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Adding a Utililty room and planning

  • 21-03-2021 10:12PM
    #1
    PatrickSmithUS
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 263 ✭✭


    I know you can build a garage with 25m square meters with no planning.



    We want to add a Utility room/bootroom to the side of the house around that size. Do you need to include garage doors that would allow access for a car or is there any leniency at all in this?


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  • #2
    BryanF
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 10,147 Mod ✭✭✭✭BryanF


    http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2001/si/600/made/en/print#sched2

    Why are you seeking to avoid planning? Unless you want a garage?


  • #3
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers, Paid Member Posts: 44,928 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    PatrickSmithUS wrote: »
    I know you can build a garage with 25m square meters with no planning.



    We want to add a Utility room/bootroom to the side of the house around that size. Do you need to include garage doors that would allow access for a car or is there any leniency at all in this?

    you can build an attached larger extension (once certain conditions are met)

    who wants to use a utility room where you have to go outside to do it?


  • #4
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 42,155 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    PatrickSmithUS wrote: »
    I know you can build a garage with 25m square meters with no planning.



    We want to add a Utility room/bootroom to the side of the house around that size. Do you need to include garage doors that would allow access for a car or is there any leniency at all in this?

    It will be a garage/shed. Not a utility room as it will be externally accessed.


  • #5
    PatrickSmithUS
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 263 ✭✭PatrickSmithUS


    Gumbo wrote: »
    It will be a garage/shed. Not a utility room as it will be externally accessed.


    I saw that if it's not at the back of the house you need planning regardless.



    Back to the drawing board.


  • #6
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,489 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    PatrickSmithUS wrote: »
    I saw that if it's not at the back of the house you need planning regardless.



    Back to the drawing board.
    No, you can build a shed (without PP) at the side of the house subject to certain conditions - see Class 3 of the exemptions.


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  • #7
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,489 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    Just to add that you can then convert the shed to whatever you wish domestically, again subject to conditions :)


  • #8
    PatrickSmithUS
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 263 ✭✭PatrickSmithUS


    muffler wrote: »
    Just to add that you can then convert the shed to whatever you wish domestically, again subject to conditions :)


    But you have to put the garage there first, before you convert it, which requires planning permission doesn't it?


  • #9
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,489 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    PatrickSmithUS wrote: »
    But you have to put the garage there first, before you convert it, which requires planning permission doesn't it?
    Have you read the details in the link that I posted?


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