Planning Application Rules and Exemptions Find guidance on exempted developments, planning application requirements, short-term letting rules, letters of compliance and more. DCC Menu Short-Term Letting Rules Information on the planning legislation that regulates short-term lettings in Dublin city. Drainage Requirements for Planning Applications Find information on drainage requirements for planning applications. Greater Dublin Regional Code of Practice for Drainage Works Find information about Greater Dublin Regional Code of Practice for Drainage Works Special Planning Control Schemes in Conservation Areas Find out information on Special Planning Control Scheme (SPCS). Section 5 Declaration: Check if a Development Requires Planning Permission Information on Exempted Development (Section 5). Section 96 Social Housing Exemption Certificates Section 96 (Social Housing Exemption Certificate). S.I. 75 Exemptions for Change of Use from Commercial to Residential Information about the S.I. 75 Notification. Section 57 Declaration: Check for Exempt Development in a Protected Structure Information about whether or not works are exempt in a protected structure or a proposed protected structure.