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Boundry Wall - Height Limits

  • 16-02-2011 02:41PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 150 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    Can someone tell me the maximum height I can have my boundry wall?

    Its a corner house with an 8 block high wall in place, I would like to make it bigger on the side that is on the street, not the nightbours side.

    Thanks,
    Gary


Comments

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


    exempted Development
    CLASS 5
    The construction, erection or alteration,
    within or bounding the curtilage of a
    house, of a gate, gateway, railing or
    wooden fence or a wall of brick, stone,
    blocks with decorative finish, other
    concrete blocks or mass concrete.

    conditions

    1. The height of any such structure
    shall not exceed 2 metres or, in the case
    of a wall or fence within or bounding any
    garden or other space in front of a house,
    1.2 metres.
    2. Every wall other than a dry or natural
    stone wall bounding any garden or other
    space shall be capped and the face of any
    wall of concrete or concrete block (other
    than blocks with decorative finish) which
    will be visible from any road, path or
    public area, including public open space,
    shall be rendered or plastered.
    158
    3. No such structure shall be a metal
    palisade or other security fence.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 406 ✭✭FesterBeatty


    This is a freestanding wall subject to wind load. It's structural design (mortar type/spacing of piers/masonry strength/foundation type/masonry type etc) will govern how high you can have your wall. If that falls within the limits of the L.A's regs then that's your answer.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,198 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    This is a freestanding wall subject to wind load. It's structural design (mortar type/spacing of piers/masonry strength/foundation type/masonry type etc) will govern how high you can have your wall. If that falls within the limits of the L.A's regs then that's your answer.
    Tp clarify, what Syd posted is the limits premitted without applying for planning. you have have higher with planning premission.


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