489 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the planning permission requirements for constructing a porch to the front of a house and if there are any exemptions for such development. [38635/10]

Under the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (Schedule 2, Part 1, Class 7), the construction of a porch is an exempt development, subject to the following conditions and limitations: Any such structure shall be situated not less than 2 metres from any road; the floor area of any such structure shall not exceed 2 square metres, and; the height of any such structure shall not exceed, in the case of a structure with a tiled or slated pitched roof, 4 metres or, in any other case, 3 metres.