Changes sought to permitted 54-home scheme at Former Longford Creamery Site, adjoining Residential Site, Co. Longford

In context

It is one of 11 housing scheme applications Longford 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 Longford County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

the demolition of on-site derelict structures, together with the construction of a residential development of 54 no. dwelling houses, comprising 10 no. one-bedroom, single-storey semi-detached houses, 2 no. two-bedroom single-storey detached houses, 4 no. three-bedroom 2-storey semi-detached houses, 20 no. two-bedroom 2-storey terraced houses in 4 no. blocks: 1 block of 4 units, 2 blocks of 5 units, 1 block of 6 units, and 18 no. 3-bedroom 2-storey terraced houses in 6 no. blocks of 3 units in each block, together with all ancillary site and services works, with vehicular access from Connaught Road and proposed new road from Connaught Road to Little Water Street as granted under PL17/148 and subsequent extension of duration PL/21/192. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the planning authority with the application