AQW 30969/17-22

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 15/03/2022
Answered On Date: 21/03/2022
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for a detailed breakdown of how planning application fees paid to the local planning authorities for major planning applications are directly attributed to the processing of the application they are submitted for; and (ii) what portion of planning application fees paid to local planning authorities for major planning applications are distributed to each statutory consultee and how this is calculated.

Answer:

With the creation of the two tier planning system the majority of planning functions transferred to local planning authorities on the 01st April 2015. As a result my Department does not hold information for or report on how each local planning authority draws down and apportions the fees they received for any planning applications. Therefore each Council is best placed to provide the information you seek regarding major planning applications it receives.