Fees: Planning Appeals
- First party appeals
- Third party Appeals
- Observation
- Submission
- Oral Hearing Request
- Other Planning Appeals
- Referrals
- Subsitute Consent
- Scoping an EIAR
- Submission of an EIAR or NIS following a request from the Board
- Organisations or individuals who pay reduced fees on appeals or referrals, and no fees on observations or submissions
If you are unsure of certain terms, you may wish to look at our glossary of terms we use.
First party appeals
First party appeals |
Fee | |
A1 |
You want to appeal the decision of a planning authority on an application you lodged with it.
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€220 |
A2 |
You want to appeal the decision of a planning authority on an application you lodged with it.
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€220 |
A3 |
You want to appeal the decision of a planning authority on an application you lodged with it.
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€1,500 |
A4 |
You want to appeal the decision of a planning authority on an application you lodged with it.
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€3,000 |
A5 |
You want to appeal the decision of a planning authority on an application you lodged with it.
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€660 |
A6 |
You want to appeal the decision of a planning authority on an application you lodged with it.
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€660 |
A7 |
You want to appeal the decision of a planning authority on an application you lodged with it.
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€4,500 |
First party appeals under section 48 and section 49 of the Planning and Development Acts |
Fee | |
A8 |
You want to appeal only against conditions requiring financial contributions that have been imposed by a special contribution scheme. Or You believe the terms of a Development Contribution Scheme or Supplementary Development Contribution Scheme have not been properly applied by the planning authority, so conditions have been applied in error to a decision. |
€220 |
Third Party appeals
Appeals on the decision of a planning authority on a proposed development other than the person or organisation who made the original planning application.
Planning appeal | Fee | |
A9 |
You made an observation or submission to the planning authority on an application, and you now want to appeal the decision of the planning authority. |
€220 |
Leave to appeal
Leave to appeal | Fee | |
A10 |
You would like to apply for leave to appeal the planning authority's decision. |
€110 |
A11 |
You submitted a leave to appeal request to An Bord Pleanála. The Board has granted your request. You now are submitting your appeal following this decision. |
€110 |
Reduced appeal fee
Reduced appeal fee | Fee | |
A12 |
You are on the list of organisations that qualify for a reduced appeal fee (see the list). |
€110 |
Observation on an appeal
Observation | Fee | |
A13 |
You want to make an observation on a planning appeal which is currently with An Bord Pleanála. |
€50 |
A14 |
You are on the list of organisations that qualify for a reduced fee (see the list) and you want to make an observation on a planning appeal which is currently with An Bord Pleanála. |
No fee |
Submission on a copy of an appeal or appeal documents sent to you by An Bord Pleanála
Submission on a copy of an appeal or appeal documents sent to you by An Bord Pleanála | Fee | |
A15 |
An Bord Pleanála has sent you a copy of an appeal or appeal documents and has invited you to make a submission on the appeal. You want to make a submission. |
No fee |
Oral hearing request
Oral hearing request | Fee | |
A16 |
You want to request that An Bord Pleanála holds an oral hearing on a planning appeal. |
€50 |
Other appeals under the Planning and Developments Acts
Appeal against the making of a draft planning scheme in a strategic development zone (SDZ) |
Fee | |
A17 |
You want to make an appeal against the making of a draft planning scheme in an SDZ. |
€220 |
Appeal on a licensing decision for an appliance, apparatus, structure, cable or other matter on a public road |
Fee | |
A18 |
You want to make an appeal on a licensing decision for an appliance, apparatus, structure, cable, street furniture or other matter on a public road (section 254 licence). |
€220 |
Other appeals under the Planning and Developments Acts | Fee | |
A19 |
You want to make an appeal on a matter that has not been described here. |
Please contact us. |
Referrals
Referrals | Fee | |
R1 |
You want to refer a declaration made by a planning authority on a question that was put to the planning authority. |
€220 |
R2 |
A planning authority wants to refer a question put to the planning authority. |
€110 |
R3 |
You and a planning authority are unable to agree on points of detail concerning a grant of permission, so you want to refer it to An Bord Pleanála. |
€220 |
R4 |
All other referrals except for a referral under section 5(8). |
€220 |
R5 |
You are a person or organisation that qualifies for a reduced fee (see the list) and you want to refer a matter under type R1, R3 or R4. |
€110 |
R6 |
A referral under section 5(8) of the Planning and Development Acts |
No fee |
R7 |
You want to make an observation on a referral which is |
€50 |
Substitute consent
Substitute consent under Part XA of the Planning and Development Acts |
Fee | |
SC1 |
You want to apply for leave to apply for substitute consent. |
€3,000 |
SC2 |
You want to apply for substitute consent. |
Same application fee as would be paid to planning authority. |
SC3 |
You want to request an oral hearing under section 177Q. |
€50 |
Scoping an EIAR
Scoping an EIAR | Fee | |
Q1 |
You want An Bord Pleanála to scope an EIAR. |
€5,000 |
Submission of an EIAR or NIS following a request from An Bord Pleanála
Submitting an EIAR or NIS following a request from us | Fee | |
P1 |
You are submitting an EIAR following a request from us. |
€1,500 |
P2 |
You are submitting an NIS following a request from us and it relates to a proposed commercial development. |
€1,500 |
P3 |
You are submitting an NIS following a request from us and it does not relate to a proposed commercial development. |
€220 |
Organisations or individuals who pay reduced fees on appeals or referrals, and no fees on observations or submissions
(a) A local or planning authority
(b) A body referred to in article 28 or 137 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended, for example:
- A local or planning authority
- Certain ministers of Government
- An Chomhairle Ealaíon
- Fáilte Ireland
- Shannon Free Airport Company Limited
- An Taisce
- The Heritage Council
- A regional authority
- Inland Fisheries Ireland
- Waterways Ireland
- Irish Aviation Authority
- An airport operator
- CIÉ
- Commission for Railway Regulation
- Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII)
- National Transport Authority
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Health Service Executive (HSE)
- Commission for Regulation of Utilities
- Údarás na Gaeltachta
- The Health and Safety Authority (HSA)
- Irish Water
(c) The Royal Irish Academy
(d) A State authority, for example:
- A minister of the Government
- The Commissioners of Public Works (OPW)
(e) A Transboundary State that is a member of the European Union other than Ireland or a party to the Transboundary Convention.
(f) A development agency, for example:
- The Industrial Development Agency (Ireland)
- Enterprise Ireland
- The Shannon Free Airport Development Company Limited
- Údarás na Gaeltachta
- The National Building Agency
- The Grangegorman Development Agency
- A local authority
(g) Any other person prescribed by the Minister for the purposes of Part IX of the Planning and Development Act 20001
1 Section 169 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 covers the making of planning schemes for strategic development zones. Under article 179 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, a regional authority whose area includes a draft strategic development zone planning scheme and a planning or local authority whose area is within or adjacent to the strategic development zone site(s) are designated as prescribed authorities for section 169 of the Planning and Development Acts.
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