribution shall be payable in respect of applications for

sewage treatment works, pumping stations and similar structures or works provided

by the Drainage Section of the Water Services Corporation or any other body which

subsequently assumes the responsibilities of that entity or regulatory authority;

19. The infrastructure services contribution shall be reduced by 75%, where

(a) the applicant gives to the Authority an undertaking, in a form specified

by the Planning Authority, that the necessary infrastructure services will

be provided by the applicant, or by, and with the approval of, the

relevant entity or regulatory authority and at the applicant’s expense,

and that the necessary maintenance of these services will also be carried

out; or

(b) the application relates to a site where the necessary infrastructure

services have been provided at the expense of a private individual and

an undertaking, in a form specified by the Planning Authority, to

maintain these services has been given;

20. All Infrastructure Services Contributions shall be levied at rates calculated

with reference to the development proposed in the application and no contribution

shall be refundable except in the following cases

(i)

the permission applied for has been refused, unless it is a dismissal in

terms of section 52(5) of the Environment and Development Planning

Act;

(ii)

the application has been invalidly made;

(iii)

the application is withdrawn before it is determined by the Authority

Provided that in the cases mentioned in sub-paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii)

abovementioned, 10% of the infrastructure services contributions will always be

retained to cover administrative charges and are consequently not refundable;

(iv) if it is made in respect of an application for a class of development for

which such permission is not required by or under any provision of the

Act or any regulations or orders made thereunder, and the application is

returned by the Authority to the applicant;

(v) if the application is one to which paragraph 19(a) relates, and the

applicant subsequently provides the appropriate services at his own

expense and the relevant Department has certified that the works have

been carried out to its satisfaction, a refund equal to 15% of the

infrastructure services contribution shall be paid;

(vi) if the application is one to which paragraph 19(b) relates, and the

relevant Department has certified that the works have been carried out

to its satisfaction, a refund equal to 15% of the infrastructure services

contribution shall be paid;

21. Where the Authority considers that in order to meet the extraordinary or

exceptional demands which, in the opinion of the Authority, the nature, location or

scale of the proposed development is likely to place on the infrastructure services

and other services or facilities, as well as to secure the proper planning of the area

and regulate the use of land in accordance with the policies and proposals in the

Structure Plan and any subsidiary plan, the contribution earlier specified in this

Schedule is insufficient, the Authority shall determine the contribution to be levied

to meet the cost of the services and facilities arising from the permission applied for,

and may also enter into agreement with the applicant to ensure the payment of the

contribution so determined and the proper carrying out of the development according

to the permission of the Authority;

22. (a) Applications for an Outline Development Permit with a site area of less

than or equal to 1,000 square meters shall be submitted to the Authority

together with the payment of a Development Permit Fee of €500.

(b) Applications for an Outline Development Permit with a site area of

more than 1,000 square meters shall be submitted to the Authority

together with the payment of a Development Permit Fee of €2,500.

(c) The development permit fees mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) shall

not be refunded but shall be deducted from the Development Permit Fee

due for the eventual full application;

23. Where an application is submitted for new development on a site (described

as the new application for the purpose of this paragraph) and the applicant states in

writing that -

(i)

an application for development of the same type had previously been

submitted by the applicant on another site (described as the original site

for the purpose of this paragraph) in the vicinity of the new site and had

been approved; and

(ii)

the infrastructure services contribution paid in relation to the

application on the original site should be taken into account in the

calculation of the Infrastructure Services Contribution due on the

application for the new site;

the permit on the original site shall be cancelled by the Authority and the

infrastructure services contribution shall be deemed not to have been paid on the

original site. The infrastructure services contribution paid on the original site shall

be taken into account in the calculation of the infrastructure services contribution to

be paid in relation to the new application;

24. When an application, relative to which a Development Permit Fee and

Environment Fee in excess of 2,000 euro was required and paid, is withdrawn prior

to it being decided and a new application is submitted by the same applicant on the

same site within three months from the date of submission of the request for

withdrawal of the original application, 40% of the Development Permit Fee and

Environment Fee paid in the original application shall be deducted from the fees due

in relation to the new application.

25. (1) No development permit fee, no Environment Fee and no Infrastructure

Services Contribution shall be charged for any application which in the opinion of

the Authority relates exclusively to restoration works related to scheduled buildings,

scheduled structures or buildings or structures within Urban Conservation Areas, or

for that part of an application which in the opinion of the Authority relates

exclusively to restoration works related to scheduled buildings, scheduled structures

or buildings or structures within Urban Conservation Areas.

(2) Any rehabilitation involving change of use which in the opinion of the

Authority is related to the restoration works, shall also not be charged.

(1) Where an application is for new development on a site in respect of

which there is in force a development permission (other than an outline development

permission), and the development so permitted has either not commenced or, if it is

has commenced, it has not yet been completed, the development permit fee payable

for the new development shall be calculated in this manner

(a) in the case of a development permission where the development has not

commenced, by subtracting the development permit fee paid on the

development permission in force, calculated by using the current rates

in these regulations, from that due on the new development application;

(b) in the case of a development permission where the development has

commenced but not yet completed, by subtracting the development

permit fee paid on that part of the development not yet commenced,

calculated by using the current rates in these regulations, from that due

on the new development application.

(2) Where the development permission in force is a renewal of a previous

permission, the development permit fee to be paid for the new development shall be

calculated by subtracting the development permit fee of the original application,

calculated by using the current rates in these regulations, from that due on the new

development application.

(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.

Development applications including sport projects submitted or validated after

the 1st January 2021 and the applicants are either the Malta Sports Council, or a body

registered with the Malta Sports Council, are to be exempt from the payment of

Development Planning Fees (DPF) and Environment Fees (EF).

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Minn 751 m 2 sa 1,000 m 2

1,000.00

100.00

> 1,000 m 2

2,000.00

200.00

Kategorija D

Ħlas

Rata (€)

Ċertifikati ta’ Konformità

00

Notifiki ta’ Strutturi perikoluż

60.00

Notifika ta’ Ordni ta’ Żvilupp - Alterazzjonijiet

60.00

Notifika ta’ Ordni ta’ Żvilupp - Estensjonijiet/Żvilupp Ġdid

120.00

2 tas-sit jew

Applikazzjonijiet għall-Kontroll tal-Ippjanar kull 150m

parti minnu

235.00

Talbiet għal konsiderazzjoni mill-ġdid

3% tal-ħlas għal

permess għal żvilupp

(DPF), soġġett għal

ħlas minimum ta’ €70

Talbiet għal Revoka jew Modifika ta’ Permess

€500

Iżda

1. Meta talba għal screening tiġi ppreżentata lill-Awtorità tal-Ippjanar, din

għandha tkun akkumpanjata mill-ħlas għal tali screening ta’ €50. Dan il-ħlas fl-ebda

każ ma jingħata lura;

2. Ir-rata li tirregola struttura temporanja/użu temporanju tal-art għandha tiġi

applikata darba biss, fuq kull sit partikolari, f’kull sena kalendarja waħda li tkun;

3. Meta applikazzjoni għal boathouse mhiex akkumpanjata bi prova ta’

reġistrazzjoni tal-applikant bħala sajjied, il-ħlas għal permess ta’ żvilupp għandu jiġi

ĦLASIJIET TAL-IPPJANAR TAL-IŻVILUPP

kalkulat bir-rata ta’ żvilupp kummerċjali;

4. Għall-finijiet tal-kalkolu tal-area tal-art fir-rigward ta’ żvilupp ta’

bungalow, iż-żona mibnijja biss, li tinkludi l-ammont ta’ art fi ħdan bini determinat

mill-kejl estern, li jinkludi l-ħxuna tal-ħitan esterni u nofs il-ħxuna tal-ħitan divizorji

jew ħitan ta’ terzi, u x-xaftijiet interni, btieħi interni, għandha tiġi kkunsidrata;

5. Meta garaxxijiet ma jużawx aċċess komuni ma’ residenzi/żvilupp

kummerċjali, u postijiet għall-ipparkjar (esklużi garaxxijiet lock-up), li jifforma

parti minn żvilupp mħallat, ikollhom aċċess dirett kemm ghal żvilupp residenzjali u

żvilupp kummerċjali, ir-rata ta’ "garaxxijiet oħrajn" għandha tkun applikata;

6. Għal żvilupp purament kummerċjali ġdid, jew fejn l-iżvilupp unikament

ikun taħlita ta’ żvilupp kummerċjali u żvilupp soċjali/kulturali/edukattiv/sportiv, l-

area tal-art għandha titħallas bir-rata għal kull metru kwadru kif elenkati fl-Iskeda 1

u l-ħlas għal Permess għal Żvilupp u l-Ħlas Ambjentali għall-area tas-sit għandha

tiġi kalkulata separatament bir-rata kummerċjali għal kull metru kwadru; kull area

tas-sit li tkun qegħda tiġi miżjuda minħabba fl-estenzjonijiet proposti għandha wkoll

hekk titħallas separatament;

7. Iż-żona wżata għat-tqegħid ta’ mwejjed u siġġijiet ma’ żvilupp kummerċjali

għandha titqies ukoll bl-istess rata ta’ żvilupp kummerċjali li ghalihom l-imwejjed u

siġġijiet huma anċillari;

8. Meta jiġi kalkulat il-ħlas mitlub fir-rigward ta’ reklami, il-qies li għandu jiġi

kkunsidrat huwa dak tal-area koperta mir-reklam u ma tinkludix il-footprint ta’ xi

ħżin/struttura użata biex tappoġġa xi avviż bħal dak;

9. Meta ġiebja ma tkunx tinsab fi ħdan ta’ impriża agrikola li tkun proprjetà ta’

u mħaddma minn bidwi reġistrat, għandha tattira r-rata ta’ "Operazzjonijiet ta’

Inġinerija". Din ir-rata, madankollu, mhux ser tkun debitata separatament meta hija

diġà tkun tqieset bħala parti mill-area tas-sit għall-iżvilupp kummerċjali fi ħdan l-

istess applikazzjoni;

10. (1) Ir-rata li tirregola il-Bidla ta’ Użu għal Mhux Residenzjali ser tiġi

applikata biss

(a) fil-każ meta l-permess li jkopri l-iżvilupp li hu s-soġġett tal-

applikazzjoni għall-bdil fl-użu jkun għadu validu, l-iżvilupp li hu s-

soġġett tal-applikazzjoni jkun kopert minn ċertifikat ta’ konformità; jew

(b) fil-każ meta l-permess li jkopri l-iżvilupp li hu s-so’ġġett tal-

applikazzjoni għall-bdil fl-użu jkun skada, l-iżvilupp li hu s-soġġett tal-

applikazzjoni għall-bdil tal-użu jkun sar skond permess li jkun hemm

fuq is-sit, jew ikun tlesta u l-bini jkun jidher kif kien fis-sena 1968.

(2) Meta żvilupp residenzjali jinkludi estenzjoni ta’ area li tkun iżjed minn

20m 2 , fejn ikun il-każ, ir-rata għall-Estenzjonijiet għal Residenzi għandha titħallas

biex tkopri 20m 2 tal-area li tkun qegħda tiġi estiża, u kull area li teċċedi l-20m 2

għandha titħallas skont ir-rata ta’ kull metru kwadru li tapplika għat-tip ta’ residenza

li tkun qegħda tiġi estiża.

(3) Meta l-iżvilupp ikun jikkonsisti f’estenzjoni ta’ żvilupp kummerċjali li ma

jkunx jinvolvi żjieda tal-area tas-sit tal-iżvilupp oriġinali, ir-rata li titħallas għall-

alterazzjonijiet għal żvilupp għandha tkopri wkoll estensjonijiet sa 15m 2 . Estensjonijiet

akbar minn 15m 2 għandhom jitħallsu bir-rata kummerċjali, apparti r-rata għal

alterazzjonijiet.

(4) Meta l-proposta tkun li jkun hemm twaqqiegħ ta’ iżjed minn 75% ta’ unità

eżistenti, u l-proposta tkun tinkludi wkoll il-kostruzzjoni ta’ bini jew strutturi ġodda

ĦLASIJIET TAL-IPPJANAR TAL-IŻVILUPP

fuq is-sit, dak l-iżvilupp m’għandux jitqies bħala estenzjoni tal-parti tal-bini jew

struttura li tkun ser tinżamm, iżda għandu jitħallas bir-rata ta’ unità ġdida skont it-tip

ta’ żvilupp li jkun qiegħed jiġi propost.

(5) Il-bdil ta’ użu għal wieħed residenzjali għandu jitħallas bl-istess rata li tkun

tapplika għall-kostruzzjoni ta’ dak l-iżvilupp residenzjali ġdid.

(6) Il-bdil ta’ użu għal użu għal agrikoltura, għal boathouse għal sajjied reġistrat, għal

razzett tal-bhejjem jew garaxxijiet oħra għandu jitħallas bl-istess rati li japplikaw għall-

istess żvilupp ġdid relevanti rispettivament iżda mingħajr ma tiġi inkluża ebda

kontribuzzjoni għas-servizzi ta’ infrastruttura.

(7) Meta jkun hemm proposta ta’ qasma ta’ unità residenzjali jew kummerċjali

eżistenti, u fejn ikunu tħallsu r-rati skond ir-Regolamenti dwar Rati ta’ Taxxi dwar

Bini, ir-rata li tkun tapplika għat-tip ta’ unità għandha tinħadem fuq l-iżgħar unità

oriġinata;

11. (1) Il-ħlas għal permess ta’ żvilupp imħallas fir-rigward ta’ applikazzjoni

ppreżentata għall-emenda ta’ kondizzjoni fil-permess maħruġ mill-Awtorità fir-

rigward tal-ħlas dovut mill-applikant fl-Iskema ta’ Pagament dwar Parkeġġ

Kommutat għandu jitħallas lura lill-applikant jekk jiġi stabbilit li l-emenda mitluba

fl-applikazzjoni kienet fil-fatt ġustifikata;

(2)

Il-ħlas magħmul b’rabta ma’ talba għal revoka jew modifika ta’ permess

maħruġ mill-Awtorità jintradd lura jekk jiġi stabbilit illi t-talba kienet iġġustifikata.

12. Għal applikazzjonijiet dwar il-Kontroll tal-Ippjanar, rigward l-emendi tal-

pjan lokali, fil-każijiet meta l-applikant ma jħallasx l-ħlas normali fuq l-area tas-sit

kollu, il-ħlas pagabbli meta tiġi ppreżentata l-imsemmija applikazzjoni għal emenda

tal-pjan lokali għandu jkun ta’ €235.00. Dan wkoll meta l-applikazzjonijiet għal

permess ta’ żvilupp ippreżentat wara l-applikazzjoni dwar il-Kontroll tal-Ippjanar

rigward l-emendi għall-pjan lokali msemmija hawn qabel, jew talba għal Kontroll

tal-Ippjanar rigward l-emendi għall-pjan lokali ppreżentata mill-Awtorità skond id-

disposizzjonijiet tar-regolament 6 tar-Regolamenti dwar l-Ippjanar tal-Iżvilupp

(Proċedura għal Modifiki Minuri ta’ Pjanijiet Sussidjarji), wara l-ħtiġiet tas-sub-

regolament (3) tar-regolament 4 tal-imsemmija regolamenti, li għalihom id-

dispożizzjonijiet ta’ din il-klawżola ġew applikati, ħlas ta’ €3.00 għal kull metru

kwadru, jew parti minnu, fuq kull rata oħra stabbilita b’dawn ir-regolamenti

għandhom jitħallsu fir-rigward ta’ applikazzjoni bħal din għall-permess għal

żvilupp.

13. Meta applikazzjoni tinvolvi aktar minn użu jew tip ta’ żvilupp wieħed, iżda

mhux diġà inkluż taħt il-paragrafu 6 ta’ dan il-proviso, il-ħlas ta’ permess għal żvilupp

li għandu jitħallas għandu jkun ikkalkulat billi jingħaddu flimkien l-ammonti

applikabbli għal kull tip ta’ żvilupp. Meta l-applikazzjoni tinkludi żvilupp

kummerċjali, il-ħlas għall-iżvilupp kummerċjali għandu jiġi kkalkulat b’referenza

għar-rata ta’ art kummerċjali biss u m’għandux jinkludi l-area tas-sit.

14. (a) Kull ħlas għandu jiġi mħallas bir-rati kkalkulati b’referenza għall-

iżvilupp propost fl-applikazzjoni, u l-ebda ħlas imħallas sewwa ma

għandu jingħata lura kif speċifikat fis-subparagrafi (b) u (ċ) ħlief fil-

każijiet li ġejjin

(i) l-applikazzjoni tkun ġiet invalidata;

(ii) l-applikazzjoni ġiet irtirata mill-applikant qabel ma tkun ġiet

deċiża.

(b) Meta applikazzjoni tiġi rtirata mill-applikant, il-persentaġġ mill-ħlas

tal-permess tal-iżvilupp li għandu jiġi rifuż għandu jkun kif ġej

(i)

meta l-applikazzjoni tiġi rtirata qabel il-pubblikazzjoni tagħha fuq

is-sit elettroniku tad-Dipartiment tal-Informazzjoni, 100% tal-

ħlas tal-permess tal-iżvilupp għandu jiġi rifuż;

(ii) meta l-applikazzjoni tiġi rtirata wara l-pubblikazzjoni tagħha fuq

is-sit elettroniku tad-Dipartiment tal-Informazzjoni iżda qabel l-

endorsement tar-Rapport tal-Applikazzjoni tal-Permess tal-

Iżvilupp jew, fil-każ ta’ Summary Procedure, tar-rapport ta’

rakkomandazzjoni mill-uffiċjal delegat mill-Awtorità, 50% mill-

ħlas tal-permess tal-iżvilupp għandu jiġi rifuż;

(iii) meta l-applikazzjoni tiġi rtirata wara l-endorsement tar-Rapport

tal-Applikazzjoni tal-Permess tal-Iżvilupp, jew f’każ ta’ Summary

Procedure, tar-rapport ta’ rakkomandazzjoni mill-ufficjal delegat

mill-Awtorità,

iżda

qabel

d-determinazzjoni

tal-istess

applikazzjoni, 25% mill-ħlas tal-permess tal-iżvilupp għandu jiġi

rifuż;

(iv) l-ebda ħlas tal-permess tal-iżvilupp m’għandu jiġi rifuż meta jkun

nħareġ Avviż, skont l-artikoli 97, 98 jew 105 tal-Att, fil-konfront

tal-applikant jew fil-konfront tas-sit li dwaru l-applikazzjoni tkun

tirrelata;

15. (i) Meta applikazzjoni tiġi ppreżentata dwar żvilupp ġdid fuq sit (deskritta

bħala l-applikazzjoni l-ġdida għall-fini ta’ dan is-subparagrafu) u l-

applikant bil-miktub isostni li -

(a) applikazzjoni għal żvilupp tal-istess tip kienet ġiet ppreżentata

qabel mill-applikant fuq sit ieħor (deskritt bħala s-sit oriġinali

għall-iskop ta’ dan il-paragrafu) fil-viċinanza tas-sit il-ġdid u li

kien ġie approvat, u

(b) l-applikant m’għandu l-ebda interess fl-iżvilupp tas-sit oriġinali u

ma kienx u ma jkunx ser jeżerċita l-permess,

il-permess fuq is-sit oriġinali għandu jiġi mħassar mill-Awtorità.

(ii)

Kemm-il darba l-ħlas għal permess ta’ żvilupp li ġie mħallas fuq l-

applikazzjoni oriġinali ma jkunx ingħata lura, parzjalment jew b’mod

sħiħ lill-applikant jew lil kull terzi, tali ħlas għandu jinżamm mill-

Awtorità flimkien ma’ kull tariffa pagabbli oħra mill-applikant flimkien

mal-preżentazzjoni ta’ l-applikazzjoni l-ġdida.

(iii) Id-disposizzjonijiet ta’ dan il-paragrafu għandhom japplikaw biss jekk

(a) ma jkun hemm ebda differenza fl-indikazzjoni tas-sit oriġinali u l-

applikazzjoni l-ġdida;

(b) il-permess fuq is-sit oriġinali ma jkun intuża b’ebda mod

possibbli, u

(ċ) din l-applikazzjoni tkun limitata għall-bidla tas-sit tal-permess

ghal żvilupp approvat qabel.

(iv)

Kull varjazzjoni mill-permess li jkun ġie approvat qabel (ħlief għall-

indikazzjoni żbaljata tas-sit) ma għandhiex tippreġudika l-applikazzjoni

l-ġdida.

(v) Meta l-applikazzjoni l-ġdida tkun irtirata mill-applikant qabel ma din

tiġi deċiża, il-ħlas għal permess tal-iżvilupp ma għandhomx jingħataw

lura.

16. Meta applikazzjoni għal żvilupp ġdid fuq sit li dwaru hemm jew kien hemm

permess ta’ żvilupp, kemm jekk għadu fis-seħħ jew jekk skada, il-kontribuzzjoni

ĦLASIJIET TAL-IPPJANAR TAL-IŻVILUPP

għas-servizzi ta’ infrastruttura li tkun tħalset fir-rigward tal-permess ta’ żvilupp ta’

qabel għandha tittieħed f’konsiderazzjoni kif ġej

(a) Għal applikazzjonijiet li saru qabel l-1993,

(i)

jekk l-applikant jew perit jippreżenta rċevuta tal-kontribuzzjoni

għas-Servizzi tal-Infrastruttura mħallsa oriġinarjament ma’

evidenza li dan huwa relatat ma’ permess ta’ żvilupp ta’ qabel fl-

istess sit, l-ammont muri fuq l-irċevuta għandu jitnaqqas mill-

kontribuzzjoni għas-servizzi ta’ infrastruttura ġdida meħtieġa;

(ii) jekk l-applikant jew perit ma jippreżentax irċevuta tal-

kontribuzzjoni għas-servizzi ta’ infrastruttura li ġiet mħallsa

oriġinarjament ma’ evidenza li dan huwa relatat ma’ permess ta’

żvilupp ta’ qabel fl-istess sit, l-ammont li għandu jitnaqqas mill-

kontribuzzjoni għas-Servizzi ta’ Infrastruttura ġdida meħtieġa

għandhom jiġu kalkulati skond l-Iskeda 2.

(b)

Għall-applikazzjonijiet wara l-1992 il-kontribuzzjoni għas-servizzi ta’

infrastruttura rreġistrata, fuq il-kotba tal-Awtorità, li oriġinarjament

kienet imħallsa fuq permess tal-iżvilupp ta’ qabel fl-istess sit, għandha

titnaqqas mill-kontribuzzjoni għas-servizzi ta’ infrastruttura meħtieġa;

17. Ebda kontribuzzjoni għas-Servizzi ta’ Infrastruttura ma għandha titħallas

meta l-applikazzjoni jkollha x’taqsam biss ma’ applikazzjoni minn Entità jew

Awtorità Regolatorja tal-Gvern jew enti oħra stabbilita bil-liġi, inkluż il-Malta

Enterprise, fejn l-applikant jagħti impriża, fil-forma speċifikata mill-Awtorità tal-

Ippjanar, lill-Awtorità stess li s-servizzi tal-infrastruttura meħtieġa ser jkunu

pprovduti minn, jew flimkien ma’, u bl-approvazzjoni ta’, l-entità jew awtorità

regolatorja relevanti u bi spejjeż tal-applikant jew l-entità jew awtorità regolatorja

rilevanti, u li l-manutenzjoni meħtieġa ta’ dawn is-servizzi se tkunu wkoll hekk

imwettqa;

18. Ebda kontribuzzjoni tad-drenaġġ prinċipali ma għandhom ikunu pagabbli

fir-rigward ta’ applikazzjonijiet għal xogħlijiet ta’ trattament tad-drenaġġ, tal-

istazzjonijiet tal-ippumpjar u strutturi simili jew xogħlijiet mogħtija mit-Taqsima

tad-Drenaġġ tal-Korporazzjoni tas-Servizzi tal-Ilma jew kull korp ieħor li

sussegwentement jassumi r- responsabilitajiet ta’ dik l-entità jew awtorità

regolatorja;

19. Il-kontribuzzjoni għas-servizzi ta’ infrastruttura għandha titnaqqas b’75%,

meta

(a) l-applikant jagħti lill-Awtorità garanzija, fil-formola speċifikata mill-

Awtorità tal-Ippjanar, li s-servizzi ta’ infrastruttura meħtieġa jkunu

provduti mill-applikant, jew minn, u bl-approvazzjoni tal-entità jew

awtorità regolatorja rilevanti u bi spejjeż tal-applikant, u li l-

manutenzjoni meħtieġa ta’ dawn is-servizzi se tkun wkoll imwettqa;

jew

(b) l-applikazzjoni tirrelata ma’ sit fejn is-servizzi infrastrutturali meħtieġa

jkunu ġew provduti fuq spiża ta’ individwu privat, u impriża tingħata

fil-formola speċifikata mill-Awtorità tal-Ippjanar li l-manutenzjoni ta’

dawn is-servizzi tkun ser tigi pprovduta;

20. Kull kontribuzzjoni għas-servizzi ta’ infrastruttura għandha tiġi imposta bir-

rati kalkulati b’referenza għall-iżvilupp propost fl-applikazzjoni u ebda

kontribuzzjoni ma għandha titħallas lura ħlief fil-każijiet li ġejjin

(i)

il-permess mitlub ikun ġie miċħud, sakemm ma jkunx ġie rifjutat skond

l-artikolu 52(5) tal-Att dwar l-Ambjent u l-Ippjanar tal-Iżvilupp;

(ii)

l-applikazzjoni tkun ġiet invalidata;

(iii) l-applikazzjoni tiġi rtirata qabel ma’ din tiġi deċiża mill-Awtorità

Iżda fil-każijiet imsemmija fis-sub-paragrafi (i), (ii) u (iii) hawn qabel, 10%

tal-kontribuzzjoni għas-servizzi tal-infrastruttura għandha tinżamm biex tkopri l-

ispejjeż amministrattivi u li, konsegwentement, m’hijiex rimborsabbli;

(iv) jekk issir fir-rigward ta’ applikazzjoni għal klassi ta’ żvilupp li dwarha

permess bħal dak mhux meħtieġ minn jew taħt xi disposizzjoni ta’ l-Att

jew xi regolamenti jew ordnijiet magħmulin taħtu, u l-applikazzjoni

tintbagħat lura mill-Awtorità lill- applikant;

(v) jekk l-applikazzjoni tkun waħda li għaliha jkun jirreferi il-paragrafu

19(a), u l-applikant sussegwentement jipprovdi s-servizzi xierqa bi

spejjeż tiegħu u d-Dipartiment rilevanti jkun iċċertifika li x-xogħlijiet

ġew imwettqa għas-sodisfazzjon tiegħu, għandha titħallas rifużjoni

ugwali għal 15% tal-kontribuzzjoni għas-servizzi ta’ infrastruttura;

(vi) jekk l-applikazzjoni tkun waħda li għaliha jkun jirreferi l-paragrafu

19(b), u d-Dipartiment rilevanti jkun iċċertifika li x-xogħlijiet ikunu

saru għas-sodisfazzjon tagħha, għandha titħallas rifużjoni ugwali għal

15% tal-kontribuzzjoni għas-servizzi ta’ infrastruttura;

21. Meta l-Awtorità tqis li sabiex jintlaħqu l-ħtiġiet straordinarji jew

eċċezzjonali li, fl-opinjoni tal-Awtorità, in-natura, il-post jew skala tal-iżvilupp

propost x’aktarx li jqiegħdu fuq is-servizzi ta’ infrastruttura u servizzi oħra jew

faċilitajiet, kif ukoll biex tiżgura l-ippjanar xieraq taż-żona u tirregola l-użu tal-art

bi qbil mal-policies u l-proposti fil-Pjan ta’ Struttura u kull pjan sussidjarju, il-

kontribuzzjoni preċedenti speċifikata f ’din l-Iskeda hija insuffiċjenti, l-Awtorità

għandha tistabbilixxi l-kontribuzzjoni li għandha tiġi imposta biex jilħqu l-ispiża

tas-servizzi u l-faċilitajiet li joħorġu mill-permess mitlub, u tista’ wkoll tagħmel

ftehim mal-applikant biex jiġi żgurat il-ħlas tal-kontribuzzjoni hekk deċiża u t-

twettiq tal-iżvilupp skond il-permess tal-Awtorità.

22. (a) Applikazzjonijiet għal outline development permit li jkunu jirrigwardaw

żvilupp b’site area ta’ 1,000 metru kwadru jew anqas għandhom jiġu

sottomessi lill-Awtorità flimkien mal-ħlas ta’ development permit fee ta’

€500;

(b) Applikazzjonijiet għal outline development permit li jkunu jirrigwardaw

żvilupp b’site area ta’ aktar minn 1,000 metru kwadru għandhom jiġu

sottomessi lill-Awtorità flimkien mal-ħlas ta’ development permit fee ta’

€2,500;

(ċ) Il-ħlasijiet tad-development permit fee imsemmija fil-paragrafi (a) u (b)

ma jiġux rifużi iżda jitnaqqsu mill-ħlas tal-permess tal-izvilupp dovut

fuq l-eventwali full development application li tiġi sottomessa;

22. Meta applikazzjoni tiġi sottomessa dwar żvilupp ġdid fuq sit (deskritta bħala

l-applikazzjoni l-ġdida għall-fini ta’ dan il-paragrafu) u l-applikant bil-miktub

jiddikjara li -

(i)

l-applikazzjoni għall-iżvilupp tal-istess tip kienet ġiet ppreżentata qabel

mill-applikant fuq sit ieħor (deskritt bħala s-sit oriġinali għall-iskop ta’

dan il-paragrafu) fil-viċinanza tas-sit il-ġdid u li kien ġie approvat, u

(ii) il-kontribuzzjoni tas-Servizzi ta’ Infrastruttura mħallsa fir-rigward tal-

applikazzjoni fuq il-post oriġinali għandhom jittieħdu f’kunsiderazzjoni

fil-kalkolu tal-kontribuzzjoni tas-servizzi ta’ infrastruttura dovuta fuq l-

applikazzjoni għas-sit l-ġdid;

ĦLASIJIET TAL-IPPJANAR TAL-IŻVILUPP

il-permess fuq is-sit oriġinali għandu jiġi mħassar mill-Awtorità u l-kontribuzzjoni

tas-servizzi ta’ infrastruttura għandha titqies li ma ġietx imħallsa fuq is-sit oriġinali.

Il-kontribuzzjoni tas-servizzi ta’ infrastruttura mħallsa fuq is-sit oriġinali għandha

t i t t i e ħ e d f ’ k u n s i d e r a z z j o n i f i l - k a l k o l u t a l - k o n t r i b u z z j o n i t as - se r v i z z i t a ’

infrastruttura li għandha titħallas fir-rigward ta-applikazzjoni l-ġdida;

24. Meta jkun hemm applikazzjoni, li dwarha l-Ħlas għal Permess għal Żvilupp

u l-Ħlas Ambjentali li jkun tħallas ikun iżjed minn €2,000 euro, tiġi rtirata qabel ma

jkun hemm deċiżjoni dwarha u tkun ġiet ippreżentata applikazzjoni ġdida mill-istess

applikant fuq l-istess sit fi żmien tliet xhur mid-data ta’ meta tkun saret it-talba

sabiex l-applikazzjoni oriġinali tiġi rtirata, 40% mill-Ħlas għal Permess għal

Żvilupp u l-Ħlas Ambjentali li jkun tħallas fl-applikazzjoni oriġinali għandu

jitnaqqas mill-ħlasijiet dovuti għall-applikazzjoni l-ġdida.

25. (1) Ebda ħlas għal permess għal żvilupp, ħlas ambjentali jew kontribuzzjoni

għas-servizzi ta’ infrastruttura ma għandu jitħallas għal kull applikazzjoni li skont l-

opinjoni tal-Awtorità tkun esklussivament relatata ma’ xogħol ta’ restawr fuq bini

skedat, strutturi skedati jew bini jew strutturi f’Żoni ta’ Konservazzjoni Urbana, jew

g ħ a l d i k i l - p a r t i t a ’ a p p l i k a z z j o n i l i s k o n t l - o p i n j o n i t a l - Aw t o r i t à t k u n

esklussivament relatata ma’ xogħol ta’ restawr fuq bini skedat, strutturi skedati jew

bini jew strutturi f’Żoni ta’ Konservazzjoni Urbana.

(2) Kull riabilitazzjoni li tinvolvi bidla ta’ użu li skont l-opinjoni tal-Awtorità hi

relatata ma’ xogħol ta’ restawr, ukoll ma għandu jitħallas fuqu ebda ħlas.

26. (1) Meta applikazzjoni tkun għal żvilupp ġdid fuq sit li dwaru hemm fis-

seħħ permess ta’ żvilupp (barra minn permess parzjali ta’ żvilupp), u l-iżvilupp hekk

permess jew ma jkunx inbeda jew, jekk ikun inbeda, ma jkunx għadu tlesta, il-ħlas

għal permess ta’ żvilupp għall-żvilupp il-ġdid għandu jiġi kalkulat b’dan il-mod

(a) fil-każ ta’ permess ta’ żvilupp fejn l-iżvilupp ma jkunx inbeda, billi

jitnaqqas il-ħlas għal permess ta’ żvilupp imħallas fuq il-permess ta’

żvilupp li hemm fis-seħħ, kalkulat billi jintużaw ir-rati kurrenti f’dawn

ir-regolamenti, minn dak dovut fuq l-applikazzjoni l-ġdida;

(b) fil-każ ta’ permess ta’ żvilupp fejn l-iżvilupp ikun inbeda iżda ma jkunx

tlesta, billi jitnaqqas il-ħlas għal permess ta’ żvilupp imħallas fuq il-

permess ta’ żvilupp li hemm fis-seħħ, għal dik il-parti tal-iżvilupp li ma

jkunx inbeda, kalkulat billi jintużaw ir-rati kurrenti f’dawn ir-

regolamenti, minn dak dovut fuq l-applikazzjoni l-ġdida.

(2) Meta l-permess ta’ żvilupp li jkun fis-seħħ ikun tiġdid ta’ permess ta’ qabel, il-

ħlas dovut għal permess ta’ żvilupp għandu jiġi kalkulat billi jitnaqqas il-ħlas għal

permess ta’ żvilupp imħallas fil-permess oriġinali, kalkulat billi jintużaw ir-rati kurrenti

f’dawn ir-regolamenti, minn dak dovut fuq l-applikazzjoni l-ġdida.

27. (1) Meta jkunu qed jiġu kkalkolati l-ħlasijiet dovuti fir-rigward ta’

applikazzjoni għal żvilupp industrijali li tjaqa’ fil-Kategorija A f’żoni allokati għal

żvilupp industrijali fil-Pjanijiet Lokali, l-ebda ħlas ieħor m’għandu jintalab għajr

dak dovut taħt il-Kategorija A ta’ din it-tabella ta’ din l-Iskeda għal "Żvilupp

Industrijali (li jinkludi estenzjonijiet) f ’żoni allokati għal żvilupp industrijali fil-

Pjanijiet Lokali - Area tal-Art" u għal "Żvilupp Industrijali (li jinkludi estenzjonijiet)

f’żoni allokati għal żvilupp industrijali fil-Pjanijiet Lokali - Area ta’ Sit.

(2) Għal dawk l-applikazzjonijiet f’żoni allokati għal żvilupp industrijali fil-

Pjanijiet Lokali li jinkludu bdil ta’ użu għal garaxx (anċillari), għandha tapplika biss

ir-rata ta’ €1.24 għal kull metru kwadru bħala ħlas għal permess għal żvilupp (DPF).

ĦLASIJIET TAL-IPPJANAR TAL-IŻVILUPP

(3) Għal dawk l-applikazzjonijiet f’żoni allokati għal żvilupp industrijali fil-

Pjanijiet Lokali li jaqgħu taħt il-Kategoriji B, Ċ u D, il-ħlas għandu jkun skont ir-rati

applikabbli taħt kull kategorija.

28. Applikazzjonijiet ta’ żvilupp li jinkludu proġetti sportivi li ġew sottomessi jew

validati wara l-1 ta’ Jannar 2021 u l-applikanti huma jew il-Kunsill Malti għall-iSport,

jew entità reġistrata mal-Kunsill Malti għall-iSport, għandhom jiġu eżentati mill-Ħlas għal

Permess tal-Iżvilupp (DPF) u mill-Ħlas Ambjentali (EF).