Government Offices, Ardnacassa Avenue, Ballinalee Road
Car park and site layout alterations at Government Offices, including a new exit and bicycle shelter.
16217 · Longford County Council · Lodged 21 September 2016
- Reference
- 16217
- Authority
- Longford County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 September 2016
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for alterations to the existing car parking and site layouts at the Government Offices on Ballinalee Road. The works include a new landscaped car parking scheme, dedicated off-street parking, a reconfigured front boundary wall for a new vehicular exit, and a new bicycle shelter.
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Official record
Development description
For alterations to the existing car parking and site layouts to provide new landscaped car parking scheme including revisions to ardnacassa avenue and to provide dedicated off-street parking, reconfiguration of existing front boundary wall to provide new vehicular exit, provision of new bicycle shelter structure and all associated services and site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To primarily provide for educational, health, social, cultural, religious and community facilities”
National zoning type: General public administration
Objective set by the LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027 (2021–2027). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Ardnacassa Avenue, Co. Longfordnot full market price | Sept 2025 | €102,000 | 99 m |
| 54 Grianard, Ardnacassa, Longford | Sept 2025 | €196,000 | 109 m |
| 8 Ardnacassa Ave, Longford, Longford | Mar 2026 | €242,000 | 110 m |
| 64 Grian Ard Ardnacassa, Ardnacassa, Longford | Nov 2025 | €239,000 | 146 m |
| Ardnacassa, Dublin Rd, Longford | Aug 2025 | €346,000 | 186 m |
| 74 Grian Ard, Ardnacassa, Longford | Jun 2025 | €105,000 | 259 m |
| 6 Butterfield, Deanscurragh, Longford | Jan 2025 | €260,000 | 279 m |
| 25 Grian Ard, Ardnacassa, Longford | Dec 2025 | €176,500 | 292 m |
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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received21 September 2016
- Decision due15 November 2016
- Decision issued10 November 2016
- Grant issued14 December 2016
- Permission expiry13 December 2021
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