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boundary with neighbour

  • 03-04-2009 5:09pm
    #1
    maxwell smart
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,940 ✭✭✭


    The county development plan states that there can be no less than 1.5m side access to my Dad's rear garden. He only found this out when researching planning as he wants to build a one story side extension. The next door neighbour built a 2 story extension about 2 years ago which has no rear access, he got around this by putting in planning for a garage on the ground floor. However, he does not have a garage here, but a sitting room. Now my Dad thinks if he applies for planning he might get the neighbour in trouble. I have read the online documents relating to the plans and they are pretty stringent about the downstairs bring a garage and not a room. If nothing was said to this neighbour is it true that after 6 months he can apply for retention and be ok? My dad was thinking of doing the same.


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  • #2
    Poor Uncle Tom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,547 ✭✭✭✭Poor Uncle Tom


    No this is not the case. If someone is knowingly in breach of their planning permission, they run the risk of being forced to remove or restore the offending building for a period of 7 years. Retention planning permission can be applied for at any given time but there are no guarantees it will be granted, and the planning laws are about to change on this too.


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