Shed in the garden

japunia

Hello everyone my neighbour is in the middle of construction new shed(number 2 on picture) I am just little worry if his new shed is not to close of my sunroom (number 1 on picture)the distance beetwen my sunroom and his shed is 100 cm .I found information that should be at least 200cm .I just want find if his action are complying with planning regulations.Hope someone can clarify this to me.Thank You in advance

sydthebeat

what information have you found which says it should be 200mm??

as long as:

1 no part of his property oversails yours (the boundary being the centerline of the boundary wall)

2 the total area of all of his sheds doesn't exceed 25 sq m (assuming he has no planning permission for teh new shed)

3 he has retained at least 25 sq m of rear garden space, and;

4 the construction of the shed complies with the requirements of class 3 exemption of the planning regulations

then they should be ok

japunia

Thanks for reply

Boundary regulations

The law in Ireland stipulates that a structure built on a boundary must be at least 2 meters away from the neighboring property. If you want to build a shed that is closer than 2 meters to your neighbor's fence, you'll need to get their permission.

DownByTheGarden

Cant see anything wrong with that shed. Doesnt look too big at all.

japunia

Thank You I was more about placement of the shed then about size .

sydthebeat

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120984952#Comment_120984952

The law in Ireland stipulates that a structure built on a boundary must be at least 2 meters away from the neighboring property. If you want to build a shed that is closer than 2 meters to your neighbor's fence, you'll need to get their permission.

nope, thats not correct at all. can you please show where you read this?

DownByTheGarden

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120984952#Comment_120984952

If that was the case then wouldnt your shed be illegally placed?

muffler

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120984952#Comment_120984952

There's no law that states the 2 metre separation that I'm aware of. The info given by sydthebeat is correct. I would also like to know where you found this.

sydthebeat

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120984952#Comment_120984952

believe it or not, but a neighbour can actually remove / augment your boundary without your permission under land conveyancing law.

japunia

Well I bought this property with all existing buildings,my shed is on the back wall that's why I thought that his shed should go landscape as mine .If everything looks good then there is no problem for me .

Seve OB

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120984952#Comment_120984952

but it is not being built on a boundary

japunia

Planning regulation are extremely hard to understand for person like me that's why I opened that thread.Thank You everyone

Long Sean Silver

looks good to me

sydthebeat

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120985049#Comment_120985049

the one big issue that i can see is whether the area of this new shed, plus the existing one, equates to more than 25 sq m.

if so, then the question would be if you wanted to bring it further and notify your local planning authority

japunia

If anything what is he is doing not affect future sell of my house I have no problem.

Penn

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120984977#Comment_120984977

Seems to come from this website:

https://dublingardensheds.ie/blogs/news/can-i-build-a-shed-next-to-my-neighbours-fence-in-ireland#:~:text=Boundary%20regulations&text=The%20law%20in%20Ireland%20stipulates,need%20to%20get%20their%20permission.

No source for the claim though.

sydthebeat

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120985079#Comment_120985079

thanks penn

Seems whoever wrote that misinterpreted planning regs.

japunia

That's where I found it

muffler

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120985126#Comment_120985126

What else would you expect from the manufacturer of garden sheds.

sydthebeat

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120985145#Comment_120985145

well, its incorrect.

just as an aside, for your own information, you seems to have two sheds as well.

if neither has planning permission, it might be worth measuring them (outside walls) and seeing what the total area is

japunia

Even if You are right and my 2 sheds are over 25 sq m,they were built in 2005 so Is well over 7 years rule.

The rule effectively states that local authorities may not serve enforcement notices for an unauthorised development after seven years since the commencement of the development.

muffler

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120985260#Comment_120985260

That is true but you still don't have planning permission for them. That will be an issue should you ever make a planning application in the future or go to sell.

japunia

I bouthg in 2014 and everything was checked by solicitor so I presume everything is right.

Seve OB

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120985145#Comment_120985145

i'll say it again... but they are not building on the boundary

japunia

Understand thank You

muffler

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120985309#Comment_120985309

Well the shed or sheds must be less than 25 m2 so ... or maybe it wasn't picked up on by whoever did a survey.

Padre_Pio

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120985309#Comment_120985309

I definitely wouldn't presume that. They wouldn't have checked unless it would have held up the purchase.

You don't have planning for the sheds, so you would need to apply for retention to make everything legit. Probably no rush to do anything unless you're looking to extend of build something extra yourself.

Seve OB

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120985444#Comment_120985444

how do you know that there wasn't planning for his sheds?

brokenbad

How did you get that photo of his back yard - from a drone?

japunia

Picture from satellite available in the internet.

Padre_Pio

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120985466#Comment_120985466

I was replying to a comment where the OP assumed they had planning permission,or that retention was automatic, for their own sheds, also visible from the photo.