Planning permission when i already own a house

RandomPunter82

Hi, i am from a rural area outside cork city. i bought a small semi Detached house in a housing estate approx 5 years ago in a nearby village.

i have since got married and i am looking at buying a site of a local farmer near my parents home where i grew up.

would the fact i already own a house in a nearby village lead to a rejection in a planning application that i may make?

thanks, any advice/help would be great

BryanF

You do not have a housing need.
Depending on site location (zoning/ local need clause) you may be refused.

RandomPunter82

BryanF wrote: »

You do not have a housing need.
Depending on site location (zoning/ local need clause) you may be refused.

Is there any way around this?

BryanF

RandomPunter82 wrote: »

Is there any way around this?

buy a bigger house

Gumbo

RandomPunter82 wrote: »

Is there any way around this?

Buy an existing house in the area with the view to maybe extending it if required.

Angry bird

You would have to demonstrate that the existing house is no longer suitable and bear in mind the Council will have heard it all before. I'd suggest to hire someone with experience in this, but be prepared that the answer will be a no.

RandomPunter82

Angry bird wrote: »

You would have to demonstrate that the existing house is no longer suitable and bear in mind the Council will have heard it all before. I'd suggest to hire someone with experience in this, but be prepared that the answer will be a no.

thanks for your suggestion, yes i intend on getting help & advice - i am prepared for the long road ahead!

Gumbo

RandomPunter82 wrote: »

thanks for your suggestion, yes i intend on getting help & advice - i am prepared for the long road ahead!

It might be a very short road and you should go to a pre planning meeting where they will advise on your chances of getting or being refused permission.

B-D-P--

Like Kceire said, Dont be to pessimistic about your chances.
Get an engineer to go to a pre-planning meeting for you, see if there will be any issues, They might say yea no problem.

If it goes against, get a TD to help with lobbying the planning.

db

RandomPunter82 wrote: »

Hi, i am from a rural area outside cork city. i bought a small semi Detached house in a housing estate approx 5 years ago in a nearby village.

i have since got married and i am looking at buying a site of a local farmer near my parents home where i grew up.

would the fact i already own a house in a nearby village lead to a rejection in a planning application that i may make?

thanks, any advice/help would be great

As others have said above you already own a house in the area so strictly speaking you do not have a housing need. You would need to establish a need to build a house near to your parents and there are very few criteria under which you can base your requirement. One of those criteria is if there are medical reasons why you need to live in that specific location. You may also be required to show why you could not buy an existing house in the area.

RandomPunter82

db wrote: »

As others have said above you already own a house in the area so strictly speaking you do not have a housing need. You would need to establish a need to build a house near to your parents and there are very few criteria under which you can base your requirement. One of those criteria is if there are medical reasons why you need to live in that specific location. You may also be required to show why you could not buy an existing house in the area.

there is very few houses for sale around where my parents live, if i had a relative such as a parent / sibling that had to be cared for due to disability, - would this be worth mentioning in any potential planning application

OC060189

Hi I am currently in a similar situation own a home in zone 1 on map. However site we are looking at is in zone 4. It is beside his parents and there is a stipulation on the planning in that area that the person has to have held an address there and the person has to be native to the area. Very small area... his family is one of 3 families that could actually apply for planning and he is the only person that would be in any way interested. Does the zone difference mean he still has local needs in the area? Could a sibling apply for planning on his behalf?

BryanF

OC060189 wrote: »

Hi I am currently in a similar situation own a home in zone 1 on map. However site we are looking at is in zone 4. It is beside his parents and there is a stipulation on the planning in that area that the person has to have held an address there and the person has to be native to the area. Very small area... his family is one of 3 families that could actually apply for planning and he is the only person that would be in any way interested. Does the zone difference mean he still has local needs in the area? Could a sibling apply for planning on his behalf?

Please stop posting the same question across the forum. 1 post is enough