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Submitted planning permission, what next?

  • 03-02-2017 6:57pm
    #1
    newtoboards
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 418 ✭✭


    The house design took time but we have finally submitted planning permission.

    We will hopefully be going the contractor or project manager route, money allowing but what is the next thing we do?

    Do we engage the services of a QS, or start looking for contractors, or go to the bank or what?


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  • #2
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,340 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    newtoboards wrote: »
    The house design took time but we have finally submitted planning permission.

    We will hopefully be going the contractor or project manager route, money allowing but what is the next thing we do?

    Do we engage the services of a QS, or start looking for contractors, or go to the bank or what?

    I'd go to the bank to get a feeling if figures that they will allow.
    It's the only operation that's free now.

    My opinion, no point engaging a QS, engineer etc until after you get a planning decision.


  • #3
    newtoboards
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 418 ✭✭newtoboards


    kceire wrote: »
    I'd go to the bank to get a feeling if figures that they will allow.
    It's the only operation that's free now.

    My opinion, no point engaging a QS, engineer etc until after you get a planning decision.

    Thank you. That makes perfect sense


  • #4
    tobdom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 515 ✭✭✭tobdom


    Depending on where you're seeking planning, it could be worthwhile preparing to respond to a request for further information from the planning authority. It might seem hard to prepare for this, you don't know what they might ask, but you could review previous applications (online) to the same planning authority to see if there's a standard list of stuff they look for.

    For example, in Co. Galway, we had to respond to a request for further information in relation to local housing needs, which is a big thing in Galway. Even though we had completed the relevant form and included some evidence of 'need' in our initial application, they came back looking for more: school letters etc etc.

    If they come back with a request for further information, there's a good chance that it won't be until the end of the standard period (of when you'd be expecting a decision) and then they have another 4 weeks after you reply with the requested further info..... it can be a long, drawn out, frustrating process.....

    Best of luck with it!


  • #5
    newtoboards
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 418 ✭✭newtoboards


    tobdom wrote: »
    Depending on where you're seeking planning, it could be worthwhile preparing to respond to a request for further information from the planning authority. It might seem hard to prepare for this, you don't know what they might ask, but you could review previous applications (online) to the same planning authority to see if there's a standard list of stuff they look for.

    Thank you for this - we spent last night going through the most recent planning requests in our area to get a feel for what they will ask for. Looking at those local housing need is high on the agenda as it flood risk so we may have to do both of those again.


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