Over 8,000 submissions from owners who wish to regularise their non-sanctionable property, have been received by the Planning Authority in the last nineteen months.

In a statement, the Authority explained that of these, nearly 7,000 submissions got validated resulting in over €16 million revenue through this scheme alone.

The Planning Authority said that the majority of the monies collected from this scheme, up to 70%, are utilised in the restoration of properties that are scheduled or in urban conservation areas, through the Irrestawra Darek grant scheme. 20% is allocated towards the Development Planning Fund, to be utilised by localities in community improvement projects.

The regularisation scheme was launched by AP in 2016, “with the prime purpose of facilitating the sale of properties which were idle on the market due to irregularities that were not sanctionable.”

It also explained that the regularisation can only be considered “if a property is located entirely within the development boundaries and appears in the Authority’s aerial photos of 2016 – nothing after.”

The Authority went on to point out that “the illegality cannot be creating an injury to amenity, and the use of the building must be according to current policies. If one of these conditions cannot be satisfied, then the scheme cannot be applied.”

The applicable fee is calculated on the total and combined roofed over area of each floor of the property being regularised, the Authority said.

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