Development contribution scheme for new houses - post the rate for your County

muffler · 27-09-2007 10:26am #1

Just to kick this off I would welcome details from other users as to the rates involved and how they are determined for their respective counties. Post the details but refrain from dragging this off to a Q & A session.

In Donegal the level of contribution is determined by the house size. The starting rate 3 years ago (will amend later to present rate) was as follows:

up to 160 m2 = €2600
160 m2 - 200 m2 = €3600
200 mt and over = €5400.

If water supply was private (group scheme, well etc) then a discount of €1800 was applied.

Edit: Post the fees/rates - Do not start asking questions about "what should I pay" or my cousin only paid €xxxx in the same county. Off topic posts will be deleted and users either yellow or red carded.

squire1 · 27-09-2007 12:26pm

Kildare County Council

Residential
Roads €5945
Water €4434 exempt if on group scheme or own well
Waste Water €3226 exempt if on own treatment system
Surface Water €1022
Recreation €2586
Community €585

Total €18,000 moe or less.

Originally the price was scaled by size of building but now I think it is a fixed price of all size residential properties. Someone who dealt with it more recently might confirm.

limerickbuild · 27-09-2007 12:47pm

County Limerick.

Water connection with council- 750 for scheme run by council.

Residential Development
Water - 1094
Roads - 1860
Community and Public infrastructure & facilities - 1094
4047 per house up to 200 SQ Meters.

Every sq meter is charged at rate of 18.50.

LINK TO THE WEBSITE ->
http://www.lcc.ie/NR/rdonlyres/50E6496D-7363-4A75-B029-7FDEC48E23A9/0/DevelopmentContributionSchemeFebruary2005.pdf

paulocon · 27-09-2007 12:52pm

Wow..... 18k!!!!!

Will be interesting to see can anyone beat that...

squire1 · 27-09-2007 12:56pm

paulocon wrote:

Wow..... 18k!!!!!

Will be interesting to see can anyone beat that...

Wait 'till someone posts the charges in Wicklow

sunnysoutheast · 27-09-2007 1:29pm

Waterford County Council

Latest per sq.m. (permission granted >Jan 2007)

Roads €6.06 < 150m²
€12.12 thereafter
Water Supply €12.12
Waste Water €18.18 (where applicable)
Surface Water(where applicable) €12.12 (where applicable)
Community €6.06

Jollyman · 27-09-2007 1:41pm

<SNIP>
Completely off the mark.

You're new here so a yellow card in this instance.

muffler · 27-09-2007 2:03pm

sunnysoutheast wrote:

Waterford County Council

Latest per sq.m. (permission granted >Jan 2007)

Roads €6.06 < 150m²
€12.12 thereafter
Water Supply €12.12
Waste Water €18.18 (where applicable)
Surface Water(where applicable) €12.12 (where applicable)
Community €6.06

Can you confirm that the above figures are per square metre

fatboymsport · 27-09-2007 6:24pm

i have to pay 14,700 in kildare for a 2700 sq ft dormer.

its a rip off.

bbam · 27-09-2007 7:46pm

Hi..
3200sq feet in Cavan, we're paying €2590, we're supplying our own water and waste services. Being from Cavan I think even this is too much..:rolleyes: . as for that charge in Kildare..:eek: :eek:
Cheers,
Bam

sunnysoutheast · 27-09-2007 9:06pm

yep - the Waterford Co Co figures are per square metre

AckwelFoley · 28-09-2007 8:38am

7000 total in Roscommon, similar in westmeath.

muffler · 28-09-2007 10:49am

snyper wrote:

7000 total in Roscommon, similar in westmeath.

Do the figures vary at all with different size houses?

AckwelFoley · 28-09-2007 12:52pm

Muffler, im not certain, but as far as i know they dont.

28-09-2007 1:28pm

I have just had a trawal of the roscommoncoco website and have seen figures betweeen 5K & 14K

€5,420 seems to be standard price for single dwellings ( off mains sewerage)
€6,110 with mains sewerage.

We paid about 4.5K four years ago
edit: remove crappy formatting

bakerbhoy · 28-09-2007 5:52pm

sunnysoutheast wrote:

Waterford County Council

Latest per sq.m. (permission granted >Jan 2007)

Roads €6.06 < 150m²
€12.12 thereafter
Water Supply €12.12
Waste Water €18.18 (where applicable)
Surface Water(where applicable) €12.12 (where applicable)
Community €6.06

My grant was in april for 200sq meters. €2424
Contributions roads 1212 €6.06 x 200
Maybe because of existing entrance the secondary rate wasn't applied.
community 1212 €6.06 x 200

Providing own well and waste system

the magician · 30-09-2007 9:55pm

Just finished a self build in Santry Dublin.
We built two houses one for myself and my Fiance(3 bed dormer bungalow 1400 sq.ft)
and one for my parents(2 storey 4 bed 2200 sq ft)

Dublin city Council charged us:

Development contribution: €27,400

Water : €1500

Mains sewerage and surface water: €16,900

(original quote was €19,400 but we manage to get them down.Took them 2 weeks to connect, the distance of which was approx 10metres from our soil pipes.

Had a full crew outside the houses for 2 weeks. Probably would have done it in 2 days except they sat on our front wall drinking tea and reading the paper for the most part(not exaggerating).

And to top it all off they want €4,500 :eek: to dish the footpath for 3 driveway entrances.(front of mine and a front and side entrance for parents)

This was split per house.
Pretty much took every bit of cash we had left at the end of the build.

Needless to say we're in the process of trying to appeal the charges but i won't hold my breath.

pubpub · 07-10-2007 10:08pm

Westmeath

Open Spaces: €882.00 per unit/m2

Roads, Car Parking etc €882.00 per unit/m2

Total €1,764.00

Feel very lucky reading the other replies. Obviously we have to dig our well for water etc.

roots982 · 27-01-2008 2:18pm

snyper wrote: »

7000 total in Roscommon, similar in westmeath.

any loop holes where by fees do not have to be payed

smashey · 27-01-2008 2:20pm

roots982 wrote: »

any loop holes where by fees do not have to be payed

No.

Read the charter.

Infracted.

sinnerboy · 27-01-2008 5:26pm

the revised rates effective from 1/1/’08 are:

€14,477.89 per unit of residential class of development -
( irrespective of size )

€ 125.90 per square metre of development -for Domestic extensions which are non exempted development and AND per m2 extensions which exceed 40m2 ( payable on excess of 40m2 )
eg permission for 50m2 extension- contribution is ( 50 -40 ) = 10 x 125.90 , €1,259.00

CamperMan · 27-01-2008 6:37pm

squire1 wrote: »

Kildare County Council

Residential
Roads €5945
Water €4434 exempt if on group scheme or own well
Waste Water €3226 exempt if on own treatment system
Surface Water €1022
Recreation €2586
Community €585

Roads €5945.... what do you pay your vehicle road tax for??? seems harsh to stiff people with such an excessive charge like this....

sydthebeat · 27-01-2008 8:45pm

Co. Laois

Table 4. Levels of Contribution (Rounded)
RESIDENTIAL AND INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Class of Infrastructure € Per Residential Unit 2007

A

Roads, car parking, infrastructure to
facilitate public transport, cycle and
pedestrian facilities and traffic calming
measures

€1161

B

Water treatment facilities and water mains

€1742

C

Wastewater treatment facilities, sewers and
drains.

€2323

D

Provision of open spaces, recreational and
community facilities, amenities and
landscaping works, town and village
improvements, communications
infrastructure.

€581

TOTAL €5807

sinnerboy · 27-01-2008 8:57pm

Co Meath have a complex table for this - and it varies around the county

but an approx summary is contrributions vary between €11.5K ( for 95m2 ) to
€16.5k (200m2+)

Anyone who needs more details , go to this link

http://www.meath.ie/LocalAuthorities/Planning/DevelopmentContributions/

muffler · 27-01-2008 9:43pm

CamperMan wrote: »

Roads €5945.... what do you pay your vehicle road tax for??? seems harsh to stiff people with such an excessive charge like this....

You're new here so I will let you go with a yellow card. Read the first post - no debate on this issue. Post the rates only.

muffler · 27-01-2008 9:49pm

Im glad I pulled this up for another thread as it gives us an opportunity of updating the fees.

I dont have the exact figures at hand but from March 1st the new rates (approx.) for rural and urban areas will be:

up to 160 m2 = €3100
160 m2 - 200 m2 = €4100
200 mt2 and over = €6500.

€1800 discount applied if water is from a private source and if using main sewer theres an additional €2500

Edit: The above figures are the correct rates.

gibo_ie · 18-02-2008 6:12pm

I thought this was already a sticky here but couldnt find it.
Anyway here are the planning fees just recieved from Louth County Council (Feb 08):

-Road Improvements €2432
-Water €1625
-Sewerage €2789
-Surface Water €1625
-Community, Rec & Am €1625

So all in per house it cost = €10,096 -- Nice ehh. I know that this is not huge compared to some counties but also in my conditions is that surface water must be disposed of via soak pits on site, so why charge me €1625 also?? My Arch told me to question this.

Anyway any more counties could be added with 2008 prices.

muffler · 18-02-2008 6:13pm

gibo_ie wrote: »

I thought this was already a sticky here but couldnt find it.
Anyway here are the planning fees just recieved from Louth County Council (Feb 08):

-Road Improvements €2432
-Water €1625
-Sewerage €2789
-Surface Water €1625
-Community, Rec & Am €1625

So all in per house it cost = €10,096 -- Nice ehh. I know that this is not huge compared to some counties but also in my conditions is that surface water must be disposed of via soak pits on site, so why charge me €1625 also?? My Arch told me to question this.

Anyway any more counties could be added with 2008 prices.

There is a thread here so i will move this post to it.

gibo_ie · 18-02-2008 6:27pm

muffler wrote: »

There is a thread here so i will move this post to it.

Cheers, thought it was under the construction & planning but couldnt see it or search, anyways here it is...

snellers · 18-02-2008 10:05pm

Wexford CC have a range of charges scaled on the size of property

Ranges from:

4500 euro for <150m2
7000 euro for >150m2 & <220m2
12000 euro for >220m2

gorey more expensive for smaller property

8000 euro <150m2
10,000 euro >150m2 & <220m2
12,000 euro >220m2

even higher prices for property built within the Wexford town and environs development plan:

10,500 euro <150m2
12,000 euro >150m2 & <220m2
14,000 euro >220mm2

danyosan · 19-02-2008 12:05pm

someone mentioned earlier "wait till you see what wicklow charges", well here it is.

For a rural development of 249 sqm, our own well, sewerage etc, not connecting to any mains whatsoever, its €8400 plus €2000 bond for tree planting etc.

If we had been 1 sqm larger (We were so we got rid of a press !) it was €10,500.

Breaks my heart seeing the rates for other counties.

Development contribution scheme for new houses - post the rate for your County

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