Eco/natural burial

ATC111

Has anyone planned a minimalist eco/natural burial for themselves or someone else in Northern Ireland or Republic of Ireland? 
Possibly in a natural burial ground or Promession http://www.promessa.se/about-life-death (not sure if the latter is permitted in the UK/Ireland yet)
Would be grateful for any advice on how to go about planning it
TIA

donnac2558

Would the local council be able to tell you the rules?

qwert_yuiop

There’s a place in Wexford does it. Wood brook, near killanne. They’re originally from portadown. You end up in an oak wood.

Mickey666

I don't know about Ireland but in England it is very easy indeed and I was surprised to learn there is very little regulation and no actual permission required, only notification.  When we buried my in-laws (a few years apart) in their garden the only requirement was that the position must not be within x metres of a watercourse (I forget 'x' but it wasn't a lot, maybe 10 metres - should be easy to check).  With that requirement met it was just a case of notification.  There was no 'application', no inspection and no explicit permission - you just do it and inform the appropriate authorities. 

It is recommended that the graves are marked on the property deeds, but it's not a legal requirement and we didn't bother.  It is also said that such graves might affect a future house sale but again that's only advice.  It made no difference in my experience.   I guess much depends on the setting though.  Theirs was a large country house with decent grounds and it was easy to find an overgrown spot.  A tiny garden in a terraced street would likely be a different matter in terms of desirability, though not (I believe) in legality.

The other big advantage is that it can be one last act of significant money-saving!

CEON44

I know you asked about burials specifically but there are also options for Eco/cheap cremations in NI
https://ni.purecremation.com/