The Granada , Granard , Co. Longford

What’s proposed

of PL17/205 change of use of crèche unit at ground floor level and the two-storey rear extension of existing building (as per granted Planning Application Reg. Ref 06/681) into 9 No. apartment units, with associated private garden ground/balconies. The floors will consist of the following: Ground Floor: 3 No. 2 bedroom apartments and 2 No. 3 bedroom apartments; First Floor: 1 No. 2 bedroom apartment and 1 No. 3 bedroom apartment; Second Floor:1 No. 2 bedroom apartment and 1 No. 3 bedroom apartment; Development to include the construction of 7 no. dormer windows, modifications to the roof at south-west corner, modifications to the East, West and North Courtyard Elevations with proposed new window/door opes and the proposed new recessed private open space area at ground floor level to Apartment No. 3. Development to include the demolition of 2 no. existing external staircases, the construction of a new stainless steel external staircase serving the existing duplex units and apartments at first floor level, Internal reconfiguration at ground floor level to accommodate bicycle storage, construction of a new refuse storage area externally to service all apartments and revised parking layout; All with associated site development works and landscaping

2397 is a planning application to Longford County Council for of PL17/205 change of use of crèche unit at ground floor level and the two-storey rear, received on 7 Jul 2023; permission was granted on 17 Aug 2023.

Planning details

Reference: 2397
Local authority: Longford County Council
Status: Granted · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 7 Jul 2023
Observations close: 11 Aug 2023 (closed 1135 days ago)
Decision due: 31 Aug 2023 · decided 17 Aug 2023
Decision: Unconditional on 17 Aug 2023
Proposed development: of PL17/205 change of use of crèche unit at ground floor level and the two-storey rear extension of existing building (as per granted Planning Application Reg. Ref 06/681) into 9 No. apartment units, with associated private garden ground/balconies. The floors will consist of the following: Ground Floor: 3 No. 2 bedroom apartments and 2 No. 3 bedroom apartments; First Floor: 1 No. 2 bedroom apartment and 1 No. 3 bedroom apartment; Second Floor:1 No. 2 bedroom apartment and 1 No. 3 bedroom apartment; Development to include the construction of 7 no. dormer windows, modifications to the roof at south-west corner, modifications to the East, West and North Courtyard Elevations with proposed new window/door opes and the proposed new recessed private open space area at ground floor level to Apartment No. 3. Development to include the demolition of 2 no. existing external staircases, the construction of a new stainless steel external staircase serving the existing duplex units and apartments at first floor level, Internal reconfiguration at ground floor level to accommodate bicycle storage, construction of a new refuse storage area externally to service all apartments and revised parking layout; All with associated site development works and landscaping
As published by the register.
Site area: 2,868 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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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 415272). 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/2397/0.

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The Granada , Granard , Co. Longford

What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 6 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

Provenance

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