Apply for Planning Permission
Download the planning application form and a checklist to help complete your application.
In general, you need to apply for planning permission for any development of land or property. This includes building, demolition, or alterations to land or buildings and the making of a material (i.e. significant) change of use of land or buildings.
Some works, however, do not need planning permission. These are called exempted development. To learn more, visit our page for checking if a development requires planning permission.
To help your planning application progress through Dublin City Council’s process, we strongly advise you to check all your documents carefully before submitting them. Please compare your application with the Applicant’s Guidance Checklist to ensure that every required item is included. Taking this step will greatly reduce the chance of your application being ruled invalid and will help avoid delays.
Please note that you are required to fill out an application form in order to apply for planning permission.
You can apply for planning permission either by hard copy application or through the Local Government Online Planning System.
If you choose to apply online, please follow the instructions on About the Planning Application Process | Dublin City Council page.
If you choose to apply for planning permission in hard copy, please follow the instructions below.
What you need to prepare:
- One full page of the newspaper advertisement showing your public notice of intention to apply.
- One copy of your Site Notice.
- One copy of the Planning Application Form.
- Six copies of all required documents listed in the Applicant’s Guidance Checklist below.
- Relevant fee (as per Table on page 7 of the Applicant’s Guidance Checklist.