A Planning Authority scheme that allows owners of UCA or scheduled properties to claw back the costs of restoring their building facade has reopened for a fourth time. The Irrestawra Darek scheme reimburses owners of properties in Urban Conservation Areas up to €11,000 for the cost of facade restoration works, with that figure rising to €16,000 for scheduled Grade 1 and 2 properties. Part of the refund (€800) can be used to cover professional service charges, with €200 available to cover local council permit fees. Properties in UCAs need to have been built over 50 years ago. Residential properties which already benefitted from a previous refund scheme managed by the Planning Authority will not be eligible. Eligible works include, amongst others, specialist cleaning (not sandblasting, power washing or chipping) of the façade, repair/replacement of doors, apertures or traditional timber/masonry/wrought iron balconies and the replacement of aluminium/pvc with traditional materials. The PA has made €5 million available for the 2023 version of the scheme, with €4 million earmarked for UCA residential properties and €1 million for scheduled ones. First introduced in 2017, the...
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