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Laois Planning Fees

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  • 03-12-2008 10:41pm
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    JP11
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭


    Hi,

    Can anybody tell me if its true that Laois CoCo are increasing their planning appliaction fee / site building fee to €12,000 in the new year?

    Please Advise

    Thanks

    JP11


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    moose112
    Registered Users Posts: 337 ✭✭moose112


    They increasing the fees alright not sure by what amount they actually announced it last year didnt make sense to any of us working in the building trade work was starting to slow down and they jack up the fees.
    Sometimes i really wonder if its a family of chimps making all these silly decisions.

    Could be wrong on this one but does your fee not relate to the size of your house bigger the house bigger the fee????


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    fefe
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    JP11 wrote: »
    Hi,

    Can anybody tell me if its true that Laois CoCo are increasing their planning appliaction fee / site building fee to €12,000 in the new year?

    Please Advise

    Thanks

    JP11

    Laois County (through our councillors) have passed a vote to increase the development levies. The cost of building a one off house in the country has gone from the region of €1,900 to €5,000+. the levy for building in the town varies, as you will have to pay for connection to water/sewage. The Fee for applying for permission hasn't changed. The Council website is very good and it details all the levies.

    fefe


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    sydthebeat
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    heres a run down of changes:

    http://www.laois.ie/media/Media,4515,en.pdf

    for rural houses with own well and treatment system....
    e.g. Rural House up to 200m2 with its own well and wastewater treatment the development contribution = €2,700 e.g. Rural House larger than 200m2 with its own well and wastewater treatment the development contribution = €2,700 + €13.50 per m2 for each m2 over 200m2



    so no need to panic......

    the only way these 'contributions' increase is if its an urban dwelling connecting to public water, public sewers, etc

    then you are talking about a basic rate of €8500 up to 200 sq m

    and if there is significant upgrading of infrastructure locally.. ie town treatment systems, town water etc...
    these will be charged for additionally


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