Making a Planning Appeal

Generally, any person wanting to carry out development must apply for planning permission to their local county council, city council or city and county council (the planning authority). The planning authority will make a decision on the application either to grant or to refuse planning permission. You can appeal this decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála.

Who can appeal?

You can make an appeal if either of the two descriptions below apply to you:

If you think that neither of the two descriptions above apply to you, there are certain other limited situations when you can make an appeal. You can find further details about these situations and who can make appeals in the factsheet “What can I appeal?” or by contacting us.
 

Appeal fees and ways to pay

The cost of an appeal depends if you are making a first party appeal or a third party appeal. 

You can pay fees by several methods and see the full list of planning appeal fees.
 

Making an observation on a planning appeal 

You may also be able to take part by making an observation. For more information, see our page on making observation on a planning appeal.