52-home scheme proposed at Mortarstown Upper, Co. Carlow

In context

It is one of 28 housing scheme applications Carlow County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,561 nationally. Of the 3,032 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 79% were granted.

What happens next

The five-week window for public submissions has closed. The council normally decides within eight weeks of the application being lodged, unless it requests further information, which stops the clock.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the Carlow County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

a new residential development of 52 dwellings consisting of; 3 No. block type A buildings, each consisting of four No. 2 bedroom own door access apartments and four No. 2 bedroom town houses, plus 3 No. block type B buildings, each consisting of two No. 2 bedroom own door access ground floor apartments and two No. 3 bedroom duplex apartments, plus 2 No. block type C buildings, each consisting of two No. 2 bedroom own door access apartments and two No. 2 bedroom town houses, plus 2 No. block type D buildings, each consisting of two No. 2 bedroom own door access apartments and two No. 3 bedroom town houses, plus all associated parking, public open space provision, landscaping and boundary treatments, water and utility services and connections, lighting and all enabling works, site works and ancillary development works above and below ground plus new site entrance