TAOISEACH MICHEÁL MARTIN has said the government plans to change its policy on one-off housing to allow people to build on their own land. It will be a departure from previous policies under the last government, which included the Green Party, who were strongly opposed to building large numbers of one-off rural houses. During a discussion on housing at the Fianna Fáil think-in yesterday, it is understood one of the common points raised by TDs, particularly those in rural areas, was around the difficulties constituents faced in getting planning permission to build a house on land they owned or that was owned by their family. Asked today if the government plans to change the rules around one-off housing construction under the new housing plan, which is due to be published next month, the Taoiseach said: “There is a shift coming on that.
There’s a review of the guidelines and given the cost of housing and so forth, and also given the advances in terms of wastewater treatment, which is now much more effective than it would have been in an earlier era, we are looking at how to facilitate people building homes on their own land, in particular,” he said.
Published: September 16, 2025 6:03 pm
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