News

PANCR Approved [October 2008]

New road link approved for planned 7,000-home town.

A milestone has been achieved in delivering the North Drogheda Environs as An Bord Pleanála has approved a compulsory purchase order and granted permission for a major road linking the M1 north of Drogheda with Drogheda port.

This is good news for Brady Hughes Consulting as it is a major step towards providing the 2900 units approx. we have designed for our clients. See the attached map outlining the areas which Brady Hughes Consulting are involved in. Some of our services to date have included Planning Consultancy, Architectural Design, Engineering, Landscaping, etc. 

For the Irish Times press release click on link below.  

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2008/1001/1222724598658.html

Yvonne Brady completes BER Certificate training [August 2008]

Yvonne Brady has just recently successfully completed a training programme that meets the requirement of a Training Specification which was published in October 2006 by Sustainable Energy Ireland. She can now complete a Building Energy Rating Certificate as required by the Building Regulations 2008 Part L.
For anyone selling or leasing a new home from 1st July 2008 a BER certificate will be compulsory. If you are buying or renting a new house or apartment now, you may already be entitled to a BER - so do ask the seller/landlord or their agent for it.

A Building Energy Rating (BER) and advisory report is to be supplied by the owner to a prospective buyer or tenant when constructed, sold or rented. The BER is intended to give prospective buyers and tenants details about the energy performance of buildings.
The BER also gives builders/developers and vendors/landlords an incentive to upgrade the energy performance of the building by giving visible credit to superior standards. The following is a list of further important dates for the implementation of the BER:
1st July 2008 - BER of new non-domestic buildings for which planning permission is applied on/after that date.
1st January 2009 - BER of existing buildings, when offered for sale or rent.

Traditional BER exemptions do apply to the new non-domestic buildings and the new buildings. Contact Yvonne for further information regarding these dates.