Physical Planning (Fees) Regulations, 2023 (S.I. 92 of 2023)

1. Citation

2. Payment of fees

3. Exemptions

4. Repeal of S.135/1975 SCHEDULES A. Fees for Different Categories of Development Application B. Fees for Different Categories of Development Application C. Fees Applicable for Other Matters [6 November 2023] Physical Planning Act 1195 REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES SUPPLEMENT TO OFFICIAL GAZETTE SI S.L. 92 of 2023 PHYSICAL PLANNING ACT, 2021 (Act 55 of 2021) Physical Planning (Fees) Regulations, 2023 In exercise of the powers conferred by section 82(2)(f) and (u) of the Physical Planning Act, 2021, the Minister of Lands and Housing makes the following Regulations — Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Physical Planning (Fees) Regulations, 2023. Payment of fees

2. There shall be paid in respect of each application made to the Authority for planning permission under the Act a fee calculated in accordance with the Schedule to these regulations. Exemption

3. The above fees are applicable for all applicants except for a ministry, department, or division of government or a public body that operates under an appropriation act. Repeal of 8.1. 35/1975

4. The Town and Country Planning (Applications for Permission) (Fees) Regulations, 1975 is hereby repealed. [6" November 2023] Physical Planning Act 1196 REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES SUPPLEMENT TO OFFICIAL GAZETTE SI SCHEDULE A. FEES FOR DIFFERENT CATERGORIES OF DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION 1. | Residential Accommodation Fees (SR) (a) | Dwelling house not exceeding 125 square SR500.00 metres (b) | Dwelling unit in terraced, flatted or any other | SR500.00 multiple form not exceeding 125 square metres (c) | Dwelling house or unit referred to in SR600.00 subparagraphs (a) and (b) exceeding 125 square metres but not exceeding 150 square metres (d) | Dwelling house or unit referred to in SR1200.00 subparagraphs (a) and (b) exceeding 150 square metres but not exceeding 200 square metres (e) | Dwelling house or unit referred to in SR2000.00 subparagraphs (a) and (b) exceeding 200 square metres (f) | Exceeding 300 square metres and above SR3000 2. | 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 SR1500.00 Per Bed beds (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, SR50.00 per wholesale centres, commercial storage, square meters 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. [6" November 2023] Physical Planning Act 1197 REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES SUPPLEMENT TO OFFICIAL GAZETTE SI (b) Restaurants, pubs, cafes, take-aways, bakery, SR100.00 per butchery, bars, money changers, banks, square meters pharmacies, health stations, clinics, hospitals, health consulting rooms vetenary hospitals, markets, funeral homes and parlours, dry cleaners, internet access facilities, post boxes, ATM’s, hairdressers, barber shops, nail salons, spas, massage parlours, garden centres, florist, vehicle hire offices and vehicle sales offices, theatres, museums, exhibition centres, fuel depots, service stations, fuel stations, car parks, exhibition centres, media establishments/houses (c) Cinemas, casinos, betting halls, amusement SR200 per centres, dance halls/discotheques and similar square metre developments Home businesses/cottage businesses SR500.00 Fixed (d) Churches/Religious Assembly Halls, prayer rooms, corrective institutions, Educational Establishments, research stations, libraries, public administration buildings, community facilities-daycare centres, police stations, SR100.00 per emergency service facilities, nursing homes, square metre retirement centres, bus depots, bus shelter, Agricultural Developments 4. | Airstrips/helipads and Marinas & ports including | SR10,000.00 jetties & pontoons/ boat ramps/ slipways/ wharf/ floating pontoons, dry docks 5. | Amenity Roads and Other Forms of Access | SR50.00 per including drives and bridges linear metre 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 SR20,000.00 10. | Reclamation [6" November 2023] Physical Planning Act 1198 REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES SUPPLEMENT TO OFFICIAL GAZETTE SI (a) | Not exceeding 250 square metres SR10.00 per sq m (b) | Exceeding 250 square metres SR15.00 per sq m (c) | Exceeding 500 square metres SR25.00 per sq m 11. | Utilities/ Excavation works SR100.00 per linear metre Telecom masts & other towers (tree like), ground) SR5000.00 stations Commercial satellite dish SR2000.00 Phone booths/Kiosks SR1000.00 STPs SR2000.00 Storm water drains EXEMPT 12. | Retaining Boundary walls SR500.00 Rock armoring, groynes, break water SR1500.00 B. APPLICATIONS FOR CONCEPTUAL PERMISSION 1. | Residential Accommodation (All types) SR75.00 2. | Tourist Accommodation(All types) SR150.00 per bed 3. | Commercial and Industriai 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 & Boundary Walls, Swimming Pool, SR150 Accesses, bridges, others 10. | Pre-Planning requests SR250.00 11. | Request of Copies and Scanning of Planning) A4—SR25 Documents per page A3 — SR50 A2 —SR150 Al — SR200 AO — SR500 [6" November 2023] Physical Planning Act 1199 REPUBLIC OF SE YCHELLES SUPPLEMENT TO OFFICIAL GAZETTE SI C. FEES APPLICABLE FOR OTHER MATTERS 1. | Subdivisions of land Fees (SR) (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 SR1200.00 per plot 2. | Change of Use (a) To residential As per Table A.1 As amended (b) | To tourism As per Table A.2 As amended (c) | To Commercial or Industrial As per Table A.3 As amended (d) | Money Changer SR1000.00 (e) | For any other purpose SR1000.00 (f) | Use class variance fee SR500.00 3. | Miscellaneous Minor Developments (a) | Retaining wall not exceeding 1.5 metres in | SR 500.00 height (b) | Extension to house or unit referred to in A.1 | SR500.00 (a) to (f) not exceeding 1/6 of the floor area of the existing house or unit and not exceeding 40 square metres (c) | Any other minor developments (carport, | SR500.00 laundry etc.) 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 Commercial SR1000.00 [6" November 2023] Physical Planning Act 1200 REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES SUPPLEMENT TO OFFICIAL GAZETTE SI 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. | Retrospective Application(All Categories) 15 times the normal application fees 11. | Substitution after Approval has been granted | Repay 50% of (Residential, Commercial and Industrial) applicable fees 12. | Renewals (Only Residential Development) (a) | Between 3 to 5 years Charge for processing fee only (RS250.00) (b) | Above 5 years Submit fresh plans/application normal fee apply Renewal Half of original (Commercial/Industrial/Tourism/ price paid Agriculture) (a) | Above 5 years Submit fresh plans/application (b) Re-Instatement of plans Half original planning fees paid 14. | Appeals (a) | All Private Residential, including Boundary | SR500 Wall/Fencing and Retaining Wall and storage (b) | Small commercial projects below 250 sq | SR1000.00 metres including apartment buildings and tourism projects of less than 30 rooms (c) | Large commercial projects above 250 sq | SR5000.00 metres including apartment buildings and tourism projects and hotels above 30 rooms [6" November 2023] Physical Planning Act 1201 REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES SUPPLEMENT TO OFFICIAL GAZETTE SI (d) | Appeal against revocation or modification of | SR750.00 permission to develop land (e) | Appeal against determination of Authority | SR750.00 with respect to a Preservation Order (f) | Appeal against determination of Authority on | SR750.00 objections and representations made with respect to Land Use Plans (g) | All other Planning Refusals SR1000

15. STRUCTURAL PLANS { (a) | Residential SR1000.00 (b) | Commercial/Industrial/Tourism SR3000.00 (c) | Roads/Accesses SR500.00 (d) | Bridges SR500.00 (e) | Retaining walls, any other structures SR5S00.00 (f) | Submissions after structural approval has been) 50% of original fee granted.

16. MISCALLANEOUS Fees for any other categories of development; SR500.00 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. MADE this 23" day of October, 2023. BILLY RANGASAMY MINISTER OF LANDS AND HOUSING