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New build in the south east

  • 10-12-2020 8:27pm
    #1
    siobhan92
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6 ✭


    My partner and I are currently in discussion about building a house. We have options of sites on family land but we have no idea what the rules and regulations are for gaining planning permission. We would be looking for planning in Kilkenny. What does a site need to be granted permission? Site lines, houses either side, access to water etc
    Going into this blind, I know an architect will do this kind of stuff but as we have a number of options we would like to save costs by narrowing it down to places where planning is more likely
    All help, advice, do’s and don'ts welcome


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  • #2
    BryanF
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 10,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭BryanF


    Let the arch help you select the site


  • #3
    Calahonda52
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,888 ✭✭✭✭Calahonda52


    read this book, the section on site selection/house orientation is v good
    https://www.gilleducation.ie/secondary-construction-studies/secondary-construction-studies/construction-technology

    don't baulk at it being a LC text book

    “I can’t pay my staff or mortgage with instagram likes”.



  • #4
    looksee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,095 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    The easiest way would be to get the architect to help you, as BryanF says. However its no harm to start to figure it out for yourself.

    If you are getting farmland then your application for planning is going to be complicated by that fact. You should look at the Kilkenny Development Plan and see how the land is zoned https://www.kilkennycoco.ie/cdp/maps/maps.html. You will probably have to establish Local Need - that you have a good reason (beyond being gifted a site) for building on farmland. Again you will find the forms that establish whether you are likely to get planning for Local Needs on the Planning website.

    You could look at a potential site then get an appointment with the planners for a pre-planning meeting, at this you will be able to ask a planner if the site would cause any planning issues, and you could also generally discuss if there were any other likely places on the land that might be acceptable. They will not tell you you will definitely get planning, but you will get an idea if the site is likely to be an option.

    You will need sight lines, confidence that the site will not flood, suitability for septic tank (eventually you will need a survey for this, before planning would be granted), access to power and water. Don't look for a site on top of a hill/on a skyline, or somewhere really conspicuous. And a lot more things that the architect will be able to help you with.


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