Cork City Council Consultation on the Residential Zoned Land Tax Map
The Government’s Housing For All – A New Housing Plan for Ireland proposed a new tax to activate vacant land for residential purposes as a part of the Pathway to Increasing New Housing Supply.
The Residential Zoned Land Tax was introduced in the Finance Act 2021. The process to identify land to which the tax applies is now underway and the tax will be payable from 2024.
The objective of the tax is to activate land that is serviced and zoned for residential use or mixed use, including residential use, in order to increase housing supply and to ensure regeneration of vacant and idle lands in urban locations. These locations have been identified within statutory land use plans as being appropriate locations for housing and they have benefitted from investment in the key services to support the delivery of housing.
The RZLT process has two parts:
1) Identification and mapping of the land in scope for the tax. This is undertaken by local authorities through the publication of draft and supplemental maps – see below.
2) Administration of the tax, which is to be undertaken by the Revenue Commissioners from 2024 onwards.
Identification of land liable to RZLT
Land liable to RZLT is identified through a staged process as outlined below.
Draft map stage – submissions closed
Cork City Council prepared and published a draft map of the land considered to be in scope for the RZLT on 1 November 2022. Submissions could be made in respect of land on the draft map up to 1 January 2023. Submissions could challenge the inclusion of land on the draft map, the date on which land was considered to fall within the scope of the tax, or request a change in zoning. Submissions could also identify additional land considered to be in scope for the tax.
If you made a submission on the draft map relating to land you own, Cork City Council has been in touch with you in relation to the outcome of their consideration of your submission.
Supplemental map stage – submissions open until June 1, 2023
As a consequence of submissions made on the draft maps or due to amendments to zonings or servicing status or due to other information being available identifying land, Cork City Council has prepared a supplemental map of the land considered to be in scope for the RZLT as of April 1, 2023.
The supplemental map is available HERE and available to view at the Planning Counter in City Hall, Anglesea Street, Cork T12 T997 during the opening hours of 10am to 4pm Monday to Friday.
Any interested individuals or parties may make submissions in respect of land on the supplemental map from 1 May 2023 until 1 June 2023. This is dealt with in further detail below.
Please note that although they are included on the map, residential properties are not subject to RZLT if they are subject to Local Property Tax. It is not necessary to make a submission to remove this type of residential property from the map.
It is important to note that submissions at this stage can only be made about land contained in the supplemental map. Submissions should not be made about land which was contained on the draft maps published by Cork City Council in November 2022.
Submissions can challenge the inclusion of particular lands on the supplemental map on the basis that those lands do not meet the criteria set out within the relevant legislation; the date on which the land is considered to meet this criteria; or can request a change of zoning . Submissions should not identify additional land which appear to meet the criteria as there is no provision for adding new land to the maps at this stage in the process. Any additional land which appears to meet the criteria may be identified in the course of the submissions process which will take place as part of the annual update to the maps from 2024 onwards.
More information on making a submission is available below.
Final map – 1 December 2023
Land appearing on both the draft and supplemental maps will, subject to the outcome of submissions made in respect of both maps, be included on the final map of land in scope for the tax in the local authority area to be published on 1 December 2023. This land will be subject to the tax unless it is exempt as a residential property, as outlined above, or falls within any other exemption provided for in legislation.
The final map will be reviewed and revised annually from 2025 onwards.
More information on RZLT
The RZLT map as prepared and published by the local authorities includes lands that meet the relevant criteria for inclusion on the map as set out in the legislation.
The administration of the RZLT is a matter for the Revenue Commissioners.
The legislation underpinning the RZLT may be found at Part 22A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 as introduced in Finance Act 2021 and amended in Finance Act 2022. Guidance in respect of the administration of the tax may be found here
The Residential Zoned Land Tax Guidelines, as prepared and published by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, to aid planning authorities in publishing the maps can be viewed here.
You can find answers to some frequently asked questions about the RZLT and how to make a submissionhere
Making a submission on the supplemental map
Submissions regarding the supplemental map can be made up to and including June 1, 2023. Submissions can:
Challenge the inclusion of land on the supplemental map if the owner considers that the land does not meet the criteria which determine the land in scope
Challenge the date the land is considered to be in scope
Request a change of zoning.
Please note your submission must clearly identify the site and outline what change (i.e. exclusion of land on a local authority map or the date on which the site first met the criteria for inclusion on the map) to the Residential Zoned Land Tax mapping you are seeking, as well as provide a justification for the change sought. The submission must state the criteria set out in Section 653B of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 on which you rely in your submission for the land being out of scope. The local authority may also request additional information after the receipt of your submission (e.g. proof of ownership or further information).
Landowner submissions
If you are making a submission on the supplemental map in respect of land that you own or on behalf of the landowner, please note the following:
The submission must include your name and address
Submissions from a landowner in respect of their own land must be accompanied by an Ordnance Survey map showing the property at an appropriate scale, 1:1000 (urban areas) or 1:2500 (rural areas) suitable to identify the land in question. Please note the local authority may request proof of site ownership.
If your land is on the map, you may wish to bring to the local authority’s attention matters which demonstrate that the land is not in scope for the tax, or that the date which the land was considered in-scope is not correct and should be changed.
Reference to criteria in Section 653B of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 – any submission should reference these along with evidence for consideration by the local authority to support any claims regarding the serviced nature of the land or any exclusions which should be applied.
The submission should set out any justification for the exclusion of land,
with reference to the criteria in the legislation.
If you are making a submission in relation to zoning, please note that a submission requesting a change in zoning can only be made in relation to land that is on the supplemental map.
Where a land use zoning change is sought, the landowner should set out why the change in zoning is in the interest of the proper planning and sustainable development of the area, as well as any other circumstances which they wish to bring to the local authority’s attention.
Third Party submissions
If you are making a submission about land on the supplemental map that you don’t own then you are a third-party submitter. Third parties cannot make a submission in relation to zoning.
In your submission you should include:
Your name and address
Information to identify the land - either a written description, an Eircode or a map with the area outlined. Where the local authority cannot identify the land they may not be able to take the submission into account.
You may wish to bring to the local authority’s attention matters which demonstrate that the land is not in scope for the tax, or that the date which the land was considered in-scope is not correct and should be changed.
Reference to criteria in Section 653B of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 – any submission should reference these along with evidence for consideration by the local authority to support any claims regarding the serviced nature of the land or any exclusions which should be applied.
The submission should set out any justification for exclusion of land,
with reference to the criteria in the legislation.
forumMaking a Submission
The Supplementary Map will be on display from 9.00am 1st May 2023 until 1st June 11.59pm inclusive and can be viewed HERE or at the Planning Counter, Cork City Council, City Hall, Anglesea Street, Cork from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday - Friday.
Submissions can be made to Cork City Council during the public display period from 9.00am Monday 1st May 2023 until 11.59pm Thursday 1st of June 2023 inclusive by:
Development Plan Submissions, Strategic and Economic Development , City Hall, Anglesea Street, Cork, T12 T997
Should you have any queries please email us on: rzlt@corkcity.ie
In respect of making any submission, be it by the landowner or a third party, please note the following:
The personal information (data) collected during the consultation process is collected for the purpose of receiving and dealing with submissions.
Contact details provided may be used to contact a submitter who claims to be the landowner of a particular site. This will be to request evidence as is necessary to prove their ownership of the site, as per section 653G(4) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 or request further information from the landowner as per section 653H(2) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997.
A local authority may, where it considers it necessary for the purposes of making the determination, within 21 days from the date of receipt of the submission Section 653H(1) Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 request further information from Irish Water, the National Roads Authority or from a person referred to in article 28 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001.
For further information on how Cork City Council processes Personal Data please see our Privacy Statement
Please identify any parts of your submission which contain personal or commercially sensitive data which you do not wish to be published.
What Happens Next
All written submissions will be evaluated. A written determination will be made by the Local authority regarding submissions by landowners. Key steps the local authority will take prior to publishing a final map include, but are not limited to the following.
For submissions which were made on the Draft Map
Where a landowner requested the exclusion of their site from the draft map on the basis that it does not meet the criteria for being in scope, or challenges the date from which land on the map met this criteria, the local authority must notify the owner of its decision to retain or exclude land from the draft map not later than 1st April 2023.
An appeal of the local authority decision on a landowner’s submission on the draft map, must be lodged by the landowner with An Bord Pleanála by 1st May 2023.
Supplemental Map
Submissions in respect of land identified on the supplemental map only must be made no later than 1st June 2023.
Submissions received in relation to the supplemental map will be published on the local authority website by 11th June 2023 (note: personal data, i.e. name, address of submitter and contact details of the submitter, are redacted, but location of lands to which the submission relates are published along with the grounds of the submission).
Where a landowner requests the exclusion of their site from the supplemental map on the basis that it does not meet the criteria for being in scope, or challenges the date from which land on the map met this criteria, the local authority must notify the owner of its decision not later than 1st August 2023.
Where a landowner wishes to appeal a decision by the local authority not to exclude land on the supplemental map to An Bord Pleanála they must do so by 1st September 2023.
The local authority must - reflecting the outcome of any appeals to the Board, any exclusions to maps on foot of determinations made by the local authorities in response to submissions made or changes in zoning – prepare and publish a final map by 1st December 2023.
Where a landowner has requested a change to the zoning of their land, the Local Authority shall evaluate the submission and consider whether to propose the making of a variation. (An initiation of the variation process will only take place after evaluation of any requests for change of zoning made in relation to the draft and supplemental maps in order to allow all requests for changes to zoning to be considered together)
Further information on the process is available in ‘Residential Zoned Land Tax - Guidelines for Planning Authorities’ as published by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage here
Can I appeal a decision of the local authority?
A landowner had until 1 May 2023 to appeal the local authority decision regarding submissions made in respect of the draft map to An Bord Pleanála.
Landowners have until 1 September 2023 to appeal the local authority decision regarding submissions in respect of the supplemental map to An Bord Pleanála. Appeals must be made in writing setting out the grounds of appeal. There are no provisions for a third party to appeal a local authority decision to retain or remove land from a draft or supplemental map
How can I find out further information about the mapping and submissions process?
If further information is required on themapping process or on making a submission please check ‘Your Questions Answered’ which can be found here. If your query relates to a particular area of land or if the answer is not contained in the FAQ’s, please contact the Planning Department.
Further information on the process is also available via ‘Residential Zoned Land Tax - Guidelines for Planning Authorities’. here
As outlined above, the RZLT process has two parts. Local authorities are required to undertake the mapping which identifies the land which is subject to the tax, including an annual update of the final map which will be published on 1 December 2023. Thereafter, the administration of the tax will be undertaken by the Revenue Commissioners.
As the local authority do not administer the tax we are unable to answer any queries regarding the administration of the tax. All queries regarding the administration of the tax should be directed to the Revenue Commissioners.
Having regard to the respective roles of local authorities and the Revenue Commissioners in the RZLT process, queries on the mapping should be made to Cork City Council. This includes queries on;
Criteria for inclusion on Draft map (draft map published on 1 November 2022)
Submissions on Draft Map (deadline passed 1 January 2023)
Determinations on Draft Map (landowners advised of determinations on or before 1 April 2023)
Supplemental map (published 1 May 2023)
Submissions on supplemental map – no later than 1 June 2023
Determinations on Supplemental map – no later than 1 August 2023
Zoning submissions
Appeals (which must be submitted to An Bord Pleanála)
Final map – to be published no later than 1 December 2023
Annual revised Final map – to be published annually from 2025 onwards
Queries on administration of the tax should be made to the Revenue Commissioners website–This includes queries on;
What constitutes a relevant site for the purpose of RZLT
Liable persons
Amount of residential zoned land tax
Obligation to register
Obligation on liable person to prepare and deliver return
Deferrals and abatements of residential zoned land tax, as well as exemptions from same
City Council is subject to the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act, 2014, the Data Protection Act, 2018 and to the General Data Protection Regulations GDPR).
In order to assist us in complying with Data Protection and GDPR, if making a submission by post or by email, please include your name and contact details (and where relevant, details of any organisation, community group or company etc., which you represent), on a separate sheet to the content of your submission/ observation.
Q4. Do you wish to identify a site to be included or excluded on the register liable for the Residential Zoned Land Tax? Inclusion/Exclusion
Q5. For sites to be excluded please indicate Parcel ID(s) for sites referenced on the draft map (Format: CCLAXXX)
Q6. Give reasons why you wish your site to be included/excluded.
Q7. Do you wish to appeal the date on which the site was identified to be included? Yes/No
Q8. Declaration I have submitted an OSI Map identifying the site as is required in the legislation if you are the landowner. Yes/No
Q9. I wish to make a rezoning submission requesting a change of zoning to non residential permitted use to remove said lands from the residential zoned land tax database/register map. Yes/No
Cork City Council Consultation on the Residential Zoned Land Tax Map
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Cork City Council Consultation on the Residential Zoned Land Tax Map
The Government’s Housing For All – A New Housing Plan for Ireland proposed a new tax to activate vacant land for residential purposes as a part of the Pathway to Increasing New Housing Supply.
The Residential Zoned Land Tax was introduced in the Finance Act 2021. The process to identify land to which the tax applies is now underway and the tax will be payable from 2024.
The objective of the tax is to activate land that is serviced and zoned for residential use or mixed use, including residential use, in order to increase housing supply and to ensure regeneration of vacant and idle lands in urban locations. These locations have been identified within statutory land use plans as being appropriate locations for housing and they have benefitted from investment in the key services to support the delivery of housing.
The RZLT process has two parts:
1) Identification and mapping of the land in scope for the tax. This is undertaken by local authorities through the publication of draft and supplemental maps – see below.
2) Administration of the tax, which is to be undertaken by the Revenue Commissioners from 2024 onwards.
Identification of land liable to RZLT
Land liable to RZLT is identified through a staged process as outlined below.
Draft map stage – submissions closed
Cork City Council prepared and published a draft map of the land considered to be in scope for the RZLT on 1 November 2022. Submissions could be made in respect of land on the draft map up to 1 January 2023. Submissions could challenge the inclusion of land on the draft map, the date on which land was considered to fall within the scope of the tax, or request a change in zoning. Submissions could also identify additional land considered to be in scope for the tax.
If you made a submission on the draft map relating to land you own, Cork City Council has been in touch with you in relation to the outcome of their consideration of your submission.
Supplemental map stage – submissions open until June 1, 2023
As a consequence of submissions made on the draft maps or due to amendments to zonings or servicing status or due to other information being available identifying land, Cork City Council has prepared a supplemental map of the land considered to be in scope for the RZLT as of April 1, 2023.
The supplemental map is available HERE and available to view at the Planning Counter in City Hall, Anglesea Street, Cork T12 T997 during the opening hours of 10am to 4pm Monday to Friday.
Any interested individuals or parties may make submissions in respect of land on the supplemental map from 1 May 2023 until 1 June 2023. This is dealt with in further detail below.
Please note that although they are included on the map, residential properties are not subject to RZLT if they are subject to Local Property Tax. It is not necessary to make a submission to remove this type of residential property from the map.
It is important to note that submissions at this stage can only be made about land contained in the supplemental map. Submissions should not be made about land which was contained on the draft maps published by Cork City Council in November 2022.
Submissions can challenge the inclusion of particular lands on the supplemental map on the basis that those lands do not meet the criteria set out within the relevant legislation; the date on which the land is considered to meet this criteria; or can request a change of zoning . Submissions should not identify additional land which appear to meet the criteria as there is no provision for adding new land to the maps at this stage in the process. Any additional land which appears to meet the criteria may be identified in the course of the submissions process which will take place as part of the annual update to the maps from 2024 onwards.
More information on making a submission is available below.
Final map – 1 December 2023
Land appearing on both the draft and supplemental maps will, subject to the outcome of submissions made in respect of both maps, be included on the final map of land in scope for the tax in the local authority area to be published on 1 December 2023. This land will be subject to the tax unless it is exempt as a residential property, as outlined above, or falls within any other exemption provided for in legislation.
The final map will be reviewed and revised annually from 2025 onwards.
More information on RZLT
The RZLT map as prepared and published by the local authorities includes lands that meet the relevant criteria for inclusion on the map as set out in the legislation.
The administration of the RZLT is a matter for the Revenue Commissioners.
The legislation underpinning the RZLT may be found at Part 22A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 as introduced in Finance Act 2021 and amended in Finance Act 2022. Guidance in respect of the administration of the tax may be found here
The Residential Zoned Land Tax Guidelines, as prepared and published by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, to aid planning authorities in publishing the maps can be viewed here.
You can find answers to some frequently asked questions about the RZLT and how to make a submission here
Making a submission on the supplemental map
Submissions regarding the supplemental map can be made up to and including June 1, 2023. Submissions can:
Please note your submission must clearly identify the site and outline what change (i.e. exclusion of land on a local authority map or the date on which the site first met the criteria for inclusion on the map) to the Residential Zoned Land Tax mapping you are seeking, as well as provide a justification for the change sought. The submission must state the criteria set out in Section 653B of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 on which you rely in your submission for the land being out of scope. The local authority may also request additional information after the receipt of your submission (e.g. proof of ownership or further information).
Landowner submissions
If you are making a submission on the supplemental map in respect of land that you own or on behalf of the landowner, please note the following:
with reference to the criteria in the legislation.
Third Party submissions
If you are making a submission about land on the supplemental map that you don’t own then you are a third-party submitter. Third parties cannot make a submission in relation to zoning.
In your submission you should include:
with reference to the criteria in the legislation.
forumMaking a Submission
The Supplementary Map will be on display from 9.00am 1st May 2023 until 1st June 11.59pm inclusive and can be viewed HERE or at the Planning Counter, Cork City Council, City Hall, Anglesea Street, Cork from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday - Friday.
Submissions can be made to Cork City Council during the public display period from 9.00am Monday 1st May 2023 until 11.59pm Thursday 1st of June 2023 inclusive by:
Development Plan Submissions, Strategic and Economic Development , City Hall, Anglesea Street, Cork, T12 T997
Should you have any queries please email us on: rzlt@corkcity.ie
In respect of making any submission, be it by the landowner or a third party, please note the following:
What Happens Next
All written submissions will be evaluated. A written determination will be made by the Local authority regarding submissions by landowners. Key steps the local authority will take prior to publishing a final map include, but are not limited to the following.
For submissions which were made on the Draft Map
Supplemental Map
Further information on the process is available in ‘Residential Zoned Land Tax - Guidelines for Planning Authorities’ as published by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage here
Can I appeal a decision of the local authority?
A landowner had until 1 May 2023 to appeal the local authority decision regarding submissions made in respect of the draft map to An Bord Pleanála.
Landowners have until 1 September 2023 to appeal the local authority decision regarding submissions in respect of the supplemental map to An Bord Pleanála. Appeals must be made in writing setting out the grounds of appeal. There are no provisions for a third party to appeal a local authority decision to retain or remove land from a draft or supplemental map
How can I find out further information about the mapping and submissions process?
If further information is required on the
Further information on the process is also available via ‘Residential Zoned Land Tax - Guidelines for Planning Authorities’. here
As outlined above, the RZLT process has two parts. Local authorities are required to undertake the mapping which identifies the land which is subject to the tax, including an annual update of the final map which will be published on 1 December 2023. Thereafter, the administration of the tax will be undertaken by the Revenue Commissioners.
As the local authority do not administer the tax we are unable to answer any queries regarding the administration of the tax. All queries regarding the administration of the tax should be directed to the Revenue Commissioners.
Having regard to the respective roles of local authorities and the Revenue Commissioners in the RZLT process, queries on the mapping should be made to Cork City Council. This includes queries on;
Queries on administration of the tax should be made to the Revenue Commissioners website–This includes queries on;
City Council is subject to the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act, 2014, the Data Protection Act, 2018 and to the General Data Protection Regulations GDPR).
Cork City Council’s GDPR policy and Privacy Policy is available on our website at https://www.corkcity.ie/en/council-services/public-info/gdpr/ or hardcopy from our offices at City Hall, Anglesea Street, Cork.
In order to assist us in complying with Data Protection and GDPR, if making a submission by post or by email, please include your name and contact details (and where relevant, details of any organisation, community group or company etc., which you represent), on a separate sheet to the content of your submission/ observation.
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