Ashtown Lodge, River Road, Ashtown, Dublin 15

What’s proposed

Retention of conversion of attic space to living accommodation and of…

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Reference: FW12B/0053
Local authority: Fingal County Council
Status: Granted · register status “Decision made”
Received: 4 Jul 2012
Observations close: 8 Aug 2012 (closed 5169 days ago)
Decision due: 28 Aug 2012 · decided 20 Aug 2012
Decision: Grant permission for retention on 20 Aug 2012
Proposed development: Retention of conversion of attic space to living accommodation and of…
As published by the register. The Fingal feed cuts the description at 70 characters; the full text is on the council register.
Site area: 0 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18.

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