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Planning in Back Field

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  • 12-11-2019 3:08pm
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    kilkenny31
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    Hi Guys,

    I was just wondering if it's possible to get planning permission in the countryside in a field behind other houses. The houses are belonged to family members. There are neighbours either side of the two family homes. But I don't think they would object.


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    Penn
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    Most likely no. Backyard development. Even if your family wouldn't object the planners would look on it very unfavourably. In general, you must stick to the building line.


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    bryaj
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    Open to consideration.


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    tonytoc11
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    We received planning this year for a house that is classed as back-land development. It can be done


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    kilkenny31
    Registered Users Posts: 701 ✭✭✭kilkenny31


    tonytoc11 wrote: »
    We received planning this year for a house that is classed as back-land development. It can be done

    Thanks for your response. What was involved. Was it behind other houses?


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    tonytoc11
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    Yeah, it's directly behind 2 family members houses. We had a pre-planning meeting and the area planner was happy with the house, but not in favour of the site (due to backland development). He suggested that we try and swap the site for one with road frontage - this wasn't an option.

    We arranged a meeting with our local councilor, who took the proposal to the senior planner - the senior planner had no issue with the proposal. We submitted the application and as expected, the area planner recommended a refusal but the senior planner overruled him and gave a grant.

    Planning is subjective and it depends who you meet.


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    arctictree
    Registered Users Posts: 4,283 ✭✭✭arctictree


    tonytoc11 wrote: »
    Yeah, it's directly behind 2 family members houses. We had a pre-planning meeting and the area planner was happy with the house, but not in favour of the site (due to backland development). He suggested that we try and swap the site for one with road frontage - this wasn't an option.

    We arranged a meeting with our local councilor, who took the proposal to the senior planner - the senior planner had no issue with the proposal. We submitted the application and as expected, the area planner recommended a refusal but the senior planner overruled him and gave a grant.

    Planning is subjective and it depends who you meet.

    Similar thing happened to us. One planning app, the area planner recommended a grant and the senior planner refused it. Next app, the junior planner recommended a refusal and the senior planner overruled and granted it.


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    kilkenny31
    Registered Users Posts: 701 ✭✭✭kilkenny31


    tonytoc11 wrote: »
    Yeah, it's directly behind 2 family members houses. We had a pre-planning meeting and the area planner was happy with the house, but not in favour of the site (due to backland development). He suggested that we try and swap the site for one with road frontage - this wasn't an option.

    We arranged a meeting with our local councilor, who took the proposal to the senior planner - the senior planner had no issue with the proposal. We submitted the application and as expected, the area planner recommended a refusal but the senior planner overruled him and gave a grant.

    Planning is subjective and it depends who you meet.


    OK, does the linear development rules come into effect here i.e no more then four houses in 250m. At present there are four houses. Two belonging to family in the middle and a house either side not family.


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