58-home scheme proposed at Lands at, Erne Hill, Co. Cavan

In context

It is one of 37 housing scheme applications Cavan County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,568 nationally. Of the 3,037 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 Cavan County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

for (a) Site excavation works to facilitate the proposed development to include excavation and general site preparation works. (b) The provision of a total of 54no. residential dwellings which will consist of 3no. 2bed units, 47no. 3 bed units and 4no. 4bed units. The residential dwellings are two storeys in height. (c) The provision of a total of 4no. 1bed duplex apartment units. The duplex apartment units are two storeys in height. (d) Provision of associated car parking at surface level. (e) Provision of electric vehicle charge points with associated site infrastructure ducting throughout the site. (f) Provision of associated bicycle storage facilities at surface level throughout the site and bin storage facilities. (g) Creation of a new access point from the public road with ssociated works to include for a connections to the existing public footpath along with a pedestrian crossing point. (h) Provision of internal access roads and footpaths and associated works to include for regrading of site levels as required. (i) Provision of open space areas to include formal play areas along with all hard and soft landscape works with public lighting, planting and boundary treatments to include boundary walls, retaining walls, railings & fencing. (j) Internal site works and attenuation systems which will include for provision of a hydrocarbon and silt interceptor prior to discharge. (k) All ancillary site development/construction works to facilitate foul, water and service networks for connection to the existing foul along with provision of a foul pumping station, water connections and ESB network connection to include for provision of a substation. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared