Springfield Castle Tower House, Dromcollogher
Conversion of a 16th-century tower house into a place of assembly with extensions and retention works.
16769 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 26 August 2016
- Reference
- 16769
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 26 August 2016
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert a 16th-century tower house into a place of assembly, including a new external access stairs, lift, and entrance lobby. The project includes converting outbuildings for catering and toilets, new parking, a wastewater system, and retention of internal timber walkways and a fire reservoir.
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Official record
Development description
Works required as follows for change of use of existing 16th. C. Tower house to place of assembly: (a) construction of new part m compliant external access stairs, lift and entrance lobby structure to east entrance. (b) change of use of existing former single storey forge structure to kitchen and construction of new single storey extension linked to tower, to provide catering facilities. (c) change of use of existing single storey outhouse to provide part m compliant accessible wc's. (d) re roofing and change of use of existing single storey flanker tower to provide new pedestrian access to north entrance. (e) construction of new car parking. (f) provision of new waste water treatment and disposal system. (g) retention permission for suspended timber access walkways at upper ground floor and upper second floor levels and open timber fire safety accommodation stairs from existing first floor to existing second floor gallery levels in tower house. (h) retention permission for fire fighting reservoir (a protected structure rps register number 704)
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received26 August 2016
- Further information requested19 October 2016
- Further information received24 July 2017
- Decision due20 August 2017
- Decision issued18 August 2017
- Grant issued21 September 2017
- Permission expiry20 September 2022
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