PLANNING NOTES
If you do need planning permission for changes you wish to make,
then you need to apply to your local relevant body, i.e. city,
town or country council, and pay the appropriate fee.
A planning application must be preceded by a notice in a local
newspaper and a site notice must also be erected conforming to
specified criteria.
Third parties - e.g. neighbours - may object or make comments
and observations on your application. Only those who have made
objections/observations within the allotted time may appel any
grant of permission you receive to An Bord Pleanala. The Bord
attempts to rule on appeals within an 18-week period.
If a planning application is likely to go to An Bord Pleanala
appeal, thebn an applicant's total time in planning will be six
months, at least.
A grant of planning permission generally lasts for five years,
by which time it lapses unless substantial work is completed.
Planning authorities have powers to stop unauthorized development,
you may have to rectify or reinstate the work, and you can be
fined and may have to pay courts costs.
If you are buying property, check that the
building and any extentions/alterations have proper planning permission
or were exempt from planning permission. Other wise, you may liable
to enforcement action.
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