Question about planning promission

NeVeR

Hi

A friend of mine is planning to build a small building in his garden, but he doesnt know if he needs planning promission

can anyone tell me how big your building can be before you need planning promission?

or a link to somewhere that will tell me ,, i've looked but nowhere tells you what size you can up to


thanks.

spudulike

Try ringing your local planning authority or planning officer - they will be able to tell you over the phone.

full forward

you are allowed 40square meters but there are other conditions. check myhome.ie here

myhome.ie

ur mentor

if all above fail, you can download entire planning and development act 2000 at www.environ.ie this gives all the details that you may need. its a couple of hundred pages long though:D

Victor

From http://www.dublincity.ie/planning/planapp.htm (click on "Exemptions")

Planning Department - Exemptions
Domestic Extensions and Garage Conversions - Basic Guide to Planning Exemptions

Issued by the Planning Department,
Dublin City Council : March 2002.

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Important note: This information is intended as a general guide only to exemptions that relate to domestic extensions and garage conversions. It is not a definitive interpretation of the Planning Regulations 2001.

If you are in any doubt as to whether any development you propose is or is not exempted development, you should seek professional advice or contact the Planning Dept.

Do I need Planning Permission?

If you are wondering whether a proposed domestic extension or garage conversion requires planning permission, you may wish to consider the following questions:

Is the extension to the rear
What floor area is proposed
Will it be one storey or two storey
Has the house been extended previously
How much rear garden will remain
How close will windows be to the boundary
Will height exceed height of original house
Will there be a balcony or roof garden on top of extension
Is the house a Protected Structure
The following sections set out the limitations regarding each of the above question areas

Development to the side/rear

Planning exemption applies to domestic extensions to the rear only. Any extension to the side of a house requires permission.

Garage conversions may be exempt if attached to either the rear or side of the dwelling.

Floor Area

If House Not Extended Previously

General - development is exempt if floor area does not exceed 40 sq. metres

Terraced / Semi D. - floor area of any extension above ground level not to exceed 12 sq. metres
Detached - floor area of first floor not to exceed 20 sq. metres

If House Extended Previously

General - exempt if cumulative floor area does not exceed 40 sq. metres (Extensions built prior to 1/10/1964 not to be added.

Terraced / Semi D. - floor area of new extension above ground level combined with previous extension(s) above ground level does not exceed 12 sq. metres.

Detached - floor area of new extension above ground level combined with previous extension(s) above ground level does not exceed 20 sq. metres.

Rear Garden

An extension will not be exempt if the rear garden is to be reduced to less than 25 sq. metres.

Distance

Any above ground floor extension shall be at least 2 metres from any party boundary.

Windows

Ground Floor Extension - Any window must be at least one metre from the boundary it faces.

Above Ground Floor Extension - Any window must be at least 11 metres from the boundary it faces.

Detached house above ground floor extension over 12 sq. metres - Any window must be at least 11 metres from the boundary it faces.

Height of Extension

1. Where the rear wall of the house does not include a gable, the height of the walls of any such extension shall not exceed the height of the rear wall of the house.

2. Where the rear wall of the house includes a gable, the height of the walls of any such extension shall not exceed the height of the side walls of the house.

3. The height of the highest part of the roof of any extension shall not exceed, in the case of a flat roofed extension, the height of the eaves or parapet, as may be appropriate, or, in any other case, shall not exceed the height of the highest part of the roof of the dwelling.

Balcony/Roof Garden

An extension will not be exempt if the roof of the extension is proposed to be used as a balcony or roof garden.

Protected Structure

If the property is included on the Record of Protected Structures (previously referred to as ‘listed buildings’), then the exemptions from planning permission set out in this document do not apply.

Owners of Protected Structures should exercise special care in designing extensions and should consult with the appropriate Planning Officer in the Planning Department or with the Conservation Officer prior to lodging a planning application.