GrantedRetentionDecided 26 January 2021

St. Patrick's Direct Provision Centre, Drumgoask, Co. Monaghan

Retention of modular accommodation units, laundry building, and building conversions at a Direct Provision Centre.

2022 · Monaghan County Council · Lodged 24 January 2020

Reference: 2022
Authority: Monaghan County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: RETENTION
Received: 24 January 2020

Summary

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This application seeks retention permission for eight elements at St. Patrick's Direct Provision Centre. These include three modular residential buildings containing 25 units, a temporary laundry building, a retaining wall, and the conversion of existing buildings for cooking and retail facilities.

Retentiondirect provisionmodularretention

Residential units: 25
Storey: 1

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Development description

Permission for the retention of eight inter-related elements comprising (1). Three single-storey buildings, of modular/prefabricated construction, two of which contain eight units with the third building providing nine units, with all of these dwellings providing a kitchenette, shower room with toilet and a communal, all-purpose (living and sleeping), room. These units accommodate asylum seeker households of generally between one and three residents each, but could extend to cater for five residents each, depending on family size. (2) groundworks for these units comprising the laying of a foundation slab and the creation of connections to the on-site network and the sewage treatment plant which serves this direct provision centre. (3) a prefabricated laundry building for a temporary period of eighteen months, pending its replacement by permanent development. (4) a retaining wall; (5) the conversion of a vacant building which was originally used as accommodation into a facility containing seven individual cooking facilities and two storerooms; (6) the change of use of an existing building which was formerly used as a playroom to an outlet for the supply of convenience goods to residents of this centre; (7) three plant rooms which contain heat pumps for the modular blocks at item heading (1) above. (8) the retention of two new partly completed playgrounds, which will collectively cover an area of 545 sq. Metres. The application also includes future development comprising (9) the completion of the two new playgrounds which are itemised under heading (8) above and (10). All ancillary site works

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Address	Date	Price	Distance
Milltown, Monaghan	Aug 2025	€270,000	363 m

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Application received24 January 2020
Further information requested19 March 2020
Further information received21 December 2020
Decision due26 January 2021
Decision issued26 January 2021
Grant issued1 March 2021
Permission expiry28 February 2026

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