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Garage doors to windows/doors

  • 28-12-2020 12:02am
    #1
    pav
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37 ✭


    Hi
    Im looking for advice. We began renovating out garage that had retention. We are looking at changing the double garage doors to block it up and add windows and doors. My question is will this be allowed or do i need planning permission. The garage is visible from the road and is a stand alone building


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


    So is this like what Ivor Callely did down in Cork?
    ie get retention, then convert into habitable space, aka another house/granny flat.?

    Changing the front facade is one issue, using it as habitable space is another, which will require planning

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  • #3
    pav
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37 ✭pav


    Calahonda52 wrote: »
    So is this like what Ivor Callely did down in Cork?
    ie get retention, then convert into habitable space, aka another house/granny flat.?

    Changing the front facade is one issue, using it as habitable space is another, which will require planning

    We bought the property with retention... built in the 80s. Bad workmanship. We are completely renovating... roof... floors... walls... insulation

    Its not as a liveable space... but rather a work/office office


  • #4
    BryanF
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 10,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭BryanF


    OP,
    1. What was the retention for? Ie retain a garage?

    2. And what is it you now want to do with space? An office? Or habitable accommodation

    3. Will this be exclusively used by Your household?

    4. Is the garage attached to your house?

    5. When exactly was the retention granted? The year please,

    6. Are you clear if all conditions associated with the retention were completed?

    7. Did you get an opinion on compliance when you bought the property


  • #5
    pav
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37 ✭pav


    BryanF wrote: »
    OP,
    1. What was the retention for? Ie retain a garage? - garage but not for insdustry use

    2. And what is it you now want to do with space? An office? Or habitable accommodation - office

    3. Will this be exclusively used by Your household? - yes

    4. Is the garage attached to your house? - no

    5. When exactly was the retention granted? The year please - 2017

    6. Are you clear if all conditions associated with the retention were completed? - yes, clearly states not as living space

    7. Did you get an opinion on compliance when you bought the property
    - no... do not think so, only engineer


  • #6
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,354 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    pav wrote: »
    - no... do not think so, only engineer

    You need to also answer questions 1-6


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  • #7
    pav
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37 ✭pav


    Gumbo wrote: »
    You need to also answer questions 1-6

    Answer to questions

    1. What was the retention for? Ie retain a garage? -
    ANSWER - Garage

    2. And what is it you now want to do with space? An office? Or habitable accommodation
    ANSWER - office space... not living space

    3. Will this be exclusively used by Your household?
    ANSWER - yes

    4. Is the garage attached to your house?
    ANSWER - no

    5. When exactly was the retention granted? The year please -
    ANSWER - 2017

    6. Are you clear if all conditions associated with the retention were completed?
    ANSWER - yes, clearly states not as living space

    7. Did you get an opinion on compliance when you bought the property
    ANSWER - not sure. We got an engineer


  • #8
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,354 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    pav wrote: »
    Answer to questions

    1. What was the retention for? Ie retain a garage? -
    ANSWER - Garage

    2. And what is it you now want to do with space? An office? Or habitable accommodation
    ANSWER - office space... not living space

    3. Will this be exclusively used by Your household?
    ANSWER - yes

    4. Is the garage attached to your house?
    ANSWER - no

    5. When exactly was the retention granted? The year please -
    ANSWER - 2017

    6. Are you clear if all conditions associated with the retention were completed?
    ANSWER - yes, clearly states not as living space

    7. Did you get an opinion on compliance when you bought the property
    ANSWER - not sure. We got an engineer

    I don’t think you need planning for the use but you may need planning for the new door/window.


  • #9
    BryanF
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 10,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭BryanF


    OP
    If the retention was only 2017, would the eng who got It for you, offer an opinion on planning compliance?


  • #10
    pav
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37 ✭pav


    BryanF wrote: »
    OP
    If the retention was only 2017, would the eng who got It for you, offer an opinion on planning compliance?

    The retention was got by previous owners. We got our own engineer when we bought the house. He recommended renovations as it was not structural sound


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