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Just like public realm said, its mostly the planners who make the decisions, more junior planners assess the planning application and recommend a decision to the senior planner. The senior planner can overturn their decision, so effectively its the senior planner in the planning authority who calls the shots

Long list here, its from the County Development Plan, during the Summer the Protected Structure list was updated, some didn’t make it to the list i know, so it could be worth yr while emailing someone in the forward planning department of Wexford County Council

1.Artramon
Large early 19th century house rebuilt this century.
2. Ballinkeel
Italianate house by Daniel Robertson 1840-42.
3. Ballyanne
Neo-classical entrance gated with piers and half-hexagon facades of twin
lodges.
4. Ballycarney Cottage
Small, circa 1820 house – good of its type.
5. Ballymore, Camolin
Rare survival of circa 1720.
6. Ballymore, Screen
Late 18th century house.
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7. Ballynestragh
One of the last country houses, by Dermot Gogarty 1937.
8. Ballinatray Bridge Courtown
Small, highly elaborate tudor-gothic confection of circa 1840.
9. Ballyrankin
Small, three-bay lodge with strip pilasters and wide eaves.
10. Ballystraw
Early-18th century, Palladian house.
11. Ballytrent
Early 19th century neo-classical house.
12. Ballywater
L-Plan Italianate house of rubble stone with brick dressings.
13. Bannow
Early- 19th century neo-classical essay.
14. Bargy Castle
Late-medieval tower with later post-medieval additions.
15. Berkeley Forest
Small, late 18th century, neo-classical house.
16. Bloomfield
Neo-Tudor House by Daniel Robertson.
17. Borleagh
Early – 19th century, late classical house.
18. Borohill
Early-19th century with unusual pyramidal roof.
19. Borrmount
Five-bay, mid-19th century, Italianate house.
Stables with small tower.
20. Brookhill House
Italianate house of 1850.
21. Brownswood House
Red brick house of 1894.
22. Castleboro
One of the most magnificent ruins in Ireland – by Daniel Robertson circa
1840.
Stables in Italianate style.
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Lodge with doric portico.
Lodge on Enniscorthy road (originally the main entrance).
23. Castle Talbot
Mid-18th century house.
24. Clobemon Hall
Fine neo-classical house by Thomas Cobden.
Stables.
Entrance gates and sweeps.
25. Clohamon
Bow-fronted late-18th century house.
26. Clonard Great
Mid-18th century Palladian house
27. Coolbawn
Ruin of a Tudor-gothic by Frederick Darley circa 1840.
28. The Deanery, Ferns
Early-18th century house with additions of 1835.
29. The Deeps
Colonial style house with colonnade across the fa

If your planning on converting your attic, you will need to apply for planning permission as this is a change of use scenario. If you ever decide to sell your house and you haven’t received the correct planning permission you will run into difficulities. As for the window, you also need permission, technically your supposed to apply to the relevant planning authority to even change the style of windows. Section 1 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 explains what is exempted development, try http://www.environ.ie for a list of the Act.

I think smithfield is a wonderful area but somehow lacks soul, they should organise many more events there and a more regular basis. At the moment the place just looks like a big empty car park

http://www.nra.ie is another good website to look at if your interested.