Indeed -without a strong enforcement mechanism such limitations are ignored by anbody with a pile of studs and a nailgun. If I buy farmland and build a house i

Indeed -without a strong enforcement mechanism such limitations are ignored by anbody with a pile of studs and a nailgun. If I buy farmland and build a house in Ireland, I know I'll be forced to demolish it after my neighbours complain (and a long review process). In many places there would be no such enforcement.