Planning and Development Act 2024

Reimbursement of Commission by applicant for permission

127. (1) The Commission may require an applicant for permission for Chapter 4 development to pay the Commission a sum equal to the expenses incurred by the Commission—

(a) in the conduct of a consultation with the applicant under section 116 ,

(b) in acceding to a request by the applicant for an opinion under section 233 , or

(c) in determining an application for Chapter 4 development,

and that sum shall be recoverable by the Commission in any court of competent jurisdiction as a simple contract debt.

(2) The Commission may require an applicant for permission for Chapter 4 development to pay to any person (including a planning authority) a sum equal to the expenses incurred by that person in the performance by that person of any functions, or the doing by that person of any act, necessary for the effective performance by the Commission of its functions in relation to the application for that permission, and that sum shall be recoverable by that person in any court of competent jurisdiction as a simple contract debt.

(3) An applicant for permission for Chapter 4 development shall comply with a requirement under this section.