Site a rear of Multyfarnham Abbey, Abbeylands, Multyfarnham
Partial change of use of a training centre to a café and retention of outdoor structures in Multyfarnham.
21295 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 27 May 2021
- Reference
- 21295
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 May 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a partial change of use of a training centre to a café within a permitted portacabin structure. Retention permission is also sought for landscaping, paving, lighting, three gazebos, a geodome, and boundary fencing.
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Official record
Development description
The development consists of the proposed partial change of use of a horticultural based sessional training centre for people with intellectual disabilities and publicly accessible therapy garden and café, the latter of which involves change of use of the permitted portacabin structure to a café serving refreshments for consumption on site. Retention permission is also sought for landscaping and engineering works including paving and lighting, the erection of 3 no gazebos and 1 no. Geodome, fencing around the boundary and associated works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Protect, provide and improve community, civic and educational facilities and to preserve the open character of institutional lands and the setting of heritage buildings contained within such lands.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
Objective set by the WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 Multyfarnham (2021–2027). 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 received27 May 2021
- Decision due21 July 2021
- Decision issued21 July 2021
- Grant issued1 September 2021
- Permission expiry31 August 2026
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