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Planning Permission for Extension to Side of House

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  • 29-04-2014 12:04pm
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    Coat22
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    Hi All,

    I am beginning the process of building an extension to the side of my house. I have a corner site and would be looking to build a single story extension to the side somewhere between 25-35 Sq M.

    I have looked at various sites on exclusions to planning permission and there are certain things I would appreciate opinions on:

    1. Extensions less than 40 sq m to the rear of a house seem to be exempt – what about to the side of a house?
    2. As I am an end house I have a boundary wall – do I need to keep the extension more than 2 metres from this wall? Seems a lot and would knock probably 5-6 sq m off the overall size if so.

    Thanks for your help

    Coat22
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    DOCARCH
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    Coat22 wrote: »
    1. Extensions less than 40 sq m to the rear of a house seem to be exempt – what about to the side of a house?

    You need planning permission. There is no exemption for an extension to the side of the house.
    Coat22 wrote: »
    2. As I am an end house I have a boundary wall – do I need to keep the extension more than 2 metres from this wall? Seems a lot and would knock probably 5-6 sq m off the overall size if so.

    Not necessarily, there is no requirement to build 2m from the wall but it would prudent to leave some separation/space as a side passage.


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    Coat22
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    Thanks for the reply


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    4Sticks
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    DOCARCH wrote: »
    Not necessarily, there is no requirement to build 2m from the wall but it would prudent to leave some separation/space as a side passage.

    But not essential. I live in a 4 bed-semi-with-attached-garage-to-side which the garage is converted. Me and the neighbors garages share a party wall so no side passageway. The biggest downside is having to drag the lawnmower through the house. But the extra m2 is the big trade off.


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    4Sticks
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    Be aware too that going over 40m2 will take you into the new building control regulations territory. (Best avoided)


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    colm1982
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    I have a related question about a rear extension to a mid-terrace in Kildare. According to KCC Planning Website:

    "Any other ground floor extension must be not less than 2 metres from any party
    boundary."

    Does that mean I have to leave both side walls of the extension 2ms short of the boundary?!


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    sydthebeat
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    colm1982 wrote: »
    I have a related question about a rear extension to a mid-terrace in Kildare. According to KCC Planning Website:

    "Any other ground floor extension must be not less than 2 metres from any party
    boundary."

    Does that mean I have to leave both side walls of the extension 2ms short of the boundary?!

    Any first floor extension cannot be considered exempt if it's within 2 m of a boundary.


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    colm1982
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    Sorry it's a single story extension.

    The quoted rule on the Kildare Co.Co. website talks about ground floor extension. Is that a typo? I'm not allowed post the link.
    "Any other ground floor extension..."


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    sydthebeat
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    colm1982 wrote: »
    Sorry it's a single story extension.

    The quoted rule on the Kildare Co.Co. website talks about ground floor extension. Is that a typo? I'm not allowed post the link.
    "Any other ground floor extension..."


    I just checked.
    It says "above ground floor extension" in the preceding line.

    You are correct about the typo


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    colm1982
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭colm1982


    That's great. Thanks for clarification.


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