Planning application details ref: 15174 Longford County Council

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Planning Application: 15174 (Longford County Council)
File Number: 15174
Application Type: PERMISSION Planning Status: APPLICATION FINALISED
Received Date: 30/10/2015 Decision Due Date: 22/03/2016
Validated Date: 30/10/2015 Invalidated Date:
Further Info Requested: 18/12/2015 Further Info Received: 27/01/2016
Withdrawn Date: Extend Date:
Decision Type: Conditional Decision Date: 26/02/2016
Leave to Appeal: Appeal Date: 22/03/2016
Commenced Date: Submissions By: 03/12/2015

Applicant Details

Applicant name: Center Parcs Ireland Limited
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Applicant Details


Proposed Development

Development Description: the development and use of land as a Forest Holiday Village at Newcastle Wood, Ballymahon in the townlands of Newcastle and Forgney on a site of 164 hectares. Including 470 lodges (ranging from 2- 4 bedrooms plus 1 x 5 bedroom disability accessible lodge); a 3 storey apartment building (1,938 sqm GEA) with 30 bedrooms; central buildings (21,500 sqm GEA) incorporating swimming pool area and facilities, external pools, rapids, flumes and water rides, sports hall, leisure activities, bowling alley, ancillary shops, food and beverage outlets, service, storage and plant areas; Aqua Sana Spa including treatment rooms (3,100 sqm GEA); Pancake house restaurant and beach kiosk (960 sqm GEA); Arrivals Lodge (118 sqm GEA); Cycle Centre (187 sqm GEA); Technical Services /Housekeeping /Ground Services building (1,545 sqm GEA); Woodland Activity Building (187 sqm GEA plus 15 sqm GEA ancillary buildings); Outdoor Activity Centre (430 sqm GEA plus 108 sqm GEA ancillary buildings/shelters); Refurbishment and extension of Herdsman’s hut ruins to create a Nature Centre building (278 sqm GEA); outdoor sports, activities, amenity areas, play areas and facilities; Service yards; Waste Water Treatment Plant with a discharge pipe and outfall to the River Inny; foul drainage network including pumping stations and rising mains; Surface water drainage network including roadside swales, filter drains, culverts, widening of existing water courses, attenuation basins and flow control weir structures; 1,435 space car park area plus 9 accessible and 4 tree house spaces; main access to Newcastle Road, and emergency access onto Abbeyshrule Road; main entrance sign; modification to Newcastle Road and its junction with R392; forest road network, paths and perimeter footpath; internal and perimeter fencing; engineering operations, earthworks and landscape bunds; sports lake (36,000 sqm) and tranquillity lake (2,150 sqm) plus nature pond (310 sqm) and dipping pond (70 sqm); water abstraction; clear water vault with tanks and plant room; hard and soft landscaping, and forest management works; along with all other site development works and activities; connection to, and distribution network within the site of, utility services. The application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Statement and a Natura Impact Statement.
Development Address: Newcastle Wood, Townlands of Newcastle and Forgney, Near Ballymahon,, Co. Longford.
Architect Name: Location Key: NEWCASTLE BALLYMAHON
Electoral Division: Planner: None
Social Housing Exempt: Plan Enforcement #:
IPC Licence Required: No Waste Licence Required: No
Protected Structure: No Protected Structure #:
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Proposed Development


Comments

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Decision

Decision Date: 26/02/2016 Manager Order: 27203
Decision Type: Conditional Number of Conditions: 22
Grant Date: Grant Managers Order #:
Section 47 Apply?: Part 5 Apply?:
Expiry Date: 25/07/2021
Decision Description: the development and use of land as a Forest Holiday Village at Newcastle Wood, Ballymahon in the townlands of Newcastle and Forgney on a site of 164 hectares. Including 470 lodges (ranging from 2- 4 bedrooms plus 1 x 5 bedroom disability accessible lodge); a 3 storey apartment building (1,938 sqm GEA) with 30 bedrooms; central buildings (21,500 sqm GEA) incorporating swimming pool area and facilities, external pools, rapids, flumes and water rides, sports hall, leisure activities, bowling alley, ancillary shops, food and beverage outlets, service, storage and plant areas; Aqua Sana Spa including treatment rooms (3,100 sqm GEA); Pancake house restaurant and beach kiosk (960 sqm GEA); Arrivals Lodge (118 sqm GEA); Cycle Centre (187 sqm GEA); Technical Services /Housekeeping /Ground Services building (1,545 sqm GEA); Woodland Activity Building (187 sqm GEA plus 15 sqm GEA ancillary buildings); Outdoor Activity Centre (430 sqm GEA plus 108 sqm GEA ancillary buildings/shelters); Refurbishment and extension of Herdsman’s hut ruins to create a Nature Centre building (278 sqm GEA); outdoor sports, activities, amenity areas, play areas and facilities; Service yards; Waste Water Treatment Plant with a discharge pipe and outfall to the River Inny; foul drainage network including pumping stations and rising mains; Surface water drainage network including roadside swales, filter drains, culverts, widening of existing water courses, attenuation basins and flow control weir structures; 1,435 space car park area plus 9 accessible and 4 tree house spaces; main access to Newcastle Road, and emergency access onto Abbeyshrule Road; main entrance sign; modification to Newcastle Road and its junction with R392; forest road network, paths and perimeter footpath; internal and perimeter fencing; engineering operations, earthworks and landscape bunds; sports lake (36,000 sqm) and tranquillity lake (2,150 sqm) plus nature pond (310 sqm) and dipping pond (70 sqm); water abstraction; clear water vault with tanks and plant room; hard and soft landscaping, and forest management works; along with all other site development works and activities; connection to, and distribution network within the site of, utility services. The application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Statement and a Natura Impact Statement.

Appeal Details


Appeal Details
Notification Date: 22/03/2016 BP Reference #: 14.246336
Appeal Type: THIRD PARTY File Forward Date:
Submission Due Date: 18/04/2016 Submission Sent Date:
Appeal Decision: CONDITIONAL Decision Date: 26/07/2016
Withdrawn Date: Dismissed Date:
Reason: 21