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Garden design in Dublin with me starts with a €120 site visit, and a full design, with a site survey, 3D drawings and plans, starts at €1,500. The final fee depends on the size of your garden, how complex the design is, and how much help you’d like during the build. Below I’ve set out exactly what each stage costs, what’s included, and how the design fee relates to the cost of actually building the garden. My fees at a glance Site visit: €120. To discuss your brief and advise

Since 27 July 2026, you can build a detached garden home of between 32 and 45 square metres in your back garden without planning permission. You must notify your council at least 14 days before work starts, meet a list of conditions, and finish the build by 31 December 2030. For families who want an elderly parent close by, or a grown-up child to have their own space, this is a big change. Here’s what the rules say in plain English, and what they mean for the garden around it

From July 2026, garden rooms up to 30 m² need no planning permission in Ireland. Here are the size, height and garden-space rules, explained simply.