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Extension of Duration of Planning Ref. 18/478 which consists of (1) Demolition of the existing covered standbuilding, the club house, the scoreboard and section of the front boundary wall and turnstiles; (2) The construction of a new 2-storey covered stand building, with facilities within the stand, comprising spectator seating, players’ and officials’ changing areas, spectators’ concourses, circulation, toilet areas, first-aid administrative offices, multi-purpose room, VIP/meeting areas, hospitality and bar serving facilities; confectionery/snack-bar facilities, stores, plant room and associated ancillary areas: (3) Modification to external hard and soft landscaping; (4) Alteration to existing boundary treatment/external signage; (5) Alterations to the existing main entrance and provision of a new entrance plaza (adjacent to the public car park off Main Street), incorporating a single storey stand-alone ticket office (30 sqm) and turnstiles with associated hoardings and signage; (6) Re-instatement of access through the existing stone archway on Athgarvan Road, currently block-up, to provide pedestrian access; (7) Works to the playing pitch including the replacement of some of the existing pitch enclosures/ball netting and an increase of the playing field dimensions from 139m x 81.4m to approximately 143.5 x 83m; (8) Provision of new scoreboard; (9) Provision of flood lighting (3 No. lighting columns at 33.5m high and 1 No. column 27.4m high above pitch level); (10) Provision of associated support services and infrastructural works at the County GAA grounds,