Doing up old House

gerryirl

Hi

I have a question regading doing up an old house. Firsty what size extension can you biuld without needing planning. Secondly when doing up the house(Its in poor condition) can you knock any of the external walls and rebuild without having to go down the planning route also does the roof height have to stay the same etc. From what I can gather I can knock the internal ones anyway . Any info would be great

Thanks

Gerry

BryanF

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2001/en/si/0600.html#sched2

to the rear of the property 40msq (minus msq of post '63 existing extensions)

re external walls: Seek professional advice (architect/ Engineer) about the specifics of this

yes unless you go for planning the roof height must stay the same

IMO bring an architect/ arch technician to the house and ask any question you may have.

gerryirl

Thanks for the reply

Can you knock any of the existing structure and rebuild and put in velux windows without planning

BryanF

Depends. Can you show us a drawing? Or some photos? And explain a bit more about where these works are happening?
Is This project something your thinking of buying or own? To repeat : why not get some 'on-site' help from an arch/AT

riclad

i think you ,d need planning permission to raise the height.
All new building work must comply with building regulations, as well as planning regulations.And fire safety regulations.