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Build up against neighbour or leave inaccessible space

  • 25-02-2014 12:37am
    #1
    pj9999
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 155 ✭✭


    Looking for a bit of advice please.

    Just knocked down an old extension, and am building a new 2 storey extension (making my house as deep as the neighbouring one).
    The previous old extension encroached on to neighbours ground by almost a metre (area to the right of the door as you look at it). This encroachment formed a triangle tapering to our boundary wall on the right).

    I could build right up against the neighbours house and probably get away with it (when built it would be impossible to observe except aerially), or i could leave an inaccessible triangle (difficult bugger to plaster though).

    Don't know the neighbour, as neither of us live in the properties. It would seem to be in his interest that I build up against his house, but even if I spoke to him I could hardly accept a verbal okay for it. And because I need to be building soon to comply with my commencement notice I can't really wait for legal approval.

    Any real alternative to leaving an empty triangle?

    Many thanks
    P


Comments

  • #2
    DOCARCH
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,453 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    Did you get planning permission to knock your old extension and/or planning permission for your proposed extension?


  • #3
    fash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,280 ✭✭✭fash


    Are you sure you don't own it? Seems to me you do. Especially if you had a building there before


  • #4
    pj9999
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 155 ✭✭pj9999


    DOCARCH wrote: »
    Did you get planning permission to knock your old extension and/or planning permission for your proposed extension?

    Yes to both.
    fash wrote: »
    Are you sure you don't own it? Seems to me you do. Especially if you had a building there before

    I've only recently purchased the place; the extension I demolished was there at least 20 years. The extension encroached onto the old boundary wall (removed now) from what I can see.
    It's not easy out from the title deeds exactly where the boundary line is.

    Here's what the old extension looked like.


  • #5
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,370 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    i would of considered the gable wall as the boundary tbh


  • #6
    riclad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,184 ✭✭✭riclad


    If the boundary Is unclear,
    i think you can take the gable wall,
    wall as the boundary.
    SINCE you are short on time you could ask
    your neighbour ,to sign a letter ,
    to formally state ,
    I,M giving you permission to build on my wall,
    or right up against my wall.
    I,M not a builder ,or a solicitor ,
    this is just my own opinion.
    I, presume you are aware of new planning control laws
    coming into force ,
    this week ,
    on Saturday.
    ask him will i be given acess to seal,paint,
    or plaster the wall ,for 1 day .
    I presume you won,t leave it as bare brick surface.


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  • #7
    pj9999
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 155 ✭✭pj9999


    riclad wrote: »
    If the boundary Is unclear,
    i think you can take the gable wall,
    wall as the boundary.
    SINCE you are short on time you could ask
    your neighbour ,to sign a letter ,
    to formally state ,
    I,M giving you permission to build on my wall,
    or right up against my wall.
    I,M not a builder ,or a solicitor ,
    this is just my own opinion.
    I, presume you are aware of new planning control laws
    coming into force ,
    this week ,
    on Saturday.
    ask him will i be given acess to seal,paint,
    or plaster the wall ,for 1 day .
    I presume you won,t leave it as bare brick surface.

    I'm not too worried about access to seal plaster etc. If there's a problem, we'll plaster as we build.
    Yes, aware of the new regs; have already commenced work.

    One possible road: Tell my neighbour that I'm planning to build on my own side and offer to plaster his exposed wall if he wished.
    It would then be up to him to accept this offer, OR potentially suggest that I build up close to his wall. Does that sound reasonable?


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