Roscommon County Council grants permission for 86-home scheme at Monksland, Athlone, Co. Roscommon

In context

It is one of 13 housing scheme applications Roscommon County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,557 nationally. Of the 3,030 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 79% were granted.

What happens next

The applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 23 August 2024. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

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

Permission for development consisting of the demolition of 2 bungalows and 1 two-storey house and a proposed construction of 86 two and three-storey houses and apartments. The dwelling mix is as follows: 4 1-bedroom apartments, 16 2-bed apartments , 4 2-bed semi-detached houses, 34 3-bed semi-detached and terraced houses, 28 5-bed semi-detached and terraced houses, 1 creche building (361sqm) for 60 children, pumping station with a new singular residential access road with associated estate roads and footpath, public open space (4319sqm) together with all associated existing and proposed site development/car parking/landscaping/ boundary detail works at