Planning advice

DwightSchrute1

Just wondering what the minimum size of a site has to be for planning permission to be granted. I have heard conflicting reports, some say half an acre and others say 3/4 acre. Thanks.

Metric Tensor

Depends on the location OP. Check the county development plan of the county in question. I can point to two places less than a half mile apart where one needs half an acre and the other needs 3/4.

DwightSchrute1

Thanks for your help.

B-D-P--

I have always heard .75 acre also.

Was same for me.

kieran.

In Louth it's dependant on the size of your house larger house larger site required. 0.2 of a hectare is the minimum if you have to provide on site waste water treatment as per the EPA CoP 2009

Metric Tensor

What county are you in OP? Someone here might know the rules for your county.

CECR_37

AS has been said usually 0.75 of an acre. Although I heard of a plot years ago that was accepted at 0.5 acres. Contact you area planner.

JimmyMW

It depends on an a lot of variables, generally a min of 0.6a was a guide which was given, however if you plan on building 6000sg ft single story dwelling on it you will need a considerably bigger site. Also soil conditions will come into it as percolation area require will also affect the size of site required. Additionally the shape of a site may also have an affect on the size of site required, for example an awkward 3 sided site 0.8a may not work where a rectangular 0.6a site will.

A site should always be purchased subject to planning anyway so if your within the guide and its not a massively awkward or wet site then you should be ok to apply for the planning with a suitable design.

Gumbo

Metric Tensor wrote: »

Depends on the location OP. Check the county development plan of the county in question. I can point to two places less than a half mile apart where one needs half an acre and the other needs 3/4.

B-D-P-- wrote: »

I have always heard .75 acre also.

Was same for me.

kieran. wrote: »

In Louth it's dependant on the size of your house larger house larger site required. 0.2 of a hectare is the minimum if you have to provide on site waste water treatment as per the EPA CoP 2009

CECR_37 wrote: »

AS has been said usually 0.75 of an acre. Although I heard of a plot years ago that was accepted at 0.5 acres. Contact you area planner.

JimmyMW wrote: »

It depends on an a lot of variables, generally a min of 0.6a was a guide which was given, however if you plan on building 6000sg ft single story dwelling on it you will need a considerably bigger site. Also soil conditions will come into it as percolation area require will also affect the size of site required. Additionally the shape of a site may also have an affect on the size of site required, for example an awkward 3 sided site 0.8a may not work where a rectangular 0.6a site will.

A site should always be purchased subject to planning anyway so if your within the guide and its not a massively awkward or wet site then you should be ok to apply for the planning with a suitable design.

As MT says above, this is why your location is useful as you can see from the various replies that it differs throughout the country.

bemak

I think Councils tend to specify this as a guide but I think you could seek some relaxation of same if you're just below the limit for your county. Some councils also specify how far you should set back from a public road but this isn't possible in all scenarios and not something I've seen them be very strict on. Again, these are all just guidelines and each situation should be assessed on its own merits. Arrange for a pre-planning meeting before you go much further and just get a feel for them.

DwightSchrute1

Thanks for all the comments. I contacted my local planning office and they informed me that they do not have a minimum site requirement. They stated it will depend on where the septic tank goes and also if there is good soakage.