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1) Change of use of former convent building, chapel and outbuildings to a)…

Convent Road , Aghadark , Ballinamore Co. Leitrim

Permission granted with conditions

Council decision recorded: July 06, 2026

Applicant
Hugh Murray
Proposed use
See council description
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The story so far

Application timeline

Recorded milestones for this application. A permission is not evidence that building work has started.

  1. Application received
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: 0d964b42696eb3ea6b805a7270be669cf4fb567efed5f107bf1070813774f99c · field: ReceivedDate

  2. Council decisionGranted with conditions
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: 0d964b42696eb3ea6b805a7270be669cf4fb567efed5f107bf1070813774f99c · field: DecisionDate

  3. Grant recorded
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: 0d964b42696eb3ea6b805a7270be669cf4fb567efed5f107bf1070813774f99c · field: GrantDate

What changed

Updated in the retained record: Source status, Council outcome, Council decision.

Compare the previous and updated values

Source status: NEW APPLICATION → DECISION MADE; Council outcome: not supplied → CONDITIONAL; Council decision: not supplied → 2026-07-06

Legacy batch date (exact collection time unavailable): 8 July 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns Convent Road , Aghadark , Ballinamore Co. Leitrim. Proposal excerpt: “1) Change of use of former convent building, chapel and outbuildings to a) aparthotel use providing 12 no. rooms on first and second floor and b) cafe, restaurant and reception use on the ground floor. 2) To construct ne…”

Sources disagree on some fields. The latest reported value is shown; differences require review.

Location & nearby applications

Convent Road , Aghadark , Ballinamore Co. Leitrim

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Nearby applications

Closest retained records in this county within 5 km, measured between map points. Proximity does not establish a shared site.

Documents & sources

Leitrim County Council · Reference 2660123

View council file →
Source records and verification details

Change record: ePlan · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable

Proposal: NPAD · source SHA-256: 0d964b42696eb3ea6b805a7270be669cf4fb567efed5f107bf1070813774f99c

Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-21T10:00:00.845922+00:00. Source dataset date: not supplied.

Full description from the council file
1) Change of use of former convent building, chapel and outbuildings to a) aparthotel use providing 12 no. rooms on first and second floor and b) cafe, restaurant and reception use on the ground floor. 2) To construct new lift and single-storey kitchen extension to the rear of the building. 3) To construct glass porch and covered outdoor seating area adjacent to proposed café to South elevation. 4) To construct link corridor connecting the convent building to existing outbuildings. 5) Provision of on-site car parking, connection to all public services and all ancillary site works.
Application details
Reference
2660123
Applicant
Hugh Murray
Site address
Convent Road , Aghadark , Ballinamore Co. Leitrim
Homes in source field
0 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²)
0
Application type
PERMISSION
Latest reported outcome
Permission granted with conditions
Date received
May 14, 2026
Decision due
July 08, 2026
Council decision date
July 06, 2026
Authority
Leitrim County Council
All recorded updates to this application

Dates below show when a change was first retained, not when a planning event happened.

  1. 2026-07-08
    • Source status: NEW APPLICATION → DECISION MADE
    • Council outcome: → CONDITIONAL
    • Council decision: → 2026-07-06
Source differences
  • Source status: {"NPAD": "APPLICATION FINALISED", "ePlan": "DECISION MADE"}
  • Proposal description: {"NPAD": "1) \tChange of use of former convent building, chapel and outbuildings to a) aparthotel use providing 12 no. rooms on first and second floor and b) cafe, restaurant and reception use on the ground floor.\r\n2) \tTo construct new lift and single-storey kitchen extension to the rear of the building.\r\n3)\tTo construct glass porch and covered outdoor seating area adjacent to proposed café to South elevation.\r\n4) \tTo construct link corridor connecting the convent building to existing outbuildings.\r\n5) \tProvision of on-site car parking, connection to all public services and all ancillary site works.", "ePlan": "1) Change of use of former convent building, chapel and outbuildings to a) aparthotel use prov..."}
  • Site address: {"NPAD": "Convent Road , Aghadark , Ballinamore Co. Leitrim", "ePlan": "Convent Road Aghadark Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim N41 HX40"}
  • detail_url: {"NPAD": "http://www.eplanning.ie/LeitrimCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660123/0", "ePlan": "https://www.eplanning.ie/LeitrimCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660123/0"}

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