Feb 241 minDraft Fingal County Development Plan Fingal County Council have published their Draft Development Plan 2023-2029 today. At first viewing it lacks ambition in the middle of a...
Feb 111 minNew Retrofit grant, what does it mean for you?Good news this week that grants of more than €25,000 will be offered to householders to help pay for deep retrofits of their homes as...
Dec 10, 20213 minStages of Work.....what we do & how we do itStage 1 - Client Briefing The first stage of a project includes the following: Site visit & carry out an initial appraisal. Provide...
Nov 22, 20212 minA Guide to Attic Conversions....Do you know that you can convert your attic into a space you can live in? That's the good news, the bad news is that, most likely, it...
Nov 5, 20212 minA Guide to House Extensions…...Some of your most common questions answered: How much does an extension cost? You should allow €2,000 - €2,500+VAT/m2 for your house...
Sep 25, 20213 minPlanning rules in Meath for one-off housing to remain unchanged....Councillors voted heavily to reject recommendation which would introduce restrictions on the building of one-off houses in rural Meath....
Sep 23, 20211 minFingal Development Plan Review, where we are at...We are getting a lot of enquiries about the current review of the Fingal Development Plan, this is what we know: The Fingal Development...
Jul 10, 20211 minGalway house voted Ireland’s favourite buildingA house in County Galway has been unveiled as the public’s choice in the Irish Architecture Awards 2021. The Royal Institute of the...
Mar 1, 20213 minCan I ask you a question......Can I build an extension to my house without having to seek planning permission? The construction of an extension does not generally...
Feb 16, 20211 minRural Housing, it doesn't have to end in failureA comment we get all the time is that it's impossible to get granted permission for a house in the countryside because of the Rural...
Jan 27, 20211 minHouzz it's going.....Fingal Planning Consultants Awarded Best Of Houzz 2021 Coveted annual award highlights home renovation and design professionals with top...
Jan 21, 20212 minPlanning system delaying efforts to meet housing demandProblems with the country's planning system are causing significant delays in the delivery of new homes, a new report from the Irish...
Jan 6, 20211 minHere we go again....Non-essential construction to cease at 6pm on Friday The Cabinet has decided that non-essential construction will stop at 6pm on Friday...
Nov 10, 20201 minThe White House & the Irish ConnectionJoe Biden's Irish connections are well documented, but what about the Irish connection to the White House itself? James Hoban was born in...
Oct 8, 20201 minOut of an abundance of caution....In light of the most recent Government advice regarding COVID-19, the offices of Fingal Planning Consultants will be closed to members of...
Sep 29, 20202 minWould you build a house without planning permission?We often get asked what can happen if we just build without getting planning permission? We came across this story recently, while it...
Sep 7, 20201 minFor he's a jolly good Fellow....Top of my To Do List during lockdown was to upgrade my CABE membership to Fellow, delighted to get this in the post recently
Aug 7, 20201 minMixed Commercial Development Granted PermissionFPC were recently granted planning permission for a mixed use commercial development in North Fingal. Phase 1 will provide all access...
Jul 4, 20201 minBeach House - A Blog.....Roof complete & highly efficient Rationel windows installed this week. It was important to hit this milestone prior to the Christmas...
Jun 16, 20201 minIf at 1st you don't succeed......We received an unexpected registered letter in the post today. After 18 months, 3 planning applications & 1 planning appeal we finally...