Serving Wicklow & surrounding counties
Wicklow County Council's notification form has no signature or contact section, so in Wicklow the form goes in with a signed cover letter, which we prepare for you to sign. The form asks for no map. The exemption itself is the national one: a detached home of 32–45 m² in the rear garden of your main house, with the council notified 14 days before work starts.
Fixed prices, custom designed
Every Nua Living modular home is custom designed for your site, with design, build and full project management included in the price. Choose the size that fits your garden and your plans.
25 m² · Garden room / home office
€69,000
+ VAT @ 13.5%
A 25 m² garden room with the same poured-concrete ICF walls as our homes, for a year-round home office, studio, gym or music room. Under Class 3 it needs no planning permission while your garden structures total 30 m² or less. It is not a dwelling, so no one can live or sleep in it.
Enquire About This SizeView details & floor plan →33 m² · 1 bedroom
€93,900
+ VAT @ 13.5%
The smallest home we build: 33 m² on the external footprint, inside the 32–45 m² Class 3A band. A separate bedroom, a bathroom and a living-kitchen facing the garden, in solid ICF. Our Dodder, Dargle and Tolka concept plans lay it out three ways, including a 4.5 m-wide plan for narrow gardens.
Enquire About This SizeView details & floor plan →45 m² · 1 bed (2 bed possible)
€126,500
+ VAT @ 13.5%
45 m² is the top of the 32–45 m² Class 3A band, counting any earlier sheds or garden rooms. Five concept plans show the options: a king-size bedroom in the Liffey, level access and wheelchair turning space in the Boyne, a flex room for working from home in the Barrow, two bedrooms in the Shannon and the squarer 42 m² Nore.
Enquire About This SizeView details & floor plan →48 m² · 2 bedroom
€134,500
+ VAT @ 13.5%
Two bedrooms in 48 m², built in ICF. That is 3 m² over the 45 m² Class 3A cap, so it needs full planning permission, which we prepare and manage for you. To avoid a planning application, our 45 m² size can take two bedrooms instead, as the Shannon concept plan shows.
Enquire About This SizeView details & floor plan →*Subject to site eligibility under S.I. No. 340/2026, Class 3A (32–45 m² in the rear garden, owner living in the main house, at least 25 m² of garden remaining, own access within the garden, 14-day notice to the council) — confirmed at your free site visit. Build time refers to the on-site structural build once foundations are ready; excludes design, planning and connections lead-time. Prices exclude site works, connections and professional fees. †Garden Studio: Class 3, Part 1, Schedule 2, Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as substituted by S.I. No. 338/2026. Not forward of the front wall; finishes to match the house if built to the side; not for human habitation. May not apply where planning conditions restrict exempt development. Counts towards the 45 m² Class 3A limit if you later add a garden home. Confirmed at your free site visit.
Plan your Wicklow build
Every size has a fixed home price. The on-site structural build takes 5–10 days once foundations are ready; design, planning, connections and finishing add time. Start with the guides below, compare the sizes, or browse the floor plans.
What changed on 27 July 2026
Taken from S.I. No. 340/2026 (Class 3A), in operation since 27 July 2026. Rules can change — we'll confirm current eligibility for your specific site at your free consultation.
The 14-day notification
Two separate, mandatory steps come before work starts: the free Class 3A notification to your council at least 14 days ahead, and a Building Control Commencement Notice on BCMS 14–28 days ahead, because a garden home is a new dwelling. We prepare and lodge both for you; you sign them as the owner.
Checked 21 October 2026. Councils can update their forms; we always file on the current version.
The Class 3A notification and Commencement Notice, step by step →From first call to keys in hand
From a free planning check to the day you get the keys, with the paperwork handled for you.
Step 01
Leave your name and number, then check your garden if you like. We reply within one working day.
Step 02
We measure your garden and check it against the exemption, on the ground.
Step 03
Pick a layout or go custom, then get one fixed price in writing.
Step 04
The 14-day council notification and building control, prepared for you to sign.
Step 05
The site is prepared and the foundations go in, with services run from the main house.
Step 06
5–10 days on site by Primestructures’ own crew, once the foundations are ready.
Step 07
Windows, doors and roof, then the interior finished to your spec.
Step 08
Built to the BER A0 design standard, signed off, then the keys.
Step 09
Family close by or a long-term lodger, and we are still a call away.
Good to know
Yes. Nua Living builds ICF modular homes and granny flats across Wicklow and the surrounding counties. The site visit and consultation are free, and the on-site structural build takes 5–10 days once foundations are ready.
The S.I. No. 340/2026 (Class 3A) exemption applies nationwide, including Wicklow: a detached garden home of 32–45 m² is exempt from planning permission, subject to conditions (rear garden, at least 25 m² of garden remaining, 0.6 m from boundaries, own access within the garden, owner living in the main house, 14-day notice to the council). It runs until 31 December 2030. We check your specific site free of charge.
The 1 Bed Granny Flat (33 m²) and the 1 or 2 Bed Granny Flat (45 m²) are within the 32–45 m² band and can qualify, subject to site eligibility. The 2 Bed Granny Flat (48 m²) falls outside the band, so standard planning permission applies, which we handle for you. The 25 m² Garden Studio is a garden room, not a home: it is exempt under Class 3 as a garden structure and cannot be lived or slept in.
Prices are fixed nationwide: from €93,900 + VAT (€106,577 incl. 13.5% VAT) for the 33 m² 1 Bed Granny Flat to €134,500 + VAT (€152,658 incl. 13.5% VAT) for the 48 m² 2 Bed Granny Flat, including design, build and full project management. Site works, connections and professional fees are quoted after your free site visit in Wicklow.
In Wicklow the planning authority is Wicklow County Council. The Class 3A notification goes in at least 14 days before work starts, with the location and Eircode of your property. Wicklow County Council publishes its own notification form, linked on this page with the address to send it to. It is separate from the building control Commencement Notice, which a garden home also needs. We prepare and lodge both for you; you sign them as the owner.
Primestructures’ own crew builds every home, with 10 years of ICF construction behind them. Every home is a reinforced concrete core poured on your site between two permanent layers of insulation. You deal with Nua Living throughout: one point of contact from your first call to handover.
Free, no-obligation quote
Start with your name and number so we can get back to you. Then check your garden and add any site details you know for your quote — the extra questions are optional. You deal with Nua Living throughout: one point of contact from your first call to handover. Primestructures’ own crew builds every home, with 10 years of ICF construction behind them.
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