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Converting part of my back garden into a parking space

  • 02-09-2010 08:20PM
    #1
    emilbronte
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15 ✭


    Hello,
    I'm in the process of trying to buy a house. I've found one that I really like but it has no parking. It's in Fairview on a main road and there's no parking outside. There's free parking around the corner on 2 side streets but they're usually full from the residents that live there. Please don't be a smarty pants and tell me to get rid of my car as I work in Meath and need it to get to work so that's not an option, I wish it were. The house has a 47 foot garden and pedestrian access via a back lane from one of the above mentioned side streets. The lane is big enough for a car to drive along. and I am the second house along the lane so wouldn't have far to drive. I was wondering about possibly turning the last 10 feet or so into a parking space and putting in vehicle access instead of pedestrian access. Does anyone know if this would be allowed? The garden is already laid out in concrete so I wouldn't be covering over green areas, quite the opposite, I'd be turning most of it back into garden! Advice would be very much appreciated, thankssmile.gif


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  • #2
    DOCARCH
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,781 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    Hi emilbronte - no problem with what you are proposing/thinking. You will need planning permission of course.

    I've done this on a couple of jobs (i.e. proposed parking area to the rear garden off rear lane) and there has been no problem with getting planning permission, as long as your garden is big enough to retain amenity for the house (from what you say, your back garden sounds big enough).


  • #3
    De.Lite.Touch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 126 ✭✭De.Lite.Touch


    emilbronte wrote: »
    Hello,
    I'm in the process of trying to buy a house. I've found one that I really like but it has no parking. It's in Fairview on a main road and there's no parking outside. There's free parking around the corner on 2 side streets but they're usually full from the residents that live there. Please don't be a smarty pants and tell me to get rid of my car as I work in Meath and need it to get to work so that's not an option, I wish it were. The house has a 47 foot garden and pedestrian access via a back lane from one of the above mentioned side streets. The lane is big enough for a car to drive along. and I am the second house along the lane so wouldn't have far to drive. I was wondering about possibly turning the last 10 feet or so into a parking space and putting in vehicle access instead of pedestrian access. Does anyone know if this would be allowed? The garden is already laid out in concrete so I wouldn't be covering over green areas, quite the opposite, I'd be turning most of it back into garden! Advice would be very much appreciated, thankssmile.gif


    You need to turn the car through 90 degrees to get in.
    If the lane is too narrow you'll lose most of the rear boundary to do this.

    Back lanes are a known"in" for burglars - you should ask around or do some online research about robberies in the vicinity.
    That said, they'll get in anywhere.

    You should check what the rear lane access is for and who owns the lane.
    If its only for foot deliveries or access and its a private lane, you may need your neighbours to agree to cars going down it.
    If there is another rear entrance on the lane you may be okay.

    De.Lite.Touch


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