pigeons and planning

pigeon man

hello everyone whats the law on keeping pigeons in tallaght about 40 of them and how big or small does the loft have to be

thelawman

you will need a 18ft x 5ft loft, you shouldn't need planning permission, but that depends on the location, if it's overlooking neighbours etc. best to get their permission before you start,

Vel

See Class 3 of the Planning & Development Regulations 2001 regarding what would be exempt from having to obtain planning permission and pay particular attention to Point 6:

CLASS 3


The construction, erection or placing within the curtilage of a house of any tent, awning, shade or other object, greenhouse, garage, store, shed or other similar structure.
1. No such structure shall be constructed, erected or placed forward of the front wall of a house.

2. The total area of such structures constructed, erected or placed within the curtilage of a house shall not, taken together with any other such structures previously constructed, erected or placed within the said curtilage, exceed 25 square metres.

3. The construction, erection or placing within the curtilage of a house of any such structure shall not reduce the amount of private open space reserved exclusively for the use of the occupants of the house to the rear or to the side of the house to less than 25 square metres.

4. The external finishes of any garage or other structure constructed, erected or placed to the side of a house, and the roof covering where any such structure has a tiled or slated roof, shall conform with those of the house.

5. The height of any such structure shall not exceed, in the case of a building with a tiled or slated pitched roof, 4 metres or, in any other case, 3 metres.

6. The structure shall not be used for human habitation or for the keeping of pigs, poultry, pigeons, ponies or horses, or for any other purpose other than a purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the house as such.

pigeon man

So no pigeons ?

Vel

Not unless you apply for planning permission.

That said I would imagine the vast majority of pigeon lofts around the country have been built without applying for it. It all depends on whether you are likely to have neighbours who would complain to your local council if you did erect it illegally. Many people don't like living near them

pigeon man

theres other pigeon owners that have loads of pigeons and i dont think they got permission i dont think any of my next door neighbours will complain