S.L. 246.2 чл. 4Criteria and guidelines for designation of vertical developments as SpecialDesignated Areas.

(1) The Minister may also issue an Order designating an area as a Special Designated Area in terms of article 2 of the Act if an application is made in regard to a site of a superficial area below

10,000 square metres, on which site the applicant has constructed or plans to construct a minimum of thirty thousand square metres

2 (30,000m ) of the total floor area.

(2) For the purposes of these regulations, "floor area" means the amount of floor area within a building determined by the external measurements of the building, that is including the thickness of the external walls and half the thickness of the dividing or party walls, and includes any staircase, lift, shafts, internal yards, verandahs, terraces, balconies, canopies and other spaces, and a roof or terrace used for commercial purposes.

(3) Prior to issuing such an Order, the Minister shall ensure that satisfactory evidence is submitted to show that the applicant has abided with any applicable conditions contained in these regulations.

(4) Upon approval of the application by the Minister, but prior to the designation of the area as a Special Designated Area, the applicant shall pay a one-time fee of twenty three thousand euro (€23,000) increased by two euro and thirty three cents (€ 2.33) per square metre of total floor area in excess of thirty thousand square 2 metres (30,000m ).