Solicitors and lenders will require certification confirming that a property complies with planning legislation and building regulations. Kevin Walsh & Associates can provide all necessary certification.
AOpinions on compliance with planning permission and Building Regulations
BOpinions of exemption for extensions, attic conversions and garden rooms
CLand Registry compliant maps and boundary reports
Tap anything added or changed since the house was built. We'll show you the paperwork a buyer's solicitor will ask for.
Plan for illustration
What the buyer's solicitor will ask for
Nothing marked yet. Tap the plan or the list.
Rear extensionOpinion that the development is either in compliance with planning permission or constitutes exempt development.
Attic conversionAn opinion on compliance with Building Regulations. If the roof shape changed, an opinion on planning status also.
Garden roomAn opinion on whether works are exempt development or in compliance with planning.
Front porchAn opinion on whether works are exempt development or in compliance with planning.
Garage conversionAn opinion on planning and building regulation status.
Internal alterationsUsually exempt from planning. However, if walls were removed or rooms rearranged, an opinion on compliance with Building Regulations, with regard to structure.
Changes to building elementsAn opinion on whether works are exempt development or in compliance with planning.
Changes to the site entranceAn opinion on whether works are exempt development or in compliance with planning. Note, widening an entrance onto a public road and dishing the kerb requires permission.
Front garden paved overAn opinion on whether works are exempt development or in compliance with planning.
Garden shedAn opinion on whether works are exempt development or in compliance with planning.
External canopies/awningsAn opinion on whether works are exempt development or in compliance with planning.
Additional windows/roof lightsAn opinion on whether works are exempt development or in compliance with planning.
Straightforward certificates are often ready within a few working days of the inspection. If we need the council's planning file, it can take a little longer, and we'll tell you on day one.
No. There's no prepayment. You get a clear quote before any work starts.
Yes. All work is carried out by Kevin, an RIAI Architectural Technologist and MCIOB, with full Professional Indemnity cover.
Yes. We're based in Swords and work with solicitors and property owners across Ireland.
It's common, and it's usually fixable. Depending on the work, the route is an opinion of exemption or application for retention permission. We explain the options in plain words.
Yes. Firms including Mason Hayes & Curran and PwC Ireland have relied on our compliance certification and mapping.
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