If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)

Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

Dig up back garden and pave

salamanca22 · 2014-08-17 17:01:46

Hello, I am sick of the back garden and having to cut it and pick up the dog waste from it every few days. It's not even nice looking so I want to pave over the grass area and put some garden furniture there instead. I have never done this before so would like some advice. Do I need planning permission to do this? Do I…

17-08-2014 5:01pm

#1

salamanca22

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,179 ✭✭✭

Join Date: July 2014

Posts: 1150

Hello,

I am sick of the back garden and having to cut it and pick up the dog waste from it every few days. It's not even nice looking so I want to pave over the grass area and put some garden furniture there instead.

I have never done this before so would like some advice.

Do I need planning permission to do this? Do I need to take precautions that there may be piping under the soil and if there is will I need to make access to those pipes easy?

The grass area is roughly 3m*5m

What is the best way to dispose of the soil that is dug up?

I am sure there are other things I will need to take into account so any advice is welcome.

Edit: I was also thinking about slabs. It would work out cheaper but I an worried about weeds growing between the slabs and having to pull them every now and then.

0