The Process of Building

WHAT IS THE PLANNING PROCESS:

When building a house or extension in the Republic of Ireland we must get in contact with a professional to draw up house plans. This process can take time as it is something that requires a lot of time and input too. These plans can then be submitted to ‘An Bord Pleanála’ in your local county council. Sometimes planning permission is subject to conditions, which may require changes to your proposals. Once you have been granted planning permission it normally lasts for 5 years.

You are required to pay a fee to your local authority with your planning application. The fee varies from county to county but for an application to build a house is usually €65.

You may also have to make a contribution to the construction of a road, water supply or sewerage works, which may be necessary and can also run up costs. 

When planning is granted it is time to work out costs. Initially, it can be useful to speak with a QS to estimate the cost to build for Mortgage applications. UBuildPro can be used in this case for initial costs. Our reports are very useful when approaching mortgage lenders as all the cost is mapped out. 

Are you going out to building contractors or going self-build? This is something that needs some thought. With UBuildPro you can use the system to get in touch with builders for their prices as they can use the system to set margins and see the breakdown in costs. If you are going self-build. The system can assist you in sourcing your products with exact quantities attached from our reports. You also have the advantage of any changes made to the product components will update the live BER reading that is generated from your house profile on UBuildPro. 

Building a house can be a long process and often changes are made, all these changes can have an impact on the cost of your build. This is the beauty of why UBuildPro was developed. All changes made are updated and the price and BER reflect that. This is a system that gives you total control of your new build or extension. You know what money is being spent, you know your meeting the building regulations and we even let you see your house in 3D before it is done.

Here at UBuildPro we can give you the peace of mind and give you this system to ensure you get everything right the first time.