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Longford - Longford County Council

Proposed Development

proposed change of use of a former hair/beauty salon into a coffee shop and all ancillary site works

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    15 Jul 2026

  2. Decision due (upcoming)

    8 Sept 2026

Application Details

Location
Main Street , Newtownforbes , Co. Longford
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Longford County Council
Site Area
0.013 ha

Timeline

Registration Date
15 July 2026
Status
NEW APPLICATION
Decision
N/A
Decision Due
8 September 2026

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2071CONDITIONAL1 Apr 2020

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22216N/A14 Sept 2022

1) proposed partial demolition of existing public house formally known as "Bohan's Bar" & storage sheds/outhouses to the rear 2) proposed conversion of the remaining existing public house structure into habitable accommodation 3) proposed construction of a residential development of 17 no. dwelling houses consisting of 5 no. two bedroom bungalow type dwelling houses, 12 no. two bedroom two storey terraced type dwelling houses, entrance, internal access road, green open space, connection to the existing foul sewer, surface water & watermain networks servicing the village of Newtownforbes and all ancillary works

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17122REFUSED26 Apr 2017

Originally sought full planning permission for Proposed demolition of existing public house formally known as Bohan's Bar & storage sheds/outhouses to the rear together with the proposed construction of a residential housing development consisting of 25 No. two bedroom bungalow type dwelling houses of which there are 24 No. semi-detached and 1 No. detached, entrance, access road, green open space, connection to existing foul sewer network servicing the village of Newtownforbes, proposed installation of a surface water attenuation area, connection to existing public watermain and all ancillary site works whereby it is now proposed to redesign the proposed residential housing development to consist of 20 no. dwelling houses of which there are 4 no. four bedroom two storey detached type dwelling houses, 4 no. three bedroom two storey detached type dwelling houses, 4 no. three bedroom storey and a half detached type dwelling houses, 4 no. three bedroom bungalow detached type dwelling houses, 4 no. two bedroom bungalow detached type dwelling houses, entrance, access road, green open space, connection to the existing foul sewer network servicing the village of Newtownforbes via an onsite foul sewer pumping station, surface water network, connection to existing public watermain and all ancillary works

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2660178CONDITIONAL5 Jun 2026

the proposed change of use of the ground floor level of existing dwelling house into a coffee shop together with internal & external alterations to the front & rear facades and all ancillary site works

Main Street , Newtownforbes , Co. Longford

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