A proposal is being reviewed that would allow garden cabins and small housing units to be built in back gardens without planning permission and rented out privately.
The plan is expected to be assessed within the next 18 months as part of wider housing and planning reforms.
The move is aimed at reducing pressure on the planning system while increasing flexibility for homeowners and supporting additional rental supply in the housing market.
Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris said the change would help free up planning resources for larger national infrastructure and housing projects.
He said:
“I think it’s important that we take the planner out of the back garden, and that we enable planners to be freed up to work on critical infrastructure, to work on major housing developments.”
Harris added that the proposal would also give people more freedom over how they use their own property, saying it would provide “a degree of flexibility around what they choose to do with their own garden.”
The proposal is part of ongoing efforts to address housing demand, improve efficiency in the planning process, and increase availability of rental accommodation.
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