Provision of Social & Affordable Housing within a Planning Application (Part V)
Certificate of Exemption from such provisions.
It is important to note that before applying for planning permission, applicants should ensure that they have applied for or obtained their Certificate of Exemption in cases where development does not apply to the requirements for the provision of social and affordable housing etc.
The Following are cases where a certificate of exemption does not apply:
- the conversion of an existing building or the reconstruction of a building to create one or more dwellings provided that 50% or more of the existing external fabric of the building is retained
- the carrying out of works to an existing house
- the provision of houses by An Approved Body for the provision of houses and where such houses are available for letting only
- on land zoned other than for residential use, or for a mixture of residential and other uses i.e. (land zoned "to protect and provide for the development of agriculture and rural amenity" does not apply and a certificate of exemption will not be required).
A Certificate of Exemption may be applied for the following:
- residentially zoned areas
- areas of mixed residential and other uses
- for development consisting of the provision of 4 or fewer houses
- OR for Housing on land of 0.1 Hectares or less.
When applying you should use the certificate of exemption application form. A location map should also accompany any application for a Certificate of Exemption. A Statutory Declaration must also be completed.
Please note: -
(i) A condition may be imposed in any subsequent grants of permission where no such certificates of exemption have been obtained.
(ii) The Planning Application may be invalidated at source unless sufficient details relating to the provision or exemption from provision of social and affordable housing has been submitted with the planning application.
