Demolishing old house(not lived in) for a while.

raher1

My neighbour bought some land and is now planning to demolish the house.it has a roof windows,could be lived in,is he allowed without planning permission?

Poor Uncle Tom

Planning permission is required to demolish a habitable house.

Poor Uncle Tom

@ bertie 56 - relevance to this thread?

Wildlife Actor

Hmmm...

I think that even demolition of non-habitable houses needs permission now. Check the regulations around 2007/8. Thin that the demolition exemption went completely.

raher1

Where would you find this new regulations.

Littlehorny

Has anyone ever been fined for demolishing a old house?

muffler

kopite4 wrote: »

Where would you find this new regulations.

Here

raher1

Thanks muffler.
Galway county say different.interesting stuff.

Charlie-Bravo

muffler wrote: »

Here

Here's the 2008 amendments Class 50 is a dubious one - because it doesn't say you can demolish a whole house, it says you can demolish buildings up to 40sq.m - So what if the house is less than 40sq.m (I know it'd have to be a pretty small house at that size and of no use to anyone). So here's the questions: Is it bigger than 40sq.m or is it abutting another property? If you're still unsure, either a pre-planning consult or Section 5 might be of help.

raher1

It's an old house,dating back to the 1950,three rooms.Need to walk the outside.