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    June date for draft revision to locals only rules

    Galway councillor to push for removal of locals only rules in County Development Plan A long awaited update to the Department of Housing’s 2005 Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines is due to be published by the end of June, the department’s press office told Selfbuild. The guidelines restrict one-off housing in the countryside. In some zones, […] More

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    Houses unaffordable because of planning restrictions, says Kerry musician

    Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich’s application to build a vernacular cottage was rejected in April on the grounds that the house would be “unduly obtrusive on the landscape” and that it would extend, consolidate and set a precedent for ribbon development “of a suburban nature”. The well-known Kerry musician has fought a decade long battle to get […] More

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    Planning applications suffer coronavirus delays

    Covid-19 measures are adding at least six weeks to planning decisions in ROI, writes Michael O’Keeffe of healycornelius design In ROI the Minister for Housing, Planning & Local Government has introduced measures that allow planning departments to pause the progress of planning applications. This order took effect from 29th March and was due to end […] More

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    Narrow site for Wicklow new build

    Securing planning permission in Co Wicklow took longer than building Luis Reis’ family home – in large part because it sits on a narrow infill site, sandwiched between two overlooking properties. In this article we cover: House size before: 179sqm Plot Size: 283sqmBER: A3Airtightness: 1.962m3/hr.sqm Costs: SIPs supplier cost approx. €350k which includes the €15k […] More

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    PPS21 on way out?

    New planning policies in NI could make it easier, or more difficult, for self-builders to secure planning permission in the countryside, all depending on where you live, says planning expert Mervyn McNeill.  Changes to Local Development Plans and Strategy documents (LDPS) are underway in Northern Ireland, and if they take effect each one of NI’s […] More

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    Struggle to get planning for log cabin in Co Kildare

    Mobile homes proliferate as planning restrictions prevent log cabins from getting the green light, according to aspiring self-builder Becky Byrne. Becky Byrne has been living for seven years in a mobile home behind her parents’ house and aspires to build her own home; her partner and his child moved into the mobile home last year. […] More

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    Shops to be converted into homes without planning permission

    ROI Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy announced plans to exempt commercial premises from seeking planning permission to convert shops from commercial to residential use, although further deliberations are necessary before the draft regulations are approved. “These draft regulations, if approved by the Oireachtas, will allow the change of use of certain vacant commercial premises such […] More

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    No change to locals-only rules until 2018

    Locals-only rules from the 2005 Rural Housing Guidelines remain in place until further notice, the Department of Housing told Selfbuild. Locals-only rules prevent people without proven ties to the community to get planning permission on some greenfield sites, a policy that has led the EU to take legal proceedings against Ireland ten years ago. “The […] More

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    Top 5 tips to secure planning permission

    Top tips to secure planning permission whether you’re building new, extending or renovating in any of the 32 counties of Ireland. In this article we cover: 1. Read, consult and reference your local authority’s planning policy. In NI these are referred to as local development plans or area plans and in ROI county development plans […] More

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