Meath couple fail in latest appeal to hold on to 588 square metre house they built without planning permission
https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/meath-couple-fail-in-latest-appeal-to-hold-on-to-588-square-metre-house-they-built-without-planning-permission/a1285323899.html
Posted by Bill_Badbody
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It’s a chronic waste, but wild that people build like this without planning permission, it’s well established that this is what happens.
They’re 100% right about it setting a bad precedent but the funniest part of this whole situation is they wont knock the house, it’ll just sit there vacant for 10 years until the council decide to give permission for it.
They will just stay appealing until the state gives up and gives them retention. They blatantly ignored planning thinking they could get away with retention.
>However, the council subsequently refused on three grounds. The Murrays responded by building a house twice the size.
Bold move.
I wonder how much they’ve paid on legal fees over the years.
Looks like you just ignore the law and the problem goes away itself. Lots of barking and no biting
You should be able to build what you want on land you own.
Heard of a case locally where a fella built a house without planning. He managed to do a deal whereby he kept the house but he had to rent it to the HSE. Doesn’t seem like much of a deterrent to be honest, he’s getting a healthy payment every month into his bank account.
Can they not put 40 asylum seekers into that very large house for a couple of years to set a precedent. They would make a fortune and could rent a very nice house nearby.
This is a power play by the county council. We’re in a housing crisis and you’re forcing a house to be demolished?
Question on not having planning permission: the council said we need permission to knock our garden wall and pave it over so we have a doubley wide driveway entrance (it’s tight AF)
Fuck all that effort and fees and waiting, and our neighbours confirmed they did theirs without permission. What *could* happen if we did ours without permission? Would they just fine us or would they try to make us rebuild the wall?
Seems very fair to me. Don’t build a home illegally
The rest of us play by the rules. We apply for local needs and planning and if we’re denied we accept it and move on. Bitter as it may taste.
These pricks don’t have a leg to stand on. They knew it wouldn’t be allowed but thought they could get away with it anyway.
Damage is done. No council will dispute these anymore if they know solicitors can drag them through high courts and supreme courts for 17 years with no end in sight. Legal system is a joke in this country. This guy is a plumber as far as I know. Where is he getting millions in legal fees?
Dose the house get grandfather rights or something after a certain amount of time
Why fight for so long ?
Surly, the solicitor and court fees would be astronomic
Wish I had the money to even consider doing something so reckless
More appeals than children in need
What I don’t understand about people who do this kind of thing is that they’ve set themselves up for years-long fight. It must be so stressful, and all just to get their way. Same applies to people who refuse to pay big debts – are their lives not miserable? Or do they just not care?
I guess they didnt want to pay the bribe.
These fuckers are STILL there? Knock the place down already!
Get the bulldozers in asap ffs
Let them stay in the house but the state should take ownership.
Good. It would lead to complete chaos.
I don’t care what happens as long as the hoors don’t get away with it. Either knock it down, or a big, fat fine that’ll make their eyes water. I want to hear weeping and gnashing of teeth.
No one should be able to get away with building a monstrous blight on the landscape like that without the correct planning permission. It’s bloody offensive looking.
They shouldn’t have done what they did but wonder why they were denied planning permission 2 or 3 times I believe and that plan was for a smaller house. Why were the council so against building a house?
Should be brought to the high court. In Cork modular homes are being put up without planning permission for Ukrainians
I wish someone would knock down the paywalls before posting news articles!
Need to bulldoze it and charge them for the legal fees the state has incurred on this.
Everyone else has to follow the law, ignoring it can’t be rewarded.
If you don’t throw the book at cowboys like this then you’ll have thousands of these popping up.
I’m really excited to see the outcome of this case. If they get away with it I’m planning on building without permission too.
Jesus how long is this going on now………
What happens now?
Zero sympathy for them. Blatant disregard for planning laws and sets a precedent that could be taken advantage of by others. Throwing good money after bad.
Such a waste