Any hope for planning permission?

magicEye · 02-03-2022 2:59pm #1

Land available for sale in the area where we live, however we were told that since we already own a house (bought 20 years ago in the area), we cannot get planning for a new build. we have outgrown the current home and would love to be able to move into something bigger, ideally self built.

is there any way around this? it seems mad that we were told we should sell the house we have to meet the conditions imposed... we would obviously sell the current home once the new one is done, but surely it wouldn't make sense to sell before?

thanks.

magic

wildwillow · 02-03-2022 3:06pm

Depending on the County it may not be a lost cause. I got permission, albeit with a bit of a struggle, to build a smaller house and downsize and the Council viewed it as making a family home available to the market. Condition of seven year occupancy imposed.

muffler · 02-03-2022 4:47pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058235543/any-hope-for-planning-permission

You may have been told right or maybe wrong. Log into your local Councils website, look for planning section and then find the county development plan. Go to the rural housing section of the plan and see what's required to satisfy the rural housing policies they have. There will also be exemptions so check those out.

If you think you can demonstrate compliance with said policies or close to it look for a pre planning meeting with the local planner where you can discuss your situation in more detail. Best to get a professional involved before that as you wouldn't want to be saying something at said meeting that could come back and bite you in the ass at the formal application stage.

Furze99 · 02-03-2022 4:52pm

Have you looked into extending your existing dwelling? That might be received more favourably depending on the area.

magicEye · 02-03-2022 5:06pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118721157#Comment_118721157

The garden is not big enough for building an extension unfortunately

magicEye · 02-03-2022 5:07pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118721115#Comment_118721115

we are non compliant as we own a house. this excludes us from the start.

wildwillow · 02-03-2022 6:01pm

You may argue that your current house isn't fit for purpose. Do you need an extra bedroom for the family?

muffler · 02-03-2022 8:23pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118721260#Comment_118721260

There are exemptions usually to the rural housing policies. Have you checked those?

The only other thing I can suggest is talk to a planning consultant or perhaps your local councillor.

Whatwicklow · 02-03-2022 9:10pm

A divorce erases your initial family home, get one of them and you now have a legitimate need for a house. 😉

magicEye · 03-03-2022 9:44am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118722661#Comment_118722661

Ha ha, nearly had me there for a second!

magicEye · 03-03-2022 9:45am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118721624#Comment_118721624

One extra bedroom and more living space, plus a proper study/office space for WFH

Saint_Mel · 11-03-2022 8:40am

There are ways around it. I know of couples who got the same response as they owned a house in urban area and were looking to move to rural. As part of their letter of needs, they stated that they were planning on expanding the family and current house wasn't big enough for their needs.

I've only ever heard of things like that when trying to move from urban to rural as council were trying to halt the development of 1 off big houses.

Any hope for planning permission?

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