40ft Shipping container on a trailer

Container

I am unsure exactly where to start here. I am looking to install a living space in a 40ft shipping container. My hubbys inlaws are lending us some of their land which they reside on.
We can have the container lifted off the trailer or it can stay on it.
If it was on the trailer would it be classed as a mobile home? Would that need planning permission?
If it was placed on foundations how do we go about getting planning?

This isn't a simple fancy for us, we see it as a way to get out of the renting system and start saving for real. I have a 1:12th scale model of the container and looking at how everything will fit.

We will be looking at using skilled labour for electric and plumbing. The rest we can do, I am able to weld and do all that is needed for the steel part. My husband is the wood man (pardon the pun lol) he can do all framing, cabinets and the like. My inlaws have built two houses now (brick and mortar style) so we can do all the other parts ourselves.
My inlaws have an architect in the family so we can get plans done up.

An help would be greatly appreciated!!

FortySeven

Container wrote: »

I am unsure exactly where to start here. I am looking to install a living space in a 40ft shipping container. My hubbys inlaws are lending us some of their land which they reside on.
We can have the container lifted off the trailer or it can stay on it.
If it was on the trailer would it be classed as a mobile home? Would that need planning permission?
If it was placed on foundations how do we go about getting planning?

This isn't a simple fancy for us, we see it as a way to get out of the renting system and start saving for real. I have a 1:12th scale model of the container and looking at how everything will fit.

We will be looking at using skilled labour for electric and plumbing. The rest we can do, I am able to weld and do all that is needed for the steel part. My husband is the wood man (pardon the pun lol) he can do all framing, cabinets and the like. My inlaws have built two houses now (brick and mortar style) so we can do all the other parts ourselves.
My inlaws have an architect in the family so we can get plans done up.

An help would be greatly appreciated!!

Can't help with the planning applications but I would spend most of my planning on insulation and ventilation. Container living is totally feasible if these two are well served.

Good plan you have. Best of luck with it.

BryanF

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2000/si/181/made/en/print

You require planning

Metric Tensor

You will also have to meet all the building regulations including disability access, fire safety, renewable energy, insulation, air tightness, radon protection, etc etc

Google Technical Guidance Documents A to M and read each one as you will have to comply with them all.

Calahonda52

TGDs are here
http://www.environ.ie/en/TGD/

saw this done down in NZ last year, in part after the Christchurch earthquake, for both houses and more so shops:
two things occur:
think about protecting the metal from direct sunlight, given that the hubby is a chippie should be easy enough, it will reduce the solar gain big time, also shade the south/west facing windows
get a smaller one for all the plumbing stuff, e.g. toilet kitchen washing machines, cold water tank etc: makes it much simpler.
HTH

Gumbo

Container wrote: »

I am unsure exactly where to start here. I am looking to install a living space in a 40ft shipping container. My hubbys inlaws are lending us some of their land which they reside on.
We can have the container lifted off the trailer or it can stay on it.
If it was on the trailer would it be classed as a mobile home? Would that need planning permission?
If it was placed on foundations how do we go about getting planning?

This isn't a simple fancy for us, we see it as a way to get out of the renting system and start saving for real. I have a 1:12th scale model of the container and looking at how everything will fit.

We will be looking at using skilled labour for electric and plumbing. The rest we can do, I am able to weld and do all that is needed for the steel part. My husband is the wood man (pardon the pun lol) he can do all framing, cabinets and the like. My inlaws have built two houses now (brick and mortar style) so we can do all the other parts ourselves.
My inlaws have an architect in the family so we can get plans done up.

An help would be greatly appreciated!!

Great ideas in the head, or at a showcase. But our building Regulations and Planning Regulations don't make it easy to get this over the line.

The building regulations will be tough, particularily showing compliance on fit for purpose, structural guarantees from Engineers etc

I think you can technically comply with the Building Regulations, but I don't think you'd save any money over a traditional house, as in order to comply you will have to provide a lot of bespoke work arounds to meet the regs.