Development Levies – 1st April 2019 to 31st March 2020
Under the above Drainage Board’s Byelaws consent to discharge any surface water and/or treated effluent into any watercourse is required by the Board before any development can commence.
To cover the cost of dealing with the increased rate of discharge from the impervious area created by the development, the Board has resolved to require a development levy from all developers as a condition of giving consent.
Unless flow regulation works are undertaken on the site, levies will be required in accordance with the following: –
Information relating to development levies, charging and run off rates can be found here.
3. Where private dykes require improvement to cater for development run-off the improvement must be carried out by the developer at his own cost. Details of the proposed improvement must be approved by the Board. If the developer encounters difficulties in obtaining consent from the adjoining owners to carry out such necessary work, the Board may be prepared to carry out such work using their powers under the Land Drainage Act, 1991 with the costs being recovered from the developer.
4. Levies will be calculated and required by the Board upon commencement of the development.