Planning application · Kildare County Council

The renovation of 3 No. 2 storey derelict buildings constructed from stone at Westown Lodge, Johnstown

Westown Lodge, Johnstown, Co. Kildare.

211041 · KildareGranted

up to 2 storeys · 0.167 ha · Granted · permission to May 2027

Planning application 211041 to Kildare County Council: The renovation of 3 No. 2 storey derelict buildings constructed from stone and brick rubble, at Westown Lodge, Johnstown. Granted by the council on 19 April 2022. The register gives the permission's end as 29 May 2027.

Timeline

  1. Application lodged
  2. Further information requested
  3. Further information received
  4. Council granted
  5. Permission ends (date on the register)

The end date is the one the council register states. An extension or a commencement changes it.

Key facts

Reference
211041
Planning authority
Kildare County Council
Received
15 Jul 2021
Decided
19 Apr 2022
Status
Granted
Use
Mixed_use
Site area
0.167 ha
Further information requested
6 Sept 2021
Further information received
25 Mar 2022

Proposed development

the renovation of 3 No. 2 storey derelict buildings constructed from stone and brick rubble. Building A will consist of a home office, storage area and WC to ground floor open through upper floor to vaulted ceiling. Building B will consist of existing workshop with no internal changes, timber cladding to the exterior and 4 No. Arts studios to ground floor with exhibition space/kitchenette/break-out space and 2 No. WC to upper floor. The ground floor of Building C will consist of an accessible WC and shower, kitchenette with access to rear patio area, 2 No. office rental spaces, main entrance with WC, access to patio space to rear of building and stairwell to the upper floor. Upper floor will consist of a break-out space and 2 No. office rental spaces all associated site development works including new percolation and wastewater treatment system. It will also include the change of use from residential to commercial

Planning status

Permission was granted on 19 Apr 2022. The four-week appeal period has passed with no appeal recorded, so the permission is final. Works can start once a commencement notice is lodged; the register gives its end as 29 May 2027.

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