Something's brewing! Decision made on plans to convert Longford home into coffee shop


Permission has been granted to convert the ground floor of a house on Main Street, Newtownforbes into a coffee shop
A new business has received the green light for its plans to covert an existing ground floor space into a coffee shop on Newtownforbes Main Street.
In addition to approving the change-of-use, permission was also granted by the council for “internal and external alterations to the front and rear facades and all ancillary site works.”


The applicant was listed as Mr Jack Macken who was described as “the proprietor of the coffee shop” in the event of planning permission being granted.
Mr Enda Flynn was listed in the application as the owner of the building.


The ground floor space earmarked for the coffee shop measures approximately 200 sq m.
In granting permission, Longford County Council attached 8 conditions, which were in the interests of ensuring the development remains in accordance with the permission and in the interests of visual amenity, proper planning, and sustainable development of the area.
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