Planning permission

mrphrmcst

hey there

apologies if this has been covered before.
mods, please point me in the right direction if it has...

looking at buying my first house. slowly beginning to acquire some knowledge on all things house related.
house in particular is a small terraced house. long back garden (100ft)
houses on either side don't have extensions but a few of the houses on the same row do.
does the whole effecting your neighbours light into their house still a part of planning permission? ideally this house would benefit from a 2 storey extension. as i mentioned, a few of the houses on the same row have 2 storey extensions. if we got the house and applied for planning permission, can it be rejected by the neighbours on these grounds?

thanks

kilclon

mrphrmcst wrote: »

hey there

apologies if this has been covered before.
mods, please point me in the right direction if it has...

looking at buying my first house. slowly beginning to acquire some knowledge on all things house related.
house in particular is a small terraced house. long back garden (100ft)
houses on either side don't have extensions but a few of the houses on the same row do.
does the whole effecting your neighbours light into their house still a part of planning permission? ideally this house would benefit from a 2 storey extension. as i mentioned, a few of the houses on the same row have 2 storey extensions. if we got the house and applied for planning permission, can it be rejected by the neighbours on these grounds?

thanks

Your neighbors can't reject the proposal. They may not agree with it and submit an observation but the ultimate decision will be with the planning authority to decide whether or not the proposal is acceptable. If you were granted pp they have a 4 week period during which they can appeal to an bord pleanala.

You can build a 40m2 extension without having to go through the planning process but the requirements are restrictive when it comes to the second storey, especially in the case of a small terraced house. You would therefore probably need pp.

Because there is a precedence for the type of extension you want, pp is far more likely to be granted.

lownhard

mrphrmcst wrote: »

hey there

apologies if this has been covered before.
mods, please point me in the right direction if it has...

looking at buying my first house. slowly beginning to acquire some knowledge on all things house related.
house in particular is a small terraced house. long back garden (100ft)
houses on either side don't have extensions but a few of the houses on the same row do.
does the whole effecting your neighbours light into their house still a part of planning permission? ideally this house would benefit from a 2 storey extension. as i mentioned, a few of the houses on the same row have 2 storey extensions. if we got the house and applied for planning permission, can it be rejected by the neighbours on these grounds?

thanks

If buying a terraced house and looking to put in an extension I would find out the location of the foul and surface water drains and whether they are shared drains. The location and legal status of your drains might impact your plans...

mrphrmcst

kilclon wrote: »

Your neighbors can't reject the proposal. They may not agree with it and submit an observation but the ultimate decision will be with the planning authority to decide whether or not the proposal is acceptable. If you were granted pp they have a 4 week period during which they can appeal to an bord pleanala.

You can build a 40m2 extension without having to go through the planning process but the requirements are restrictive when it comes to the second storey, especially in the case of a small terraced house. You would therefore probably need pp.

Because there is a precedence for the type of extension you want, pp is far more likely to be granted.

Cheers Kilclon

lownhard wrote: »

If buying a terraced house and looking to put in an extension I would find out the location of the foul and surface water drains and whether they are shared drains. The location and legal status of your drains might impact your plans...

Will bear that in mind, thanks for your reply.

archtech

Get a professional to have a look at it and advise you for a nominal fee in the greater scheme of things, it will be money well spent.

mrphrmcst

archtech wrote: »

Get a professional to have a look at it and advise you for a nominal fee in the greater scheme of things, it will be money well spent.

when you say professional, do you mean an architect or engineer?

kilclon

Yes, either or should advise you fine and as archtech has pointed out would be money well spent if you are serious about buying the house.

archtech

mrphrmcst wrote: »

when you say professional, do you mean an architect or engineer?

Architect/arch tech or other designer, someone who can look and advise you of the pros and cons in terms of altering and extending the prospective house.

mrphrmcst

kilclon wrote: »

Yes, either or should advise you fine and as archtech has pointed out would be money well spent if you are serious about buying the house.

Sound advice, thank you.

Architect/Surveyor are definitely next on the list. Made an offer already so here's hoping.

jotspur

Hello,
How can I find out on my county council website about my planning permission?

sydthebeat

Most councils will have a pretty user friendly search facility, where you can choose either:
Applicant name
Application Number
Application address.