Russborough House, Russborough, Blessington
Change of use of parts of Russborough House to a cafe and retail spaces.
21376 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 7 April 2021
- Reference
- 21376
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 7 April 2021
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for a change of use within the historic Russborough House. This includes converting the ground floor reception/retail to a cafe, the east colonnade to reception/retail, and the basement central corridor to retail.
- Floor area
- 319 m²
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Official record
Development description
Change of use of the following: existing ground floor reception / retail to change to cafe (119m2); existing ground floor east colonnade from exhibition space to change to reception and retail (45m2); existing basement central corridor to change from exhibition to retail (155m2) (a protected structure)
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received7 April 2021
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