New planning rules for garden cabins and bike and bin sheds come into force
New planning regulations in Ireland now allow homeowners to build modular units up to 45 square metres in their back gardens without formal planning permission. The legislation also eases rules for bike and bin storage in front gardens and expands exemptions for home insulation and heat pumps.
Why it matters
These changes aim to reduce bureaucratic hurdles for homeowners and provide practical solutions for housing and energy efficiency upgrades.
NEW RULES SURROUNDING planning for garden cabins and bike and bin sheds have come into force today.
The new Exempted Development Regulations for Residential Dwellings has lifted and expanded various planning regulations around additions at people’s homes.
The most high-profile of these is the exemption of the requirement to acquire planning permission for homeowners who wish to build modular units up to 45 square metres in their back garden .
Even without the requirement of planning permission, the relevant local authority must have notices lodged of intention to build such a unit.
Housing minister James Browne said the move is intended to free up planners and give the public more autonomy over their home.
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