Have to say I have no sympathy for them at all. They broke the law and acted, imo, with arrogance and stupidity in building a house twice the size after being refused by the council and on appeal by An Bord Pleanala.
If it had been refused for a minor reason, then that reason could be resolved by the applicant (e.g. moving the entrance there, getting rid of that window there etc.) or could be dealt with by way of Permission for Retention.Nice house.
I wonder why it was refused permission in the first place?
If refused for a really great reason and for the greater good then tough but if refused for someting trivial or minor enough in the grand scheme of things then they should be allowed to keep it.
The law has been known to be an ass on occasion.
If it had been refused for a minor reason, then that reason could be resolved by the applicant (e.g. moving the entrance there, getting rid of that window there etc.) or could be dealt with by way of Permission for Retention.
The fact that this ended up in court indicates that the planning issue with the house is so significant that it could not be resolved by seeking Retention Permission.
You would be surprised at just how insignificant some planning issues are, but some planners can get like a dog with a bone and you have to tip toe around them so as not to end any chance of ever getting permission.
I don't agree with people just firing ahead and building, but the inconsistency in the planning offices has to be addressed at some time.
It sounds terrible for them having to do this but why would somebody build a house without planning permission in the first place. They must have known there would be consequences. Also it seems as though they went double the size of what was turned down already so they really took things into their own hands. I really feel sorry for them and wonder would a fine not be better than making them knock it now.
Whether they had to borrow for it or not is neither here nor there.
I think I heard of something like this before too.
Have to say I have no sympathy for them at all. They broke the law and acted, imo, with arrogance and stupidity in building a house twice the size after being refused by the council and on appeal by An Bord Pleanala.
I don't. They got refused for planning. They then built a house twice the size of the initial refusal.
That house must have cost at least €600K to build. Seeing as the couple did not have planning permission I cannot see how they got a mortgage. So, on that basis, that's €650K in cash they had lying about. Did they think that they didn't need to conform to the rules like the rest of us who have to borrow from the bank and satisfy the planners conditions?
Fair point Purple, and Niallers too. When reading it back it does smack of both. I never intended to gloat.
My point is that if they were like the rest of us and had to get a mortgage then this would never have reached this unfortunate end as a bank would have put a stop to the illegal act a long time ago.
It's the "the rst of us" bit that makes it sound bad.
Couldnt agree more. I know numerous people who have had planning refused on silly reasons, and were later able to get approval due to a change in staff, an intervention by a politician, or just a huge amount of pestering.
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