GrantedCommercialDecided 27 April 2026

Lands at the former Longford Creamery Site, Connaught Road, Longford

Construction of a three-storey community health facility and parking at the former Longford Creamery site.

2560168 · Longford County Council · Lodged 6 August 2025

Reference: 2560168
Authority: Longford County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 6 August 2025

Summary

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Permission is sought for a 1,241.25 sqm three-storey community health facility containing consultation spaces, offices, and meeting rooms. The development includes 47 parking spaces, a new vehicular access link road, and associated site works.

Commercialhealthcommunityparkinginfrastructure

Storeys: 3
Floor area: 1,241 m²

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Official record

Development description

The construction of: (1) a 1,241.25m2, three storey community health facility (comprising consultation spaces, meeting rooms, offices and support spaces); (2) 47 no. Parking spaces including 39 no. Standard car parking bays, 3 no. Disabled parking bays, 5 no. Electric vehicle charging bays, as well as associated internal circulation roadway, and drop-off bay; (3) a portion of a new vehicular access link road from connaught road northward towards little water street, extending as far as the proposed new site entrance; (4) all associated site development works to serve the proposal including site lighting, hard and soft landscaping, and all associated signage. The significant further information relates to road design and environmental matters, including revisions to the proposed link road and internal car parking layout; a revision to the development site boundary to allow for kerbing construction on the western side of the proposed link road junction and for footpaths tying into existing footpaths to the west; the inclusion of an external covered bin store; revisions to the proposed building position with an increased setback from connaught road; a stage 1 road safety audit; details of proposed public lighting; proposals and details for the relocation of existing esb services; an outline construction and environmental management plan (cemp); a preliminary contamination risk assessment; and stage 1 screening for appropriate assessment accompanied by a natura impact statement (nis)

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
8 Richmond St, Longford, Co Longford	Apr 2025	€50,000	89 m
4 Richmond Court, Richmond Street, Longford	Apr 2025	€65,000	120 m
31 Sandy Lane, Richmond St, Longfordprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€142,000	152 m
Apartment 19, Sandy Lane, Richmond Street	Apr 2026	€122,500	152 m
29 Main St, Longford	Jun 2025	€100,000	317 m
16 St Brigids Terrace, Longford, Longford	Jun 2026	€100,000	347 m
16 Congress Terrace, Longford, Longfordnot full market price	Feb 2025	€123,000	352 m
17 Congress Terrace, Longford, Longford	Apr 2026	€170,000	356 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 received6 August 2025
Further information requested29 September 2025
Further information received5 March 2026
Decision due29 April 2026
Decision issued27 April 2026
Grant issued29 May 2026
Permission expiry28 May 2031

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