Use it for
A first-pass contribution exposure check when a lead gives floor area, units or a clear council area.
Calculator / Ireland
Development Contribution Estimator Ireland
Estimate a possible section 48-style development contribution from floor area and an editable local authority rate.
Official source
LocalGov.ie planning permission overview
This is a rough browser-only helper. Verify rates, caps, exemptions, reliefs and local conditions before using a figure commercially.
Use with PlanningBrief data
Move from rough numbers to real projects.
These calculators work best beside live planning, tender and commencement signals, so each estimate has a real project context.
Related live data
Project leads
Start from live planning records, then use a calculator to sanity-check the commercial signal.
Related live dataHousing estate leads
Multi-unit residential schemes are where contribution exposure is usually worth checking early.
Related live dataCommercial project leads
Use floor-area and council conditions to estimate contribution risk on commercial schemes.
Related live dataCouncil pages
Check the authority page before opening the local contribution scheme and recent leads.
Before you rely on the estimate
Use the result as a prompt for the next check.
Verify before relying
Open the local authority contribution scheme, check exemptions, special contributions, phasing and whether the permission conditions change the calculation.
Best PlanningBrief cross-check
Use the council hub and project-type page to compare similar live records before deciding whether the number is commercially meaningful.
Turn this resource into a live workflow.
Use the calculators context, then move into source-linked leads, the map, alerts, the weekly digest or Premium early access when repeat review becomes important.