Plot size.

Max Headroom · 12-03-2015 10:26am #1

How would i go about getting the size of my plot...i have a feelling that the boundry wall between my house and my neighbour is not in the right place...maybe up to 3 feet extra on his side

db · 12-03-2015 10:38am

In my opinion and with no qualifications in this area, if you try to argue the location of a boundary wall with your neighbour, the only winners will be the engineers and solicitors. 1m on the land will be less than 0.5mm on a 1:2500 folio map so it will be very hard to establish the exact position of the boundary and any physical boundary is usually taken as the correct position. The only thing you may be able to establish is that the wall is entirely on your land and therefore you can do what you like with it without getting your neighbour's permission.

Max Headroom · 13-03-2015 9:07am

I feel you may be right..problem is that the same guy used to own both houses but lived in the neighbours house, he built the dividing wall where he wanted it seems .....

sydthebeat · 13-03-2015 1:37pm

So neighbor used to own both properties, put in the party wall, then sold to you?

Calahonda52 · 13-03-2015 10:54pm

db wrote: »

In my opinion and with no qualifications in this area, if you try to argue the location of a boundary wall with your neighbour, the only winners will be the engineers and solicitors. 1m on the land will be less than 0.5mm on a 1:2500 folio map so it will be very hard to establish the exact position of the boundary and any physical boundary is usually taken as the correct position. The only thing you may be able to establish is that the wall is entirely on your land and therefore you can do what you like with it without getting your neighbour's permission.

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2009/en/act/pub/0027/sec0043.html

Has changed the rules re permission on party walls

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