Plans for controversial Rathfriland bedsits withdrawn after 52 objections

Plans for controversial Rathfriland bedsits withdrawn after 52 objections

A planning application for the change of use of an existing retail unit and garage/store into two bedsits at Caddells Lane, Rathfriland, has been withdrawn. Both apartments would have included a living room with a dining area, a kitchen, a bedroom, a bathroom, and a storeroom. The planning application had been lodged on April 11, 2026, and it generated 52 letters of objection within days, citing the lack of car-parking capacity and expressing he…