Forgney , Ballymahon , County Longford

What’s proposed

the change of use and conversion of an existing detached domestic garage to a two bedroom dormer dwelling, together with all associated elevational alterations, internal modifications, connection to existing services, site works, landscaping, and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development

2660217 is a planning application to Longford County Council for the change of use and conversion of an existing detached domestic garage to a two, received on 8 Jul 2026; permission was refused on 1 Sept 2026.

Planning details

Reference: 2660217
Local authority: Longford County Council
Status: Refused · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 8 Jul 2026
Observations close: 12 Aug 2026 (closed 41 days ago)
Decision due: 1 Sept 2026 · decided 1 Sept 2026
Decision: Refused on 1 Sept 2026
Proposed development: the change of use and conversion of an existing detached domestic garage to a two bedroom dormer dwelling, together with all associated elevational alterations, internal modifications, connection to existing services, site works, landscaping, and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development
As published by the register.
Site area: 3,640 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 415453). 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/2660217/0.

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Forgney , Ballymahon , County Longford

What’s proposed

Planning details

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Nearby 3 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

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