New planning fees to ease development costs
The introduction of the Physical Planning (Fees) Regulations 2023 simplifies the fee structure, reducing costs for residential and commercial development applications.
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Fees & Payments
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Residential Accommodation
Fees (SR)
(a)
Dwelling house not exceeding 125 square metres
SR500.00
(b)
Dwelling unit in terraced, flatted or any other multiple form not exceeding 125 square metres
SR500.00
(c)
Dwelling house or unit referred to in subparagraphs (a) and (b) exceeding 125 square metres but not exceeding 150 square metres
SR600.00
(d)
Dwelling house or unit referred to in subparagraphs (a) and (b) exceeding 150 square metres but not exceeding 200 square metres
SR1200.00
(e)
Dwelling house or unit referred to in subparagraphs (a) and (b) exceeding 200 square metres
SR2000.00
(f)
Exceeding 300 square metres and above
SR3000
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Tourism Accommodation
(a)
Not exceeding 20 beds
SR500.00 Per Bed
(b)
Exceeding 20 beds but not exceeding 60 beds
SR800.00 Per Bed
(c)
Exceeding 60 beds but not exceeding 200 beds
SR1200.00 Per Bed
(d)
Exceeding 200 beds but not exceeding 300 beds
SR1500.00 Per Bed
(e)
Exceeding 300 beds
SR1800.00 Per Bed
(f)
Staff accommodation other hotel amenities
SR50.00 per square meters
3
Commercial/ Industrial Development
(a)
Offices, shops, factories, warehouses, wholesale centres, commercial storage, workshop, showroom, car wash, garages, mechanical workshops, commercial kiosks, customer service centres, water bottling, sale yards, hatchery, abattoirs, animal enclosures, green houses, farm houses, tanks, Fish processing, aquaculture, water plants, pump houses, power plant, electrical substations.
SR50.00 per square meters
(b)
Restaurants, pubs, cafes, take-aways, bakery, butchery, bars, money changers, banks, pharmacies, health stations, clinics, hospitals, health consulting rooms, vetenary hospitals, markets, funeral homes and parlours, dry cleaners, internet access facilities, post boxes, ATMs, hairdressers, barber shops, nail salons, spas, massage parlours, garden centeres, florist, vehicle hire offices and vehicle sales offices, theatres, museums, exhibition centers, fuel depots, service stations, fuel stations, car parks, exhibition centers, media establishments/houses
SR100.00 per square meters
(c)
Cinemas, casinos, betting halls, amusement centres, dance halls/discotheques and similar developments
SR200 per square meter
Home businesses/cottage businesses
SR 500.00 fixed
(d)
Churches/Religious assembly halls, prayer rooms, corrective institutions, educational establishments, research stations, libraries, public administration buildings, community facilities, daycare centers, police stations, emergency service facilities, nursing homes, retirement centres, bus depots, bus shelter, agricultural developments
SR100.00 per square meters
4
Airstrips/helipads and marinas & ports including jetties & pontoons/boat ramps/slipways/wharf/floating pontoons, dry docks
SR10000.00
5
Amenity roads and other forms of access including drives and bridges
SR50.00 per square meters
6
Private residential roads
SR25.00 per linear metre
7
Other roads (community)
EXEMPT
8
Community building/ self help projects
SR500.00
9
Quarries and other mineral working
SR20000.00
10
Reclamation
(a)
Not exceeding 250 square metres
SR10.00 per square metre
(b)
Exceeding 250 square metres
SR15.00 per square metre
(c)
Exceeding 500 square metres
SR25.00 per square metre
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Utilities/Excavation works
SR100.00 per linear metre
Telecom masts & other towers (tree like), ground stations
SR5000.00
Commercial satellite dish
SR2000.00
Phone booths/kiosks
SR1000.00
STPs
SR2000.00
Storm water drains
EXEMPT
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Retaining boundary walls
SR500.00
Rock armoring, groynes, break water
SR15000.00
1
Residential accomodation (all types)
SR75.00
2
Tourism accomodation (all types)
SR150.00 per bed
3
Commercial and industrial development
SR10.00 per square metre
4
Utilities/Excavation (All types)
SR500.00
5
Reclamation (all types)
SR2.00 per square metre
6
Community and self-help projects
SR500.00
7
Subdivision
SR50.00 per plot
8
Change of Use (all types)
SR300.00
9
Retaining and boundary walls, swimming pool, accesses, bridges, others
SR150.00
10
Pre-planning requests
SR250.00
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Request of copies and scanning of planning documents per page
A4-SR25, A3-SR50, A2-SR150, A1-SR200, A0-SR500
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Subdivisions of land
(a)
Residential, not exceeding 3 plots
SR250.00 per plot
(b)
Residential, exceeding 3 plots
SR600.00 per plot
(c)
Agricultural purposes
SR200.00 per plot
(d)
Commercial, tourism or industrial purposes
SR1200 per plot
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Change of Use
(a)
To residential
As per table A1 as amended
(b)
To tourism
As per table A1 as amended
(c)
To commercial or industrial
As per table A3 as amended
(d)
Money changer
SR1000.00
(e)
For any other purpose
SR1000.00
(f)
Use class variance fee
SR500.00
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Miscellaneous minor developments
(a)
Retaining wall not exceeding 1.5 metres in height
SR500.00
(b)
Extension to house or unit reffered to in A.1 (a) to (f) not exceeding 1/6 of the floor area of the existing house or unit and not exceeding 40 square metres
SR500.00
(c)
Anyother minor developments (carport, laundry etc.)
SR500.00
4
Container
SR750.00 per container
5
Advertisement application
SR1000.00
Others
6
Store
(a)
Residential
SR250.00
(b)
Commercial
SR1000.00
7
Swimming Pool private
SR500.00
Swimming Pool Commercial
SR1000.00
8
Re-roofing
(a)
Residential
SR250.00
(b)
Commercial
SR600.00
9
Temporary Workers accommodation
SR25.00 per square metres
Permanent workers accommodation
SR50.00 per square metres
10
Restrospective application(all categories)
15 times the normal application fees
11
Substitution after approval has been granted (residential, commercial and industrial)
Repay 50% of applicable fees
12
Renewals (Only Residential developments
(a)
Between 3 to 5 years
Charge for processing fee only (SR250.00)
(b)
Above 5 years
Submit fresh plans/application normal fee apply
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Appeals
(a)
All private residential, including boundary wall/ fencing and retaining wall and storage
SR500.00
(b)
Small commercial projects below 250 square metres including apartment buildings and tourism projects of less than 30 rooms
SR1000.00
(c)
Large commercial projects above 250 square metres including apartment buildings and tourism projects and hotels above 30 rooms
SR5000.00
(d)
Appeal against revocation or modification of permission to develop land
SR750.00
(e)
Appeal against determination of Authority with respect to a preservation order
SR750.00
(f)
Appeal against determination of authority on objections and representations made with respect to Land use plans
SR750.00
(g)
All other planning refusals
SR1000.00
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Structural plans
(a)
Residential
SR1000.00
(b)
Commercial/Industral/Tourism
SR3000.00
(c)
Roads/Accesses
SR500.00
(d)
Bridges
SR500.00
(e)
Retaining walls, any other structures
SR500.00
(f)
Submissions after structural approval has been granted
50% of original fee
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Miscellaneous
Fees for any other categories of development proposals not covered in the schedule shall be determined on the use and per linear or square metres based on the prescribed fees in the associated classes
SR500.00