Planning Application Fees

For a full schedule of the fees that should accompany a planning application please see "Fees for Planning Applications" in "Related Documents" on the right hand side of this page.

Maximum and Minimum fees for Planning Applications

1. The maximum fee payable to a planning authority by an applicant in respect of an Outline application shall be €28,500.

2. The maximum fee payable to a planning authority by an applicant in respect of an application to which Article 161 applies shall be €9,500 ie. reduced fee.

3. The maximum fee payable to a planning authority by an applicant in respect of an application for permission for retention of unauthorised development applies shall be €125,000.

4. The maximum fee payable to a planning authority by an applicant in respect of ay planning application other than an application mentioned in paragraph 1, 2 or 3 shall be €38,000.

5.The minimum fee payable to a planning authority by an applicant in respect of a planning application shall be €34 and, in any case where the planning authority make a refund in respect of a planning application, the refund shall not be such as to reduce the balance of the fee to less than €34.

6.The fee payable to a planning authority by an applicant in respect of an application for outline planning permission shall be three quarters the amount indicated for the relevant class of development.