THE QUAY, RAMELTON, LETTERENNY PO
Creation of an emergency fire escape route and exit at the Ancestry Centre, a protected structure.
1851089 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 13 July 2018
- Reference
- 1851089
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 13 July 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe works include a fenced emergency fire escape route through an open yard, requiring a new pedestrian opening in an existing stone wall. It also involves re-opening and enlarging a former window to create an emergency fire exit on a stone wall attached to the Ancestry Centre, which is a protected structure.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
A) fenced emergency fire escape route through existing open yard with the formation of a pedestrian opening within the existing stone wall separating the open yard and the rear of the ancestry centre (a structure on the rps register) and (b) re-open a former window and to enlarge the same opening to form an emergency fire exit located on the existing stone wall on the quay attached to the ancestry centre (a structure on the rps register) to the south and vacant building to the north and all associated works
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|---|---|---|---|
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received13 July 2018
- Further information requested31 August 2018
- Further information received27 September 2018
- Decision due24 October 2018
- Decision issued11 October 2018
- Grant issued14 November 2018
- Permission expiry13 November 2023
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