With just over four months elapsed since the second amendment to the Building Control Regulations, which allows an option to ‘‘opt out’’ of the need to appoint an Assigned Certifier (AC), reports from the Local Authority Building Control, states that there was a sharp fall in the submission of Commencement Notices before 1st September introduction,…
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Down the drain-Answer to readers question published in Irish Times 28th January 2016
Q I am replacing gutters and down-pipes at the front of my house, which faces onto a footpath. The existing down-pipes take a route involving two angles to a drain, or shore, on my property. To save money, it has been suggested that the down-pipes are simplified, and that they should discharge onto the footpath. Do…
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Do I need Planning for a large shed in my Garden and does the Home Renovation Incentive (HRI) apply
Noel Larkin answers a readers question in The Irish Times December 3rd 2015 Q There was a recent query about constructing a new garage and I wanted to expand on it a little. I have just agreed to purchase a house that has no garage and I want to build one and a home workshop…
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Attic Conversions – Exempted Development?
Lisa Murphy deals with this often confusing issue and outlines some recent planning decisions on the matter. In order to constitute Exempted Development and thereby negate the requirement to obtain Planning Permission for a development, Class 1, Part 1 of the Second Schedule of the Planning & Development Regulations, 2001, stipulates that any extension, alteration…
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