Local Government (Planning and Development) (Fees) Regulations, 1984.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government (Planning and Development) (Fees) Regulations, 1984.
(2) The collective citation "The Local Government (Planning and Development) Regulations, 1977 to 1984" shall include these Regulations.
2 Commencement.
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paragraphs: (1) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of February, 1985.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of these Regulations, where a planning application is received by a planning authority prior to the coming into operation of these Regulations the fee to be paid to the planning authority shall be the fee payable under the 1983 Regulations as amended by the 1984 Regulations.
3 Interpretation.
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paragraphs: (1) In these Regulations, any reference to a Schedule, Part or article which is not otherwise identified is a reference to a Schedule, Part or article of these Regulations.
(2) In these Regulations, any reference to a sub-article or paragraph which is not otherwise identified is a reference to the sub-article or paragraph of the provision in which the reference occurs.
(3) In these Regulations, a reference to a provision of the Act of 1963 which has been amended by the Act of 1976, by the Act of 1982 or by the Act of 1983is a reference to such provision as so amended.
(4) In these Regulations, a reference to a provision of the Act of 1976 which has been amended by the Act of 1982 or by the Act of 1983is a reference to such provision as so amended.
(5) In these Regulations, a reference to a provision of the Act of 1982 which has been amended by the Act of 1983is a reference to such provision as so amended.
(6) In these Regulations—
"the Act of 1963" means the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1963 ;
"the Act of 1976" means the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1976 ;
"the Act of 1982" means the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1982 ;
"the Act of 1983" means the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1983 (No. 28 of 1983);
"the Acts" means the Act of 1963, the Act of 1976, the Act of 1982 and the Act of 1983;
"appeal" means an appeal to the Board under the Acts or any order made under the Acts;
"approval" means an approval consequent on an outline permission or an approval which is required to be obtained under a condition subject to which a permission or an approval is granted under the Acts;
"the Board" means An Bord Pleanala;
"the Minister" means the Minister for the Environment;
"minerals" include all minerals and substances in or under land or a kind ordinarily worked by underground or by surface working for removal but does not include turf;
"oral hearing" means an oral hearing of an appeal or of a reference;
"outline application" means an application for an outline permission;
"outline permission" means a permission for development subject to the subsequent approval of the planning authority;
"permission" includes outline permission;
"planning application" means an application to a planning authority for a permission to develop land and includes—
( a ) an outline application,
( b ) an application for an approval,
( c ) an application for permission for the retention of a structure, and
( d ) an application for permission for the continuance of any use of any structure or other land;
"reference" means a reference under section 5 of the Act of 1963;
"State authority" has the meaning assigned to it by section 84 (2) of the Act of 1963;
"the 1977 Regulations" means the Local Government (Planning and Development) Regulations, 1977 ( S.I. No. 65 of 1977 );
"the 1983 Regulations" means the Local Government (Planning and Development) (Fees and Amendment) Regulations, 1983 ( S.I. No. 30 of 1983 );
"the 1984 Regulations" means the Local Government (Planning and Development) (Exemption from Fees) Regulations, 1984 ( S.I. No. 1 of 1984 ).
4 Revocation.
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paragraphs: The 1983 Regulations and the 1984 Regulations are hereby revoked.
PART IIFees Payable to a Planning Authority in Relation to Planning Applications
5 Fee to be paid in respect of planning applications.
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paragraphs: Subject to the following provisions of this Part, a fee shall be paid to a planning authority by an applicant in respect of a planning application.
6 Exemptions.
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paragraphs: Where a planning application relates in whole or in part to development which in the opinion of the planning authority is development proposed to be carried out by or on behalf of a voluntary organisation, and which in the opinion of the planning authority—
( a ) is designed or intended to be used for social, recreational, educational or religious purposes by inhabitants of a locality generally or by people of a particular group or religious denomination and is not to be used mainly for profit or gain,
( b ) is designed or intended to be used as a hostel, workshop or other accommodation for disabled, poor or homeless persons and is not to be used mainly for profit or gain, or
( c ) is ancillary to development referred to at paragraphs (a) or (b),
a fee shall not be payable in respect of any such development.
7 Standard Fee.
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paragraphs: The amount of the fee payable under this Part shall, subject to articles 8 and 9 and Section III of the First Schedule, be the amount indicated in column 2 of Section II of the First Schedule opposite the mention of the relevant class of development in column 1 of Section II of the First Schedule.
8 Outline application fee.
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paragraphs: Subject to the provisions of Section III of the First Schedule, the amount of the fee payable under this Part shall, in the case of an outline application, be three quarters of the amount indicated in column 2 of Section II of the First Schedule opposite the mention of the relevant class of development in column 1 of Section II of the First Schedule.
9 Reduced fee.
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paragraphs: (1) Subject to sub-article (3) and to Section III of the First Schedule, the amount of the fee payable under this Part shall, in the case of an application mentioned in sub-article (2), be one quarter of the amount indicated in column 2 of Section II of the First Schedule opposite the mention of the relevant class of development in column 1 of Section II of the First Schedule.
(2) The applications referred to in sub-article (1) are—
( a ) an application for an approval,
( b ) an application for permission for the retention of any structure or for the continuance of any use of land without complying with a condition subject to which a previous permission was granted for the development,
( c ) an application for permission for the retention of any structure or for the continuance of any use of land in respect of which a previous permission has been granted for a limited period only (or subject to a condition which is of a kind described in section 26 (2) (j) or 27 (2) (f) of the Act of 1963) and which is made not less than two months before the expiration of the previous permission,
( d ) an application which relates to development which differs from development authorised by a previous permission by reason only of—
(i) a change in the type of dwelling proposed to be constructed, erected or made, or
(ii) the modification of the design or of the external appearance of a building or other structure proposed to be constructed, erected or made.
(3) This article shall have effect only where a fee under these Regulations or under the 1983 Regulations has been paid in relation of the relevant previous permission or approval.
10 Refund of fee in case of certain repeat applications.
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paragraphs: (1) Where a planning application (not being an application for an approval) is either—
( a ) withdrawn before a decision to grant or to refuse the relevant permission is made by the planning authority, or
( b ) determined by the planning authority or by the Board,