A LARGE-SCALE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (LRD).

Application details

Planning reference

22523

Council

Offaly County Council

Proposal description

A LARGE-SCALE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (LRD). THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF 102 NO. DWELLINGS IN A MIX OF HOUSES, DUPLEX AND APARTMENT DWELLINGS. A TOTAL OF 62 NO. HOUSES ARE PROPOSED IN DETACHED, SEMI-DETACHED AND TERRACED FORMAT ALL 2 STOREY IN HEIGHT AND RANGING IN SIZE FROM 2 - 4 BEDROOMS. THE BALANCE OF DWELLINGS I.E. 40 NO. COMPRISE A MIX OF APARTMENT/DUPLEX DWELLINGS THAT ARE ACCOMMODATED IN 4 SEPARATE 3 STOREY BUILDINGS LOCATED IN THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PART OF THE SITE. APARTMENT /DUPLEX DWELLINGS RANGE IN SIZE FROM 1 NO. TO 3 NO. BEDROOMS, WITH BALCONIES PROVIDED AT UPPER FLOOR LEVEL. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ALSO PROVIDES PUBLIC OPEN SPACE AREAS TO SERVE THE DEVELOPMENT. A CRÈCHE IS ALSO PROPOSED TO SERVE THE DEVELOPMENT ITSELF AND THE WIDER AREA. THE CRÈCHE IS ACCOMMODATED IN A SINGLE STOREY L-SHAPED BUILDING WITH A STATED GROSS FLOOR AREA OF 382 SQ.M WITH ASSOCIATED OUTDOOR AMENITY/PLAY AREAS. A TOTAL OF 173 NO. SURFACE CAR PARKING SPACES IN ADDITION TO ENCLOSED BICYCLE STANDS SERVING THE APARTMENT/DUPLEX BUILDINGS AND THE PROPOSED CRÈCHE ARE ALSO PROVIDED. A NEW VEHICULAR ACCESS TO THE SITE IS PROPOSED OFF DAINGEAN ROAD AND THE DEVELOPMENT ALSO PROVIDES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SECTION OF NEW FOOTPATH AND CYCLE PATH ALONG THE SITE FRONTAGE (APPROXIMATELY 300M) TO TIE IN WITH EXISTING PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE TO THE WEST. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ALSO INCLUDES THE PROVISION OF A NEW WASTEWATER PUMPING STATION IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SITE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SURFACE WATER AND WASTE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE ALONG A SECTION OF DAINGEAN ROAD, TO THE WEST OF THE APPLICATION SITE. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ALSO PROVIDES FOR ALL LANDSCAPING AND BOUNDARY TREATMENTS; PUBLIC LIGHTING; AN ESB SUB-STATION; UNDERGROUNDING OF ESB POWERLINES AND THE REPOSITIONING OF A 38KV PYLON WITHIN THE SITE; AND ALL SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS, INCLUDING ALTERATIONS TO SITE LEVELS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED LRD AND IS INCLUDED WITH THE APPLICATION. THE APPLICATION MAY ALSO BE INSPECTED ONLINE AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE SET UP BY THE APPLICANT WWW.DAINGEANROADLRD.COM

Location / address

DAINGEAN ROAD (L2025) , CAPPANCUR TULLAMORE , CO. OFFALY

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

13 Oct 2022

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

16 May 2023

Final grant date

3 Oct 2023

Appeal lodged

12 Jun 2023

Appeal decision date

2 Oct 2023

Planning timeline

Key dated milestones from the planning record.

1. Application received

   13 Oct 2022

2. Decision: CONDITIONAL

   16 May 2023

3. Appeal lodged

   12 Jun 2023

4. Appeal decided

   2 Oct 2023

5. Final grant

   3 Oct 2023