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planning observation fee not returned by council.

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  • 14-08-2011 5:37pm
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    mrskinner
    Registered Users Posts: 392 ✭✭


    Recently a planning application was submitted to the local council. A number of people submitted observations (@ €20 per observation) concerning the application. The application was withdrawn. No refund of these observation fees was allowed. Does the planning applicant get his planning fee returned by the council in a case like this?


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    maxer68
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,076 ✭✭✭maxer68


    I can't see why fees should be refunded as a fair amount of work probably took place on the planning application by the council before it was withdrawn and probably due to the opposition to the planning, it got withdrawn.

    In some cases the council will advise that the planning has no chance of success due to items brought up in the observations and the applicant then withdraws it rather than go to cost of getting extra studies done.

    Take it as €20 well spent

    Applicant doesn't get fees already spent refunded.


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    No6
    Registered Users Posts: 2,489 ✭✭✭No6


    The applicant only gets their fees refunded if the application is invalidated. In the case of it being withdrawn it is most liokely that the council were going to refuse the application so the applicant withdrew it rather than have a refusal on their site.


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    mrskinner
    Registered Users Posts: 392 ✭✭mrskinner


    Thanks for the info.


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