Conor McGregor will have to resubmit Kildare mansion expansion plans
Kildare County Council declare Conor McGregor’s plans for Straffan home “misleading and incorrect”
It’s a case of back to the drawing board for controversial MMA fighter, Conor McGregor after Kildare County Council declared his Straffan mansion expansion plans “misleading and incorrect”.
The local authority said the existing marquee, shipping containers and other installations were not included in the site plan that was submitted to the council as part of the planning application.
“It is considered the drawings submitted are misleading and incorrect, and information has been omitted,” said the council.
A decision was due on May 28, however a letter was issued to the applicant via his architect Tom O’Loughlin on May 13 to declare the application invalid.
McGregor wants to demolish his garage, porch, and roof canopy at his mansion at The Paddocks, Castledillon, Straffan to make way for further expansion.
The council said the existing site layout plan does not accurately depict what is currently on site, including “the existing internal road network”.
It also said the application omitted an accurate layout of the existing projecting decking area including two access points to the River Liffey and its associated water-based activities.
The local authority said the applicant will also have to address the absence of the “existing significantly sized marquee type structure which appears to comprise a sports-related facility and its associated hard surfacing, outdoor shower/toilet structure and connections, a security hut, and shipping containers and site compound area within the site boundary.”
Kildare County Council said arrangement had been made to refund the application fee. McGregor now has the opportunity to resubmit the application with updated information.