There is no such requirement. The only 2 relevant rules are the Planning requirement of having a certain amount of back garden/yard space and the Fire Regulations requirements regarding the size and distance from boundary of opes. If you have no windows (or other unprotected areas), you can build on the boundary. If you build 1m from the boundary, you can have c.5.5 sq.m. IIRC -increasing as you move back.Extension will need planning and my understanding is the gable wall of this extension needs to be a minimun of 2 metres from the boundary wall.
The Management Company is presumably the owner, in which case you will need their agreement only. Depending on how the internal rules of that are run, you may need the agreement of all house owners. You might approach the Management Company to see who the owner is.Question is then what is the best way to go about purchasing a width of approx 10ft (unsure of length- guess maybe 60 ft) of common area? Do I have to get agreement from all house owners? and what would be a rough price estimate in purchasing some of the common area?
There is no such requirement. The only 2 relevant rules are the Planning requirement of having a certain amount of back garden/yard space and the Fire Regulations requirements regarding the size and distance from boundary of opes. If you have no windows (or other unprotected areas), you can build on the boundary. If you build 1m from the boundary, you can have c.5.5 sq.m. IIRC -increasing as you move back.
Should be 5.6sq.m....When you mention 5.5 sq.m what does that refer to?
Should be 5.6sq.m....
See Table 4.2 (Permitted unprotected areas in
small residential buildings) in this:
http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/DevelopmentandHousing/BuildingStandards/FileDownLoad,1640,en.pdf
(snip)Question is then what is the best way to go about purchasing a width of approx 10ft (unsure of length- guess maybe 60 ft) of common area?(snip)
There is no such requirement.
The only 2 relevant rules are the Planning requirement of having a certain amount of back garden/yard space and the Fire Regulations requirements regarding the size and distance from boundary of opes (snip)
These items cover areas - not distances.There may be several other "rules" arising from specific limiting Conditions that may have been included in any particular permission.
There may also be guidelines to follow in the county development plan, SDZ, local area plan, other zoning related matters, or development plan objectives controlling development in the OP's area.
There are limits on exempted development in the planning regulations.
This would not be affected by extending the side garden. Either the drain and/or wayleave is next to his house (in which case there is a problem which must be resolved) or it is not (in which case there is not).We have already covered building beside, near or over drains in at least two threads in these forums and the op may find that unless such large side garden are a feature in the estate his may be the site through which the main sewer reaches its final outfall.
That is in relation to the technical requirement of applying for Permission/exemption therefrom - it is not a bar on the occurrence of such development.Normally you're pretty sharp Superman, but there is specific mention of a 2M rule in the planning Regulations
That is in relation to the technical requirement of applying for Permission/exemption therefrom - it is not a bar on the occurrence of such development.
These items cover areas - not distances.
This would not be affected by extending the side garden. Either the drain and/or wayleave is next to his house (in which case there is a problem which must be resolved) or it is not (in which case there is not).
Condition 3.
Any above ground floor extension shall be a distance of not less than 2 metres from any party boundary.[/I]
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I know you were probably mentally paraphrasing Superman.
This 2M rule cannot apply per se, where the owner is building significantly to the side, as opposed to directly behind the house, because this isn't considered exempted development.
And the 2M may not apply where there is no habitable space created above Ground Floor level in an "above ground floor extension".
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Yes thats the 2M rule I had read about and based my assumption on. Glad to here that it doesnt apply when I would be considering building to the side of my house and the extension wouldnt have any habitable space above it.(snip)
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