Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedChange of useDecided 8 December 2020

Rathmore, Athboy, Co Meath

Agricultural changes and conversion of farm buildings to holiday lets in Athboy.

KA201497 · Meath County Council · Lodged 16 October 2020

Reference
KA201497
Authority
Meath County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
16 October 2020
Residential units
1
Floor area
275.5 m²

Summary

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The project involves closing and relocating agricultural and residential entrances, and creating new cattle yards. It also seeks permission and retention to convert agricultural buildings into holiday lets, student accommodation, and a kitchen/canteen facility.

Change of useagriculturaltourismconversion

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Development description

The development will consist of closing 2 no. Existing agricultural entrances, closing and relocating existing entrance to dwelling and to use existing agricultural entrance to public road. To form 2 no. New agricultural entrances to public road. To provide 2 no. Open concrete cattle yards with cattle crushes, access roads and carparking. To retain change of use from an agricultural building to use as holiday let/horticultural student accommodation and to upgrade and retain existing sewage treatment system. Permission is sought for change of use from use as an agricultural building to use as 2 no. Holiday lets/horticultural student accommodation. Permission is also sought for change of use of existing agricultural building to use as kitchen, canteen and toilets for horticultural students, retain existing outside toilet and to provide new sewage treatment system for same. Permission is also sought to provide a rain water harvesting underground tank

Land-use zoning

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RA - Rural AreaRU
“Rural Area”

National zoning type: Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural'

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Key dates

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  1. Application received16 October 2020
  2. Decision due10 December 2020
  3. Decision issued8 December 2020

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