What area to build without PP?

Lex Luthor

Sis in law lives in a 3 bed semi and wants to put an extension conservatory out the back, a block shed for her boiler house and a steel frame shed for shed stuff. No previous extension work on house.

Any idea how much she can build area wise without having the need for PP?

The boiler house and shed will be to the side/rear but behind a side wall that starts half way up the side of the house..

Poor Uncle Tom

Sizes:
The House Extension you describe - 40m2 floor area subject to the remainder of the conditions here (class 1) http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2001/en/si/0600.html#sched2

The Garden Shed you describe - 25m2 floor area subject to the remainder of the conditions associated with class 3 above.

There are no exemption limits on the floor area for the boiler house, but common sense would dictate it needn't be big and must be used for the purpose of housing the boiler. It is covered under class 2 in the above link.

My advice is to get a good local AT to help you with design and they will be able to advise you further.

Lex Luthor

ok thanks....it was thought that the total area of all the buildings were added together and that combined area had to be under a specific limit???

so the shed and house extension are treated separately? And the boiler house is also separate, even though it is of block construction?

muffler

Lex Luthor wrote: »

so the shed and house extension are treated separately? And the boiler house is also separate, even though it is of block construction?

Correct.

And as pointed out just be aware of the conditions that apply to exempted developments - open space, height of structure, window location, etc etc.

Lex Luthor

muffler wrote: »

Correct.

And as pointed out just be aware of the conditions that apply to exempted developments - open space, height of structure, window location, etc etc.

so what are the conditions based on open space?

the garden is small so the 3 units being built will eat up a lot of that space and make her garden very small

Poor Uncle Tom

No. 5 on the conditions and limitations in column 2 in the above link.

Lex Luthor

Poor Uncle Tom wrote: »

No. 5 on the conditions and limitations in column 2 in the above link.

thanks, should be ok then