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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF LUCAN/PALMERSTOWN/FONTHILL AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

QUESTION NO. 25

QUESTION: Councillor Alan Hayes

To ask the chief executive to report if a change of use planning permission is required and authorised for the "New Covenant Church" recently located on Chapel lane, Palmerstown, Adjacent to the Palmerstown House pub.

REPLY:

The use of a residential house to religious use is not exempted development and requires planning permission. Apart from the above permission, a brief overview of the planning history indicates that there is no active planning proposal or permission for the site. A full investigation into breaches in planning can be carried out on foot of a written complaint to the Planning Enforcement Team.