Slieve Rushen House, Gortawee or Scotchtown, Ballyconnell
Conversion of Slieve Rushen House into a Heritage and Ecological Visitor Centre with a café and apartment.
18244 · Cavan County Council · Lodged 13 June 2018
- Reference
- 18244
- Authority
- Cavan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- OUTLINE PERMISSION
- Received
- 13 June 2018
Summary
AI-generatedOutline permission is sought to alter, extend, and convert Slieve Rushen House into a visitor centre. The plans include a café, meeting rooms, one self-catering apartment, a play park, and parking.
- Residential unit
- 1
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Official record
Development description
For development consisting of alterations, extension and change of use to slieve rushen house to form a heritage and ecological visitor centre, including toilet facilities, café, information display etc and meeting rooms and 1 no. Self catering apartment with associated improvements and upgrade to the existing vehicular access and provision of new car-parking, picnic area and play-park and connection to the public sewer
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received13 June 2018
- Decision due7 August 2018
- Decision issued1 August 2018
- Grant issued10 September 2018
- Permission expiry9 September 2021
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