Planning in Mayo

Stanford

Hi All,

Is there anybody on here who could give me some advice on planning policies for a single dwelling house in North West mayo please?


G

Stanford

Stanford wrote: »

Hi All,

Is there anybody on here who could give me some advice on planning policies for a single dwelling house in North West mayo please?


G

Read the mayo county development plan
http://www.mayococo.ie/en/Planning/MayoCountyDevelopmentPlan2014-2020/ it will give you plenty of information on house design etc

Go to a per planning meeting. They are on on Wednesdays. In Bellmullet I think. You can talk one on one with a planner

Stanford

Thanks,

I have read the CDP plan in detail and my architect has met the local area planner in Belmullet, I have already submitted a planning application for a house and my query applies to how I might avoid an Occupancy Clause being attached to a Grant of Permission, it seems Mayo Co Co rural area planners don't always apply the rules on such clauses in a consistent manner.

Oldtree

almost no way to avoid the OC, esp if you applied for a dwelling in the countryside, in order to maintain the historical management of the land. its part of the development plan. If you are trying to avoid the OC then your plans are to cash in and sell and that would be obvious to the planners. Any inconsistancy on the OC is probably down to a clerical error or aliens:p

Stanford

Thanks,

I was left the site by my late Uncle and all my Mother's people all originated in Mayo, I now no longer have any connections in the area and so my plan would be as you say, to achieve planning permission and sell the site to realise the value of the inheritance. I don't see how this is any business of Mayo Co Co once the planning application fulfills the proper planning considerations.

The CDP clearly places the site in a Structurally Weak Area for which the CDP encourages building dwelling houses especially in areas which have suffered rapid population depletion. The CDP suggests OC clauses around major towns to avoid speculation on new housing where adequate housing stock already exists. My site is not in such an area.

I have spoken to some Planners in other Local Authorities and it seems that Mayo seem to play fast and lose with OCs without any regard to the policies in the CDP.

TruthEnforcer

Have you considered 'Outline Planning' on the site .. and that way .. if you achieve it .. an prospective buyer would know that future planning is not an issue ?