Higginstown house, Higginstown, Slane
Conversion of a storage outbuilding into holiday accommodation in Slane.
LB171508 · Meath County Council · Lodged 21 December 2017
- Reference
- LB171508
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 December 2017
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 112 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use for an existing storage outbuilding to short-stay holiday accommodation containing two one-bedroom units. It includes raising the roof height, demolition works, and installing a new wastewater treatment system.
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Official record
Development description
Change of use of existing outbuilding used as storage to short stay holiday accommodation incorporating 2 no one bedroom units and permission to demolish and raising the height of the existing roof and provide for a new wastewater treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Rural Area”
National zoning type: Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural'
Objective set by the Meath 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 20 August 2018. A completion certificate was lodged on 9 June 2019.
Notified floor area: 108 m²
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 December 2017
- Decision due23 February 2018
- Decision issued22 February 2018
- Grant issued6 April 2018
- Permission expiry5 April 2023
In the area
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