The proposed construction of a vehicular entrance to serve a landholding

Mr Frank McCormack has applied to Longford County Council for permission to construct a vehicular entrance on his landholding at Drinagh in Ballymahon, Co Longford. The application was lodged with the council’s planning department on 8 May 2026 and listed architect/agent Adriana Navarro as the representative. In its review, the council issued decision code REFUSED, which was formally decided on 23 June 2026 – ahead of the originally scheduled decision date of 2 July 2026.

The refusal means that Mr McCormack’s proposal to create a new vehicular access point for his property will not be approved at this time. The council has not released further details about the reasons behind the decision, and no appeal information is currently available in the public record.

Other local news items have appeared around the same period, including the announcement of recipients for the Longford County Council Sports Bursary 2026 by the Longford Leader and tributes paid to outgoing council chief executive Paddy Mahon by Shannonside. These stories are unrelated to the planning decision but reflect ongoing community activity in the county.

For full details on the application and decision, see Longford County Council Planning File Reference 2660153.

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