Saintjohnstown, Ballinalee, Co Longford
Retention of a garage with basement and permission to convert it into a creche in Ballinalee.
2460112 · Longford County Council · Lodged 5 June 2024
- Reference
- 2460112
- Authority
- Longford County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 5 June 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention of a domestic garage with a basement. It also requests permission to change the use of the garage to a creche, construct an additional driveway and parking, install signage, and revise the location of the existing site entrance.
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
Of domestic garage with basement. In addition to this, full planning permission is being sought for 1), change of use from domestic garage to creche facilities, 2), additional internal driveway that splays off from existing driveway 3), parking facilities to the rear of existing domestic garage 4), signage for proposed creche facilities which will be located at the existing entrance to the property and at the front elevation of the proposed creche, and all ancillary site works whereby full planning permission is now also being sought for the revised location & details of the existing site entrance which are now at variance with the approved plans granted under pl18/77 and all ancillary works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for the longer-term housing requirements of the town.”
National zoning type: Strategic Residential Reserve
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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 31 July 2025.
Notified floor area: 120 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornafunshion, Ballinalee, Longford | Sept 2025 | €45,000 | 119 m |
| School Land, Ballinalee, Longford | Mar 2026 | €240,000 | 162 m |
| School Land, Ballinalee, Longford | Nov 2025 | €150,000 | 236 m |
| Main St, Ballinalee, Longford | Feb 2025 | €170,000 | 391 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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 received5 June 2024
- Further information requested24 July 2024
- Further information received13 November 2024
- Decision due10 December 2024
- Decision issued28 November 2024
- Grant issued9 January 2025
- Permission expiry8 January 2030
In the area
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2660224LongfordLodged 10 Jul 2026
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