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Planning question

  • 13-04-2007 8:37pm
    #1
    shesham
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36 ✭


    Do you have to be the registered owner of the site you apply for planning permission on? A guy (applying for planning right beside us) has noted on planning applicaton that he is the owner. We know the property belongs to his uncle who resides in another country. This guy is not from the area originally either (born in another country and only back here for the last 2 years or so and living in another town) and therefore has no 'interest' in the area. On the application - the question 'when was the interest in the land acquired?' - he's answered 'family owned'. Kind of knocks out the 'owner' scenario thing doesn't it?

    Also, how does the county council look upon proposed planning for a house that will be set back behind neighbours house next door (ours) and thereby violating privacy (looking into the rear of next door).

    Also this guy has the site marked on the map in such a way that he's left an area of the field out with road frontage equal to the proposed site - for what looks like a possible future planning application for another house. Perhaps he will sell the current site if permission received and apply again for himself?? This would result in the houses being built up on top of each ... Any ideas or thoughts would be appreciated? Thank you.


Comments

  • #2
    smashey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,676 ✭✭✭✭smashey


    You don't have to be the owner of a site to apply for planning permission. However, new regulations were brought in on April 1st and a letter of consent from the owner of the site must be submitted with the application.

    Regarding the house being set back, the planners usually abide by the established building line. You can object to this.


  • #3
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,544 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    First of all stating that he is the owner is normal enough (a little white lie ;) ) as there is usually a requirement that the applicant is indigenous to the area or owned the site prior to a certain date.

    Regarding overlooking it all depends on position and height of house and upper gable windows if any - every application is different and is dealt with accordingly. In relation to allowing for the development of another site in the future, he's quite right to make that allowance now. The planners will see this and act if necessary but at the moment it is only speculation on your part.

    If you have concerns you can submit a written comment/observation/objection with a fee of €20 within 5 weeks of the date the application was submitted. State your case and leave it at that. If you are only concerned about overlooking issues which can be overcome with some alterations to the plans and site layout then you should approach the guy and express your concerns to him before going down the road of objecting. If he was genuine, got his permission, built his house and lived there for years to come then he wont be too happy with a neighbour who had objected.


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