Couple who built cabin home without permission sought 'stable, permanent residence'

"Family who had been on the council's housing waiting list for nine years are granted retention"

"A couple who built a timber-clad home without planning permission said they did not think it was required. Rebecca and Noel Somers erected a log cabin and storage shed, measuring 113 square metres, at Newhouse, Thomastown, Co Kilkenny, after spending years on the council's housing waiting list."

Rebecca and Noel Somers erected a timber-clad log cabin and a storage shed measuring 113 square metres at Newhouse, Thomastown, Co Kilkenny. The couple built the structures without obtaining planning permission. The Somers family had been on the local council's housing waiting list for nine years before construction. The couple stated they did not think planning permission was required. The local planning authority reviewed the case and granted retention for the timber-clad home. The retention regularised the previously unauthorised dwelling and allowed the family to remain at the property.

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