Development contribution

corco2000

Applying for retention and permission to change its use.
If floor area is under 150 sqm for rural is there a charge. ? House and extension both add up to under.
Does fact retention eliminate this rule and charge due on entire extension does anyone k know.
I've read 2015 scheme and looked up similar previous cases but can't make sense of it.
Any advice appreciated.

sydthebeat

Any idea what county or local authority this is in?

corco2000

Wicklow la

yurtyaherne

What exactly are you changing use from/to?

corco2000

Agricultural store to granny flat.

yurtyaherne

As far as I know, the only way you would be exempt from paying development contributions is if it meets the conditions of an extension.

For example, if you build a 60sqm extension, you pay contributions for 20sqm as the first 40sqm are exempt (this only applys to the first extension built and does not apply if subsequent extensions are building). As you are changing use to basically a domestic extension, I'd be certain this would apply.

yurtyaherne

Just read a planners report for a change of use from domestic garage (44sqm) to granny flat from Wicklow CC.

Contributions were charged as

4m2 x €50 = €200
Residential Rural >150m2 = €50/m2 over 150m2 with waiver for first 40m2 extension Proposed granny flat 44m2 - waiver 40m2 = 4m2

Basically, anything under 150sqm is charged at 50e per sqm.

In this case as it is 44sqm, the first 40 sqm are waived so you would pay for the remaining 4 sqm so 50e x 4sqm = 200e

I also note that in the Assessment section of the planners report, one of the conditions for granny flats are that it must not exceed 45sqm.

corco2000

Yurt
Thank you. Yes I've read conditions of contribution scheme. But my only concern is the fact that I'm applying for retention as structure already built and then applying for permission to change use.
The fact that retention menioned does this cancel out any exemptions? And you are then charged full 45 sqm?

yurtyaherne

corco2000 wrote: »

Yurt
Thank you. Yes I've read conditions of contribution scheme. But my only concern is the fact that I'm applying for retention as structure already built and then applying for permission to change use.
The fact that retention menioned does this cancel out any exemptions? And you are then charged full 45 sqm?

From my experience (albeit not with Wicklow CC) you should be alright. I don't think you lose the waived contributions in a case of a retention application.

corco2000

Yurt. ..thank you this answers query. Fingest x.ed. I'll be exempt as under 150sqm overall.