Planning Permission has been granted to Boyle Courthouse Development Ltd. for the restoration and repair of the existing building and a change of use to an exhibition hall with associated facilities.
Boyle Courthouse is listed in the Roscommon County Council Register of Protected Structures as RPS No. 600249.
There are 4 conditions attached to the application as follows:
- The development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with plans and documents submitted on 26th June, 2014, except where conditions hereunder specify otherwise.
Reason: In the interests of clarity and the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
- Prior to the commencement of development, a suitably qualified Conservation Architect shall be appointed to supervise and oversee the development hereby granted, and their services shall be retained for the duration of the development works.
Reason: To ensure that the integrity of the protected structure is maintained.
- All works undertaken shall have regard to the Advice Series on Built Heritage, as published by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. In order to demonstrate appropriate adherence to the Advice Series on Built Heritage the applicant / developer, in conjunction with the Conservation Architect appointed in accordance with Condition No. 2 of this permission, shall prepare progress reports at agreed stages during the course of the development works, and such reports shall be provided for the records of the Planning Authority.
Prior to the commencement of development, details of the schedule of progress reports and arrangements for regular liaison with the Planning Authority during the course of the development works, shall be submitted for the written agreement of the Planning Authority.
Specific proposals for the treatment and management of the existing internal elements including fixtures and fittings to be removed/relocated shall form part of the progress reports and shall be subject to the written agreement of the Planning Authority.
Reason: To ensure that the integrity of the protected structure is maintained.
- The existing on site elements of the building being replaced, shall be removed from site save for elements/materials that can be utilised in the construction of the proposed development. Materials which cannot be re-used shall be appropriately disposed of and removed by a licensed Construction and Demolition facility.
Reason: In the interests of visual amenity, orderly development and proper and sustainable waste management.
