Plans lodged to turn a Longford village post office into apartment unit

The planning application concerns the post office building on Main Street, Drumlish

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A planning application has been lodged with Longford County Council in which permission is requested to turn an existing post office building - located on Main Street Drumlish - into a 1 bedroom apartment.

The proposal - which was submitted by applicant Sharon Kane last Thursday April 2 - is still in pre-validation meaning it is currently in the initial stages of review and has not yet been formally approved or validated by the council.

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The planning application specifically requests “the material change of use of an existing post office building to one 1-bed apartment unit”, as well as “permission for an extension to the rear of an existing dwelling house to include internal and external alterations to same and convert into one 1-bed and one 2-bed apartment units”.

Permission is also sought for “external private and public amenity areas, hard and soft landscaping, fencing, carparking, bicycle parking, bin storage, ancillary storage, lighting, provision of all associated surface water and foul drainage services and connections and all ancillary site works and services”

Longford County Council are expected to return a decision by May 27

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