Step4: Filing of Application & Fee Requirements

All land use and environmental (CEQR) applications, application revisions, and any associated fees should be submitted using NYC Planning Applicants*.

To be considered complete, all applications must:

1. Have all required information as well as required attachments. The full guidance for attachments is located on the NYC Planning website.
2. Have payment confirmation of any applicable fees.
3. Be signed by the applicant or their designated signatory.
4. Contain correct information, and be clear, legible and consistent in content throughout all portions of the application package including forms, written materials, maps and drawings.
5. Have undergone any applicable associated environmental review.
6. Be reviewed by NYC Planning and determined as such.
   

To help protect yourself from scams, please be advised of the following:

• Legitimate Land Use and/or CEQR payment invoice emails come from a "@planning.nyc.gov" email address and are sent by a staff member from the Pipeline and Commission Operations team.
• DCP never requests applicants to make payments directly via email and does not accept wire transfers. All payments must be made via the Applicant Portal by e-check, credit card, Venmo, or PayPal through the Department of Finance's CityPay system. More information here.
• DCP staff always send invoices to the full team, not just one person. If you receive an invoice email addressed only to you, consider it suspicious.

To understand the required public review process for some applications, please move on to Step 5: ULURP.