EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 20/707 - Permission for the provision of 35 no. dwellings…

Proposed development

EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 20/707 - Permission for the provision of 35 no. dwellings comprising 13 no. houses and 22 no. apartments. The proposed houses are located in the southern part of the site and consist of 5 no. detached, 4 no. semi-detached and 4 no. terraced dwellings, all 2 storeys in height. 4 of the proposed detached dwellings front Main Street R132 and incorporate south facing first floor roof terraces and individual new vehicular accesses off Main Street/R132 to serve each dwelling. The proposed apartments are accommodated in a two storey building located towards the northern part of the site, with balconies provided at first floor level. The development also provides for a new vehicular entrance onto Main Street/R132 to serve the apartments, semi-detached and terraced houses, a public footpath along the site frontage on the east side of Main Street/R132 and a pedestrian only entrance to the development off Main Street/R132. It is proposed to provide a riverside amenity path. The proposed development also provides for all site development works including alterations to ground levels and construction of retaining walls, internal roads and footpaths, electricity substation, car parking, open space, public lighting, landscaping and boundary treatments. *Significant Further Information received on 08/04/2021 which comprises the extension of the site area to encompass the Motte at the Northern end of the site and the full extent of lands zoned Open Space, Recreation and Amenity. Other revisions include the realignment and redesign to limited sections of the internal access road and reconfiguration of car parking; revisions to landscape and boundary treatments; external and internal revisions to the apartment buildings including a reduction in level to Main Street/R132 (west) elevation and re-design of ground floor. The further information response also includes a Conservation and Management Plan for the Motte feature and a public lighting plan for the development*

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The application has been lodged and validated. The council has eight weeks to decide, unless it asks for further information. The council's decision is due by 9 Jul 2026.

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