Termon House/Town Centre, Longford, Co. Longford
Retention of a ground floor café and first floor office in Longford town centre.
2560051 · Longford County Council · Lodged 2 April 2025
- Reference
- 2560051
- Authority
- Longford County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 2 April 2025
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for an existing ground floor level café/restaurant with office accommodation at the first floor level, as constructed.
- Storeys
- 2
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 an existing ground floor level café/restaurant with office accommodation at first floor level, all as constructed
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Provide for the development & enhancement of town core uses including retail, residential, commercial, civic & other uses”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Chapel St, Longford | Mar 2025 | €170,000 | 43 m |
| 31 Chapel St, Longford, Longfordnot full market price | Oct 2025 | €95,000 | 54 m |
| 21 Chapel St, Longford, Longford | Jun 2025 | €120,000 | 75 m |
| 4 Hibernian Court, Longford Town, Longford | Mar 2026 | €156,000 | 83 m |
| Apt 6, Hibernian Court, Longford Town Centre | Mar 2026 | €110,000 | 83 m |
| 11 Hibernian Court, Longford Town Centre, Longford | May 2025 | €100,000 | 83 m |
| 5 Hibernian Court, Main St, Town Centre | Nov 2025 | €125,000 | 83 m |
| 9 Hibernian Court, Main St, Longford | May 2026 | €136,000 | 83 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 received2 April 2025
- Further information requested13 May 2025
- Further information received16 June 2025
- Decision due15 December 2025
- Decision issued9 December 2025
- Grant issued20 January 2026
- Permission expiry19 January 2031
In the area
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- Awaiting decision60 m away
Of the conversion of the original house into 2 no. apartments
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- Granted90 m away
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163LongfordLodged 15 Jan 2016Commercial
- Awaiting decision90 m away
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2660215LongfordLodged 7 Jul 2026
- Awaiting decision90 m away
The proposed partial change of use of existing ground floor level currently used as commercial space into…
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2660177LongfordLodged 5 Jun 2026Change of use
- Refused100 m away
Proposed alterations to front elevation, alteration to first floor and ancillary site works
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165LongfordLodged 25 Jan 2016Alterations
- Granted100 m away
For change of use of bakery to Wine and Tapas Bar
Hibernian Court , East of Main Street , Longford.
17139LongfordLodged 12 May 2017Change of use
- Granted100 m away
(a) proposed change of use of existing ground floor level unit 1B from nail bar use into restaurant/café use…
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21228LongfordLodged 30 Jul 2021Change of use
- Granted110 m away
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20 Dublin Street , Longford Town , Longford
19211LongfordLodged 2 Aug 2019Retention
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