Plans have to be A3 or A4 ?

pj9999 · 19-10-2013 1:44pm #1

I've just commissioned some plans for a domestic extension I'm building.
The plans are all one one sheet - about A1 in size.
Drawn by hand by old style draftsman. No CAD.

So got the planning forms - 1st thing they say; plans must be A3 or A4.
Draftsman should have known this I suppose, but he's been retired a few years, so that's prolly why he wasn't aware of it.

Is there any likelihood that the plans will be accepted if I submit them as they are? (Cork co co).

Thanks
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gman2k · 19-10-2013 2:11pm

pj9999 wrote: »

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plans must be A3 or A4.

A new one on me!

pj9999 · 19-10-2013 2:40pm

gman2k wrote: »

A new one on me!

http://www.corkcoco.ie/co/pdf/953358881.pdf

rayjdav · 19-10-2013 2:51pm

TBH that's a load of rubbish. It says in the planning regs that the drawings must be submitted to a scale, up to 1:200. No where does it stipulate the size of paper it should be on. Basically they CANNOT invalidate the application on that basis. Once again, if it is in the regs they cannot stop you. Your agent has done nothing necessarily wrong.

Del2005 · 19-10-2013 2:55pm

pj9999 wrote: »

http://www.corkcoco.ie/co/pdf/953358881.pdf

That's a request not law. Why else would they have a thank you at the end.

pj9999 · 19-10-2013 3:19pm

Awesome. Thank ye's.
Just need to find someone with a massive photocopier now.

Gumbo · 19-10-2013 10:09pm

Department of environment rules overrule cork local requests. You can lodge all on an A0 if you wanted.

Just remember that you need 6 copies of the drawings and ensure the copies are to scale also. And makes sure the copies are coloured where required, ie red boundary outline etc

Plans have to be A3 or A4 ?

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