converting 1 bed to 2 bed apartment

@darius wrote:

Hi, I live in 1 bed apartment (47 sqm) that was built in march 2005. Are there any regulations or restrictions to stop me converting it into a 2 bed apartment or 1 bed plus study?

such an alteration may significantly contravene the ‘Fire safety’ regulations of the apartment.

other regulations that may be affected would include ‘ventilation’ and maybe ‘sound’.
engage a professional for advice.

You may not need planning permission to do these alterations (as long as you do not propose to change the elevations – e.g. move/change windows, etc.). However you should/must comply with the minimum standards for bedroom sizes, living spaces, etc.

One question to ask would be that if you think that the one-bedroom apartment could be a two-bedroom apartment that the developer would have considered same? The overall floor area of the apartment may be to small to facilitate two bedrooms?

You will certainly need a Fire Safety Certificate to legitimately carry out these alterations.

All I’ll say is that the current minimum 1 bed apartment size is 55sqm. Min 2 bed is 80sqm

you should read

http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/DevelopmentandHousing/Planning/FileDownLoad,15335,en.pdf

or

http://www.dublincity.ie/Planning/DublinCityDevelopmentPlan/Documents/Variation_No_21_Adopted_Wording.pdf

quite apart from legalities, if you can change a 47sqm 1bed into a 2bed I suggest you change your name to Doctor Who

Thanks very much for the replies. I agree that 47sqm is very small for a 2 bed or 1bed plus study. We have a small baby and not in a position to move at the moment…so we were looking to adapt our living space.