18244: For development consisting of alterations, extension and change of use to Slieve Rushen House to form a Heritage and Ecological Visitor Centre, including toilet facilities, café, information display etc and meeting rooms and 1 no. self catering apartment with associated improvements and upgrade to the existing vehicular access and provision of new car-parking, picnic area and play-park and connection to the public sewer
Slieve Rushen House, Gortawee or Scotchtown, Ballyconnell
DecisionConditional grant
Decided01 August 2018
Application typeOUTLINE PERMISSION
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Source documents
Original council portal records and source PDFs where available.- Application fileApplication file on www.eplanning.ieSource portal
- Chief Executives OrderSource: cavancoco.eplanning.ie / Edd03d8e-9a93-4256-8c93-257fcbfc1d53.PDF / Document 316683Source PDF
- Final GrantSource: cavancoco.eplanning.ie / C10261a9-6c01-428f-9356-75e40ac43d32.PDF / Document 317767Source PDF
- Planners ReportSource: cavancoco.eplanning.ie / 352256df-1ece-4e2d-bbcf-b20593be4d60.PDF / Document 316680Source PDF
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