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Longford County Council · 18239

Rathcronan , Granard , Co. Longford

  1. 24 Oct 2018Received
  2. 25 Jan 2019Conditional
  3. 27 Feb 2019Final grant
  4. 26 Feb 2024Permission expires
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Status
Granted with conditions
Decision
Conditional · 25 Jan 2019
Council
Longford County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
6.75 ha
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What’s proposed

the development of a Heritage/Cultural park on a 6.50 hectare (16 acre) site adjacent to the existing 'Knights of Conquests' interpretative centre bounding Granard Motte. The development comprises the re-creation of a Norman village, with 19 no. traditional, single-storey buildings, contained within a timber palisade fence; related defensive structures; a treasure trove; a pond feature; footpath trails; primary vehicle access from Dublin Street (N55) to existing and new car parking areas; all hard and soft landscaping, including native orchard and woodland, wildflower grass areas, grass amphitheatre, camping ground, picnic and general amenity areas; boundary treatments and associated site works

18239 is a planning application to Longford County Council for the development of a Heritage/Cultural park on a 6.50 hectare (16 acre) site adjacent to, received on 24 Oct 2018; permission was granted with conditions on 25 Jan 2019.

Planning details

Reference
18239
Local authority
Longford County Council
Status
Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
24 Oct 2018
Observations close
28 Nov 2018 (closed 2859 days ago)
Decision due
19 Feb 2019 · decided 25 Jan 2019
Decision
Conditional on 25 Jan 2019
Proposed development
the development of a Heritage/Cultural park on a 6.50 hectare (16 acre) site adjacent to the existing 'Knights of Conquests' interpretative centre bounding Granard Motte. The development comprises the re-creation of a Norman village, with 19 no. traditional, single-storey buildings, contained within a timber palisade fence; related defensive structures; a treasure trove; a pond feature; footpath trails; primary vehicle access from Dublin Street (N55) to existing and new car parking areas; all hard and soft landscaping, including native orchard and woodland, wildflower grass areas, grass amphitheatre, camping ground, picnic and general amenity areas; boundary treatments and associated site works
As published by the register.
Site area
6.75 ha 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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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

No commencement notice matched to this reference.

    Zoning at the site

    No zoning objective covers this site in the current plan.

    Designations within 250 m

    No OPW flood extent nearby.

    No other designation nearby.

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 414505). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/LongfordCC/AppFileRefDetails/18239/0.

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