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ARTICLE · 16 OCTOBER 2024

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This Bill aims to introduce a mechanism whereby a proportion of the value of land that is attributable to zoning and land use decisions is shared with the State. On a grant of planning permission, the payment of 25%.

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Bill published requiring zoning windfalls to be shared with the State (available at this link)

This Bill aims to introduce a mechanism whereby a proportion of the value of land that is attributable to zoning and land use decisions is shared with the State. On a grant of planning permission, the payment of 25% of the uplift of the land value (a "zoning value payment") would be required as a condition of the permission, payable to the local authority. Certain land and types of development would not be in-scope, as detailed below.

Where permission is sought for development on land that is: (i) zoned solely or primarily for residential use; (ii) zoned for a mix of uses, including residential use; (iii) zoned for commercial or industrial uses and not residential use; or (iv) located within a strategic development zone, the planning authority or the Board must make the payment of a zoning value payment a condition to any grant of permission. This will not

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