09-05-2025
Planning permission approved for accessibility improvements at Leitrim train station
Leitrim County Council has approved an application for accessibility improvements at Dromod Train Station on the Mohill Road.
The application details the addition of a mobility impaired access structure (MIAS) that will be within the curtilage of six protected structures.
The structure is a hybrid assembly of different concrete and steel elements including a pair of staircases (two flights each), free standing lift shafts, support portals, electrical services and a walkway.
Associated works will include the removal of 10 car parking spaces, the relocation of three designated parking bays, provision of a new waiting shelter on platform two and repositioning of a wall to the MIAS on platform one.
The application includes a temporary haul road at construction stage, and all other ancillary works.
A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and was submitted to the planning authority with the application.
The planning permission has been approved subject to nine conditions.
One of the conditions centres on the Mobility Impaired Accessibility Structure which is to be relocated 20 metres in a northward (Carrick-on-Shannon) direction further along the platform from that shown on the Site Layout Plan submitted to the Planning Authority.
This will necessitate the repositioning of the proposed Waiting Shelter and the extension of the existing platform in addition to amending the proposed car parking layout to ensure that the accessible car parking spaces are located proximate to the relocated Mobility Impaired Accessibility Structure.
The existing pedestrian entrance serving Dromod Station shall not be altered to facilitate the proposed development, and the adjoining stone wall shall be retained to the maximum extent possible and practicable.
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Prior to the commencement of development, a revised Site Layout Plan to a scale of 1:500 demonstrating compliance with this condition shall be submitted to the Planning Authority and the written agreement of the Planning Authority obtained with respect to same.
Other conditions include that a noise and vibration management Plan shall be developed by the appointed contractor and noise levels shall not exceed permissible levels for construction works.
