building slatted unit - timing

tellmeabit

So want to have new unit put up for this time next year. Probably go for planning and grant. How long is a piece of string and roughly how long will whole process take from people's experience

whelan2

tellmeabit wrote: »

So want to have new unit put up for this time next year. Probably go for planning and grant. How long is a piece of string and roughly how long will whole process take from people's experience

Took about 9 months between deciding what I wanted and getting full planning. Biggest delay was getting percolation test done as the spring was very wet and no tests being done. Planning put in at end of May and got final planning at end of August. I aim to start building in the spring. Have you someone to do your plans?

Farmer Dan

I agree whelan2, but just to say, not all county councils require percolation test for agricultural developments. But planning takes a minimum of 3 months in all cases.
You'd want to allow 12 month's between designing the shed, getting planning , getting grant approval & quotes.

Cavanjack

Farmer Dan wrote: »

I agree whelan2, but just to say, not all county councils require percolation test for agricultural developments. But planning takes a minimum of 3 months in all cases.
You'd want to allow 12 month's between designing the shed, getting planning , getting grant approval & quotes.

I Think after planning is granted it could take up to 6 months to get a tams application approved. So by the time You decide to build, get planning permission sorted, get grant approval and get a builder sorted it'll be at least a year.

whelan2

A good friend of mine got a high profile company to do his plans. They charged him 5000 euros without putting in a planning application. I paid 1400 euros for my plans and 300 to the council, he submitted the plans for me. Agree a figure beforehand. 5k is a total rip off

tellmeabit

whelan2 wrote:

Took about 9 months between deciding what I wanted and getting full planning. Biggest delay was getting percolation test done as the spring was very wet and no tests being done. Planning put in at end of May and got final planning at end of August. I aim to start building in the spring. Have you someone to do your plans?

Cheers. Don't have some one yet. I have plans from last shed and am hoping to use these. Looking to .make one shed with the feeding bars facing each other. New one a mirror of old one. Will decide when i see what's on offer and dept specs.

tellmeabit

Cavanjack wrote:

I Think after planning is granted it could take up to 6 months to get a tams application approved. So by the time You decide to build, get planning permission sorted, get grant approval and get a builder sorted it'll be at least a year.

I was thinking around a year. So looking to get process started shortly. 1st step is design and planning so

Farmer Dan

whelan2 wrote: »

A good friend of mine got a high profile company to do his plans. They charged him 5000 euros without putting in a planning application. I paid 1400 euros for my plans and 300 to the council, he submitted the plans for me. Agree a figure beforehand. 5k is a total rip off

€5000 was a robbery, this is the type of work I do, €1400 you paid would cover a substantial sized planning application. There's a couple of fixed costs, a set of ordnance survey maps € 100 approx & planning notice in the newspaper € 50 approx.
The planning application fee to council would be max €300 for planning & €900 for retention in most counties.

Farmer Dan

tellmeabit wrote: »

Cheers. Don't have some one yet. I have plans from last shed and am hoping to use these. Looking to .make one shed with the feeding bars facing each other. New one a mirror of old one. Will decide when i see what's on offer and dept specs.

You know what you want which is good, the plans may need to be redrawn to suit current specifications re ventilation, access to calving pens / creep area , etc.