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Planning permission to build over garage

  • 14-01-2013 8:57am
    #1
    quad_red
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,565 ✭✭✭


    Hi Folks,

    Looking at a house at the moment and would like the option down the line to extend. It's a semi D with a garage attached. Building over the garage would be the ideal.

    Now, next door have done exactly that. Their garage previously touched the garage of this house. But they extended it right up to height of the main house and back. There is no window on their side 'looking down' at the garage of this house.

    So - my question is - they presumably have no real chance of blocking planning permission on a job that they themselves have done?

    Cheers,
    QUad
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  • #2
    the_syco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,316 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    quad_red wrote: »
    So - my question is - they presumably have no real chance of blocking planning permission on a job that they themselves have done?
    Can't see why they'd have a problem with it, but I'd let the seller know that the sale would based on planning permission being given for the extension.


  • #3
    BryanF
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 10,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭BryanF


    the_syco wrote: »
    Can't see why they'd have a problem with it, but I'd let the seller know that the sale would based on planning permission being given for the extension.
    4 months is a wait for the seller. Are you sure the seller would be willing to do this?


  • #4
    DOCARCH
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,451 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    the_syco wrote: »
    Can't see why they'd have a problem with it, but I'd let the seller know that the sale would based on planning permission being given for the extension.

    Not really a chance of that happening!

    On the limited info given by the OP, it sounds o.k. given the precedent.


  • #5
    quad_red
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,565 ✭✭✭quad_red


    Hi guys,

    Thanks for the feedback. It's not works we'd be doing straight away - wouldn't have the money. But the option is important to us.

    I suppose what I'm saying is that beside the moral principle, would any planning objection be unlikely to succeed when the potentially affected neighbour has done exactly what is being proposed?


  • #6
    DOCARCH
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,451 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    quad_red wrote: »
    I suppose what I'm saying is that beside the moral principle, would any planning objection be unlikely to succeed when the potentially affected neighbour has done exactly what is being proposed?

    Once the precedent is there (for building over the garage) hard for planners to refuse if you apply for permission (if it is for similar). Also look at other houses on the road.


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  • #7
    quad_red
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,565 ✭✭✭quad_red


    Most of them have it done as well.

    Cheers guys. :)


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