Planning tips #1-7: Roundup
I peaked a bit too early on this one when I mis-scheduled the posts. Anyway, here they all are in one post: Below are all the recent Planning Tips we’ve posted over the last week (or so) 1. Don’t Participate Read More …
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Planning Tip #7 – Sometimes you're just not going to get planning
This is the toughest one to swallow. Sometimes, for whatever the reason. You’re just not going to get planning on your site. Whether it’s a contravention of the Local Authority Development Guidelines or it’s impossible to find an area on Read More …
Planning Tip #6 – Appeal !
Following on from the previous post on ‘Withdrawing your application’ this post takes the next ultimate step of appealing the decision to An Bord Pleanála. The ‘Bord’ has a great guide on it’s website about the Planning Appeal Process. We Read More …
Planning Tip #5 – Withdraw
So you’ve been following the planning tips closely; and your planning application is still destined for a refusal – what can you do? Prior to the notification of the refusal of your Planning Application you can Withdraw it at any Read More …
Planning Tips – RoundUp
Below are all the recent Planning Tips we’ve posted over the last week (or so) 1. Don’t Participate 2. Don’t build a new house – use something existing 3. Maximise your exempted development rights 4. Political Representation 5. Withdraw 6. Read More …
Planning Tip #4 – Political representation
The Irish planning system has a strong emphasis on third party rights where the planning process has three parties: 1. The Planning Authority 2. The applicant 3. The general public There is also the general right of any person to Read More …
Planning Tip #3 – Maximise your Exempted Development rights
I guess this is a combination of the two planning tips posts on ‘Don’t Participate’ and ‘Utilise an existing building’ and that is to be clever about maximising your Planning Exempted Development rights: Exempted development is development for which planning Read More …
Planning Tip #2: Don't build a new house. Utilise something existing
I know that you are dreaming of your lovely new house and my advice not to build goes against this but hear me out… It’s becoming apparent the Local Authorities across Ireland do not want you to build a new Read More …
I just made the disclaimer longer still…
Forgot this about requiring planning permission for demolishing a house: Disclaimer: All advice online is remote from the situation and cannot be relied upon as a defence or support – in and of itself – should legal action be taken. Read More …
My blog post disclaimer is getting longer…
I’m getting stacks of questions via comments on the website regarding my current (and previous) posts on planning. In today’s litigious society it’s important that I make it clear that every situation needs to be taken on it’s own merit Read More …
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