sunshine4jesus43
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[22m] Currently looking at investing in an old property and renewing it. It's a small cottage of roughly 35m2. Beautiful area, great plot, etc etc. If I manage to get a hold of it I would plan to extend the property. Tried to gather as much info as possible about extending and have some unanswered questions if anyone has any knowledge?
Info on the property;
Thanks!
Info on the property;
- Derelict, dormant for nearly a decade
- Down a private lane, no other homes on the lane so would have no issue (to my knowledge) of window or extension issues into/facing neighbouring homes.
- Septic tank, well, esb all set, mostly done in the late 90's early 00's by previous owner.
- One story, previous owner selling due to an illegal extension on the rear of the property
- Most websites mention that extensions can only occur at the rear, is this definite? Is it possible to extended to the left/right side of the property so long as it is within the plot and not impacting other land/property?
- Is PP required for an extension below 40m2? Does this still apply to this property as the original building is smaller than the planned extension?
- Is it allowed to make two separate extensions that stay below 40m2 collectively? (e.g. extending a space of 10m2 at one end of the property and 25m2 at the other?)
- Does raising a roof on a property require planning even if another story to the building is not added?
- Has anyone reading been approved for the Derelict Property Grant? Is it an extensive/worthwhile process?
Thanks!