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planning application - home owner

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  • 10-08-2005 8:52am
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    PJG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 259 ✭✭


    Hi Folks,

    Just about to submit a planning application to the council, but I have heard that if you already are a home owner they won’t even look at it.

    Has anyone had the same problem and know of anyway around it?
    Don't want to have to sell our current house and rent as planning can take years adn may never happen.

    Cheers


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    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,218 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    PJG wrote:
    Hi Folks,

    Just about to submit a planning application to the council, but I have heard that if you already are a home owner they won’t even look at it.

    Has anyone had the same problem and know of anyway around it?
    Don't want to have to sell our current house and rent as planning can take years adn may never happen.

    Cheers


    Ring the council. I'm sure they could tell but as far as I know you dont and even if you do you can get your partner or son or what ever to make the application for you.


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    Brando_ie
    Registered Users Posts: 425 ✭✭Brando_ie


    Hi

    How a council will view a PP application depends from council to council. In the midlands where I am based homeownership doesn't seem to come into play especially if you are applying under the new rural guidelines (where moving to an area where you were born, family reside or you make an economic contribution) have facilitated one-off rural development. An often included clause to a granted permission for a homeowner is one that compells the applicant to reside in the house for 5 or a less common 10 years prior to selling onwards to hinder speculating. The pre-planning option has become somewhat dufunct with councils disclaiming the ass out of them to allow them to refuse an application they may have championed in pre planning, but it might be a good tester of the councils view on your particular application. Get a map with the site location and some broadstrokes of what type of house you wish to build and apply for a pre-planning meeting. :cool:


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    PJG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 259 ✭✭PJG


    cheers for the info folks


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    Wobs
    Registered Users Posts: 247 ✭✭Wobs


    In Meath if you own or have previously owned a house you will be refused planning permission. But most people lie and tick no on the apllication and hope they don't check up. I have heard though that they are begining to check with the land registry for every applicant! Sounds like alot of work considering all the apllications they recieve.


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    PJG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 259 ✭✭PJG


    yeah Wobs i think its the same in Kildare


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