Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedChange of useDecided 23 March 2023

Newtown, Enfield, Co. Kildare.

Conversion of a vacant shop and pub in Enfield into two apartments and two houses.

22381 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 4 April 2022

Reference
22381
Authority
Kildare County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
4 April 2022
Residential units
1
Floor area
510 m²

Summary

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This proposal seeks to convert a vacant ground floor retail unit into a one-bedroom and a two-bedroom apartment. It also includes converting an adjoining vacant public house into a three-bedroom terraced house and a four-bedroom semi-detached house. The works will involve demolishing a rear flat roof section to create private gardens and altering the front, side, and rear elevations.

Change of useconversionretail to residentialpub conversion

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Development description

(a) change of use of existing vacant ground floor retail unit to residential use consisting of 1 no. Single storey, 2-bedroom apartment and 1no. Single storey, 1-bedroom apartment. This includes the removal of the existing shopfront to be replaced by 3no. Windows and 2no. Entrance doors to the front (east) elevation. (b) change of use of existing, adjoining vacant public house to residential use consisting of 1 no. Two-storey terraced 3-bedroom house and 1 no. Semi-detached 4-bedroom house. This includes the removal of the existing entrance doors and provision of 2no. New windows and 1no. New entrance door to the front (east) elevation. (c) permission for alterations to the side (north) elevation consisting of the removal of the existing ground floor porch window, to be replaced by a new entrance door and provision of 1no. New ground floor window. (d) permission for the demolition of existing flat roof portion of public house to rear (west) elevation to facilitate the provision of private rear gardens for the proposed houses. (e) permission for alterations to the rear (west) elevation consisting of the removal of 2no. Rooflights and the provision of 4no. New ground floor windows, 2no. Ground floor sliding doors and 4no. New first floor dormer windows. (f) permission for 4no. New connections to the existing foul drainage network and upgrade of the existing effluent treatment system and percolation area to accommodate the development, consisting of a sand polishing filter overlaid on the existing soil polishing filter. (g) permission for on-site car and bicycle parking with new screen boundary walls and all associated site development works

Key dates

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  1. Application received4 April 2022
  2. Further information requested26 May 2022
  3. Further information received2 March 2023
  4. Decision due29 March 2023
  5. Decision issued23 March 2023

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