Vacant Above the Shop
A grant of up to €135,000 is available for the conversion or refurbishment of Vacant above the Shop space into residential units for occupation as a principal private residence and / or for residential units that will be made available for rent and where a tenancy /tenancies are registered with the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB), subject to appropriate planning permission being in place.
Where one residential unit is being created in the vacant above the shop space a grant of up to €95,000 will be available, where two residential units are being created up to €115,000 is available and where three or more units are created up to €135,000 is available The grant is subject to upper limits for the types of work specified and, as detailed within the scheme information, having regard to a reasonable cost assessment by the local authority. The grant is inclusive of the VAT cost of the works.
Those applying for the grant are required to indicate on the application form if they are applying in respect of a residential unit that will become their principal private residence and / or a unit(s) that will be made available for rent.
Further information on Vacant Above the Shop Grant can be found here: www.gov.ie/vacancy