Application for Offaly house to be used for protected persons refused
A planning application for a temporary change of use of a heritage protected house in Offaly to accommodation for protected persons has been refused under a split planning decision by Offaly Co Council.
The local authority has refused the temporary change of use from a house, namely McGinn House, a protected structure to accommodation for protected persons which is ancillary to a Direct Provision Centre.
However, planning permission was granted to restore the existing sash windows to the High Street façade and to replace the traditional lime plaster with new traditional lime plaster render to the High Street Façade.
The application was submitted by Bridgestock Care Ltd to Offaly Co Council in recent months for the change of use, along with improvement works.
McGinn House is a protected structure which is described as a three-bay three-storey over basement house, built circa 1800 in the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
The planning application was submitted to Offaly County Council on August 25 last. Planning permission for works was granted, subject to 6 conditions.