St. Mary's Abbey, Glencairn, Co. Waterford.
Demolition of farm outbuildings and construction of a new Visitor Centre and Guesthouse at St. Mary's Abbey.
17899 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 21 December 2017
- Reference
- 17899
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 December 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThis development at St. Mary's Abbey involves the demolition of approximately 420 square metres of farmyard outbuildings. In their place, a new part-single, part-two-storey Visitor Centre and Guesthouse (610 square metres) will be built, including alterations to the Abbey building for an internal link.
- Floor area
- 610 m²
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Official record
Development description
Demolition of farmyard outbuildings (circa 420m2), construction of a new visitor centre & guesthouse which is part single and part two storey (circa 610m2) to be located within the farmyard and connected to the south of the existing abbey building, construction of plant and electrical rooms contained within existing farmyard outbuildings (circa 30m2),alterations to the abbey building (circa 65m2) to achieve accessible internal link to the new development, a new gas compound within farmyard, new underground service connections, conversion of underground tank for fire-fighting water supply with associated pumps and all ancillary services, site landscaping, new visitor parking area, retractable bollards to front of abbey and all associated site works
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received21 December 2017
- Further information requested22 February 2018
- Further information received8 May 2018
- Decision due4 June 2018
- Decision issued31 May 2018
- Grant issued25 July 2018
- Permission expiry24 July 2023
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