Planning permission for 15 apartments on site of Oliver Plunkett Street night club
Planning permission is being sought for a 15-unit apartment development on the site of the former Lane Nightclub and its neighbouring building.
The planning application submitted by Meeting House Partners includes details for the demolition of “buildings and structures” to the rear of 39 and 41 Oliver Plunkett Street, the reconfiguration of the retained structures and the construction of a new structure between two and four storeys high.
It is proposed that the retained buildings will house two duplex apartments over ground floor retail space, while the new structure will comprise 13 apartments (five one-bed and eight two-bed) over more ground floor retail space.
The decision due date for the application is July 26.
Further info requested on St Finian’s expansion
Westmeath County Council has requested further information from the board of management of St Finian’s College, Mullingar, on the school’s application for a major redevelopment and expansion.
The original application submitted on April 12 includes details for the upgrading and refurbishment of the main school building, which is a protected structure, and the construction of a two-storey western extension to the main school building, with a new entrance point at lower ground floor level, as well as the upgrading and refurbishment of the gymnasium and the construction of a new changing building.
There are also plans to construct a new two-storey building to the north to accommodate technology classrooms and science laboratories and a new three-storey building to the east to accommodate art classrooms.
The planning notice includes details for the demolition of the exiting single-storey western entrance and associated classrooms, the existing single-storey classroom block and the two-storey ancillary accommodation wing at the rear of the main school building, the existing maintenance sheds, two-storey changing building and the single-storey WC block.
The council’s planning department has also requested further information from the board of management of St Mary’s Special School on its application to build a new state of the art base on lands adjacent to St Finian’s College.