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Garden Office, do I need planning?
Interesting article in this weeks Irish Times: Like many people I am now discovering the joys of working from home – no commute,...
May 28, 20203 min read
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Basement Victory
Two property companies secured High Court orders on consent overturning a policy adopted by Dublin City Council concerning the...
May 27, 20202 min read
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& we're off.....
As of Monday 25th May 2020 the normal periods for public participation processes for planning applications under the Planning and...
May 26, 20202 min read
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Heigh-ho, it's off to work we go
Construction work is to start back in the first phase of the Government’s plan to reopen society on Monday, May 18th. During the lockdown...
May 13, 20201 min read
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Finally made it into Irish Times Property Section
From today's Irish Times: While we are all limited to exercising within a 2km radius of our homes in the current health crisis, people...
Apr 16, 20202 min read
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Suspension of time limits relating to Planning & Development
In response to the realities of the impact of the Covid-19 emergency, the Government has just published the Emergency Measures in the...
Mar 26, 20202 min read
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Staying calm in a crazy world
The offices of Fingal Planning Consultants remain open & will do so until advised not to. In the interests of both our staff & our...
Mar 16, 20201 min read
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Balbriggan Rugby Club
We are delighted to have been involved with BRFC in their new clubhouse in Bowhill, Balrothery. We have worked with BRFC for many years...
Mar 11, 20201 min read
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How to build a hospital in 10 days
A 34,000 square metre structure with space for 1,000 beds and 30 intensive care wards, all built in just ten days. According to Chinese...
Feb 5, 20201 min read
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The Future of Architecture: Why Modular Construction Will Take Over the World
A recent article on Architizer: The future of architecture is not worth considering without also considering the future of the...
Jan 29, 20202 min read
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Electric chargers coming to a house near you
Public Consultation on the Review of Building Regulations Part L (Conservation of Fuel and Energy) and European Union (Energy Performance...
Jan 28, 20201 min read
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3D-printed plastic waste brick 'offers ten times better insulation'
Here at FPC HQ we are always on the look out for new technologies & this caught our eye. According to its inventors, a new brick 3D...
Dec 5, 20191 min read
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Our future is 3D, our future is BIM
We have been working hard over the last year or so learning Revit, Autodesk's BIM (Building Information Modelling) software. We feel the...
Nov 21, 20191 min read
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nZEB Day is here!
The Nearly Zero Energy Buildings standard (Part L 2019, Building Regulations) comes into effect on 1st November 2019 (with transitional...
Nov 1, 20191 min read
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Local Authority housing a "masterpiece"
The prize for Britain’s best new building has been won by a council estate for the first time. Goldsmith Street in Norwich, a group of...
Oct 10, 20191 min read
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Jul 13, 20190 min read
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Progress on Balbriggan Rugby Club's new clubhouse
Progress on Balbriggan Rugby Club's new clubhouse
Jul 13, 20191 min read
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Planning permission for €14m Tayto Park rollercoaster is refused
An Bord Pleanála has refused planning permission for a €14 million steel rollercoaster for Tayto Park in Co Meath as the operation of the...
Jul 10, 20193 min read
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