Building Homes in back Gardens could deliver 350,000 new Houses
A “small change to the rules” that would allow people to build homes in their gardens could deliver an additional 350,000 housing units, a new think tank has argued.
Progress Ireland wants the Government to change planning rules to allow garden ‘seomraí’ or granny flats to be built more easily.
Under the current regulations, people can build offices or workshops in their back gardens – but not new buildings for people to live in.
Progress Ireland spokesperson Seán O’Neill McPartlin says –
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