National Crop Variety Testing Centre, Backweston Farm, Lexilip, Co. Kildare.
Internal subdivision of a granary building, a new door opening, and demolition of two glasshouses.
SD03A/0608 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 11 August 2003
- Reference
- SD03A/0608
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 11 August 2003
- Floor area
- 80 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development at the National Crop Variety Testing Centre involves the internal subdivision of an existing granary building to create new ground-floor stores and mezzanine storage. It also includes a new external door opening and the demolition of two existing glasshouses.
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Official record
Development description
Internal subdivision of existing granary building to incorporate new internal stores at ground floor level with new open storage at mezzanine level, new door opening to external envelope, demolition of two existing glasshouses together with all associated site development/reinstatement works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve rural amenity and to provide for the development of agriculture”
Objective set by the South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
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Timeline
- Application received11 August 2003
- Decision due5 October 2003
- Decision issued2 October 2003
- Grant issued12 November 2003
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