Map/picture/document to show boundaries of our site on which our house sits

gIslands

We are planning a rear extension at the moment and need to get a map/picture showing the boundaries of our site.

We live in a urban setting.

We thought that the deeds for our mortgage would should this,(an architect suggested that it would) but we got a big a5 land registry doc from the bank, which shows a a very large scale image of our road and surrounding roads.

It does not map our site specifically.

Appreciate any feedback.

JoeySully

https://www.mypropertytitle.ie/

you should be able to get the map from them for €40.

gIslands

Thanks JoeySully, finding it very hard to determine what my site is on the map our road is quite long.
I will have to see if we have our folio number on the deeds (?) and try searching by it.

Any other suggestions on the best way to do a search on the site and ensure I get the right map of our site specifically

sydthebeat

what do you want the map for?

OSI do planning packs, if you need it for a planning application.
your architect / technician will organise this for you.

Supertech

You shouldn't need a Folio number. If you enter the name of your street or road into the search box at the link provided it will bring you directly in to that area. Once you can identify the house, click on it and it will bring up the registration details if there are any (There may not be) In an urban area, your property may be registered with the Registry of Deeds, in which case there may be no map or simply a hand drawn one, or your property may not be registered at all. On the land direct website, if the property is registered, it will have a red outline with red dotted hatching inside it.

gIslands

@sydthebeat - as part of our build we hope to knock a small part of wall between us and our neighbours which is out of line with the remainder of the garden wall in place. We believe that the small part of the wall may be the correct boundary and the new wall (build pre our owning the house) is in fact more on our neighbours land.

They have a fence along the entire length of their boundary and so there is a little piece of ground that has become a dumping ground for lost footballs.

Pre talking to the neighbours we wanted to see if we could identify the true official boundary.

@Supertech I found identifying the house from just the street search very difficult. I have the folio number so I will search by it today.

Supertech

There is no real way to identify the 'official' boundary (unless it is described somehwere in a deed, or the map you already have shows some some dimensions or can be scaled to roughly establish the boundary position). Even then your neioghbour might disagree. The scale of the maps will determine the margin of error. Property Registration Authority Maps identify 'properties' but not 'boundaries'.The most practical method of achieving what you're trying to achieve is to be up front with the neighbours in the first place and agree everything from the start. Ironically, if there is a significant change to the site boundaries, it would be prudent to amend the PRA Mapping now as well to avoid any future issue if either you or your neighbour should decide to sell.

Just to say as well that the on screen search function at the link above will allow you to print a map but this won't be to scale. You should order a Folio Map from them before you start any investigations / discussions. It might be wise to have a look at your neighbours folio online as well to see how it joins yours.

yammagamma

also try myplan.ie its the new government website all about planning