thanks erw fan.
I have worked in the area for almost 7 years, rented in 2 different houses for the same length of time. I am not from the area, neither is my partner. We do not own any property.
As such, we are in 'need' of housing (we dont want to stay paying rent forever), and have mortgage approval for approx 350k.
We would really like to build rather than buy at this stage, as at least you would have your own little 1/2 an acre at the end of it all. Sites which require a local housing need still aren't exactly cheap (200k).
I looked at the county council site, but it doesn't seem to give a lot of info, just fill out a form and hope for the best.
I am in Galway, the area we are looking at is approx 10 miles outside the city.
Can anyone advise what our next step should be? the local auctioneer said if we found a site that we really really like, that we should dig our heels in and try our best to get it. He also said that it is somewhat discriminatory to disallow planning just because we were not born in the area.
Has anyone any experience of this?
thanks.