should this be listed?
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May 11, 2001 at 7:27 am #705020MGParticipant
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May 11, 2001 at 9:10 am #716235Michael J. OBrienParticipant
I don’t know if the farmhouse should be listed- but I see no reason to knock it. Why not incorporate it into the proposed development- as a social centre or something else.
In the current era of the Celtic Tiger economy I think we should hold onto as much of our architectural heritage as possible.
Question: in another 200 years- I wonder what will be around- the 18th century house or a non distinctive 21st century housing development?-
For what it’s worth my money’s on the 18th century house. -
May 11, 2001 at 9:22 am #716236Paul ClerkinKeymaster
Still if you list it, that stops any extensions etc to make it a reasonable habitable hme. Those generic farmhouses of which there are still quite a few in Monaghan dont really have much space if you have to place a modern kitchen and bathroom into the existing fabric of the building.
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May 11, 2001 at 7:01 pm #716237JamesParticipant
Actually listing merely means that planning permission is required for the new works, it is also possible to request the local authority to provide a determination to indicate which works will not require planning permission.
As to its accomodating modern facilities it looks like a reasonably sized dwelling certainly two or three times as large as the average city centre apartment. Fitting it out with an internal bathroom and kitchen would’nt be too much of a problem. In our own experience it is unreasonable expectations as to the number of bedrooms (eg: 5 in a building such as this) which causes the most problems.
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May 15, 2001 at 9:51 am #716238MGParticipant
I see that it has been reprieved by the council.
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June 15, 2001 at 7:48 am #716239Paul ClerkinKeymaster
Now this is just farcical….
The statement follows a decision by Sligo County Council to demolish a Georgian farmhouse in Easkey. A report by a conservation architect had recommended that the house be retained and re-used but another report by a structural engineer said it should be demolished. The council is now to “replicate” the house with a two-storey dwelling on the site as part of a housing scheme. However, detailed plans have not yet been drawn up.
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