Avondale House & Forest Park, Avondale & Corballis Lower Townlands, Rathdrum
Amendments to visitor facilities at Avondale House, including a 38-metre lookout tower and walking trail changes.
20646 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 8 July 2020
- Reference
- 20646
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 July 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to amend previously permitted visitor facilities within the curtilage of the protected Avondale House. Changes include alterations to the walking trail with sunken walkways and tunnels, and an accessible 38-metre-high timber lookout tower.
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Official record
Development description
Amend previously permitted development as granted under planning application ref 18/1158. Permission 18/1158 provided for enhanced visitor facilities on a site area of circa 19.7 hectares within a total landholding of circa 200 hectares. Works will be in the curtilage of a protected structure, avondale house. The amended development consists of alterations to the walking trail (comprising sunken walkways, tunnels and elevated timber walkways and lookout over avondale river), accessible timber lookout tower (overall height 38 metres from ground level) with ground floor level associated facilities, entrance to existing walled garden, landscaping and all related site development works
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received8 July 2020
- Further information requested31 August 2020
- Further information received22 September 2020
- Decision due19 October 2020
- Decision issued16 October 2020
- Grant issued20 November 2020
- Permission expiry19 November 2025
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