Planning near you · Longford · Ref 2660224
Change of use to crèche
Saintjohnstown , Ballinalee , Co. Longford
Permission granted with conditions
Council decision recorded: August 19, 2026
- Applicant
- Aoife McGauran and Ciara Gilna
- Existing building
- Dwelling house
- Proposed works
- Change of use
- Proposed use
- Crèche
The story so far
Application timeline
Recorded milestones for this application. A permission is not evidence that building work has started.
- Application received
Source: NPAD
NPAD · source SHA-256:
e96d6247afbcb77a· field: ReceivedDate28cbd9202bc7fb63 212e1c1eff4d9c3a 125aab5cbdf7b9c6 - Council decisionGranted with conditions
Source: NPAD
NPAD · source SHA-256:
e96d6247afbcb77a· field: DecisionDate28cbd9202bc7fb63 212e1c1eff4d9c3a 125aab5cbdf7b9c6 - Grant recorded
Source: NPAD
NPAD · source SHA-256:
e96d6247afbcb77a· field: GrantDate28cbd9202bc7fb63 212e1c1eff4d9c3a 125aab5cbdf7b9c6
What changed
Updated in the retained record: Source status, Grant recorded, Expiry date.
Compare the previous and updated values
Source status: DECISION MADE → APPLICATION FINALISED; Grant recorded: not supplied → 2026-09-21; Expiry date: not supplied → 2031-09-20
Observed: 23 September 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.
Why it matters locally
The proposal concerns Saintjohnstown , Ballinalee , Co. Longford. Proposal excerpt: “the proposed change of use of part of existing dwelling house for use as a creche facility to run in conjunction with existing onsite creche facility previously granted full planning permission under planning reference n…”
Sources disagree on some fields. The latest reported value is shown; differences require review.
Location & nearby applications
Saintjohnstown , Ballinalee , Co. Longford
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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.
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- the construction of a six bay slatted shed with creep area including all other associated site works
Documents & sources
Longford County Council · Reference 2660224
View council file →- Acknowledgement / Validation Letter
- Application Form - Part A
- Chief Executives Order
- Final Grant
- Newspaper Notice
- Notification of Decision
- Notification of Decision Letter to third parties
- Planners Report
- Plans, Sections, Elevations
- Plans, Sections, Elevations
- Plans, Sections, Elevations
- Report Received from External Body
- Report Received from Internal Staff
- Report Request Letter to External Body
- Report Request Letter to Internal Staff
- Site layout plan
- Site location map
- Site Notice
- Submission
- Submission Acknowledgment
- Submission Acknowledgment
- Validation Check List
Source records and verification details
Change record: NPAD · source SHA-256: e96d6247afbcb77a
Proposal: NPAD · source SHA-256: e96d6247afbcb77a
Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-23T08:14:40.854445+00:00. Source dataset date: not supplied.
Full description from the council file
Application details
All recorded updates to this application
Dates below show when a change was first retained, not when a planning event happened.
- 2026-08-22
- Source status: NEW APPLICATION → DECISION MADE
- Council outcome: → CONDITIONAL
- Council decision: → 2026-08-19
- 2026-09-23
- Source status: DECISION MADE → APPLICATION FINALISED
- Grant recorded: → 2026-09-21
- expiry date: → 2031-09-20
Source differences
- Source status: {"NPAD": "APPLICATION FINALISED", "ePlan": "DECISION MADE"}
- Proposal description: {"NPAD": "the proposed change of use of part of existing dwelling house for use as a creche facility to run in conjunction with existing onsite creche facility previously granted full planning permission under planning reference number PL24/60112 and all ancillary works", "ePlan": "the proposed change of use of part of existing dwelling house for use as a creche facility to run in..."}
- Site address: {"NPAD": "Saintjohnstown , Ballinalee , Co. Longford", "ePlan": "Saintjohnstown Ballinalee Co. Longford"}
- detail_url: {"NPAD": "http://www.eplanning.ie/LongfordCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660224/0", "ePlan": "https://www.eplanning.ie/LongfordCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660224/0"}
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