One-off house · Co. Longford

Main Street, Newtownforbes, Co. Longford

Granted 15 Jul 2026

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Key facts

  • Planning application 2660178 at Main Street, Newtownforbes, Co. Longford: Proposed change of use of the ground floor level of existing dwelling…
  • The applicant is Jack Macken. The agent is Cunningham Design & Planning Ltd.
  • It was received by Longford County Council on 5 Jun 2026.
  • Status: Granted 15 Jul 2026.
  • Permission was granted on 15 Jul 2026 and no site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.

Source: the Longford County Council planning register, checked 6 Aug 2026. Open the council's file

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What and where

Proposed change of use of the ground floor level of existing dwelling…

the proposed change of use of the ground floor level of existing dwelling house into a coffee shop together with internal & external alterations to the front & rear facades and all ancillary site works

Description as published by the council. Its text starts part-way through a sentence.

Location
Newtownforbes, Co. Longford Map
Planning reference
2660178
Applicant
Jack Macken
Architect
Brendan Mcveigh

Numbers and dates

Homes
~1estimated from the application
Project type
One-off house
Received
5 Jun 2026
Granted
15 Jul 2026

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Granted

Site history

This site's history

  1. Application 2660230 at the same address: granted 4 Sep 2026, work started 22 Oct 2026.

    proposed change of use of a former hair/beauty salon into a coffee shop and all ancillary site works Same address

Earlier records are the planning references this application names, records at the same address, and records within 50 m of the same map point. An address or a map point can cover more than one property, so check the council's file before relying on a match.

Outlook

What happens next

Permission was granted on 15 Jul 2026 and no site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.

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Documents and evidence

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  • Council planning fileThe application file 2660178 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file

How we know this

From the Longford County Council planning register, checked 6 Aug 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.

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