Small Business

Retention planning permission can regularise commercial works carried out without planning permission, but it is not guaranteed, it costs more than a standard application, and it does nothing to protect you while it is being decided. For a business, that combination creates risks that go well beyond the planning file. A pending compliance issue can…

Putting up a new shop sign can feel like a minor fit-out decision, but in Irish planning law it is often a separate development issue with its own strict exemption limits. A sign can be exempt from planning permission, but only where it stays within detailed rules on size, height, lighting, projection, lettering, and window…