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Irish Independent
30-05-2025
- Business
- Irish Independent
Plans submitted in Kilkenny for construction of 22 new homes
A planning application has been received by Kilkenny County Council from Raggett Homes Ltd for the construction of 22 new homes Today at 06:44 A planning application has been submitted to Kilkenny County Council for a new residential development of 22 new detached houses consisting of three four-bedroom and 19 five-bedroom homes. The application which was submitted by Raggett Homes Ltd. also includes plans for a detached single storey domestic garage measuring 2,763 square metres of public open space. Additional works proposed in the submission include landscaping and boundary treatments such as new planting, water and utility services with additional works listed including connections and lighting. The housing and ancillary works are proposed to take place above and below ground at the site surrounding Glendine House, Glendine Road, Glendine, Kilkenny. The 22 houses will be accessed via the existing access to the pre-existing dwelling immediately to the north of Glendine Road. The proposal also includes the creation of a new vehicular entrance to the proposed development and to Glendine House from Glendine Road. The existing entrance for vehicles to Glendine House will be incorporated as a pedestrian entrance to the proposed housing unit listed in the planning application and is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS.). The application was submitted on May 19, 2025 and Kilkenny County Council are expected to come to a decision by July 13, 2025.
Irish Independent
09-05-2025
- General
- Irish Independent
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. ADVERTISEMENT 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.
Irish Independent
07-05-2025
- General
- Irish Independent
Carlow County Council give green light to large solar farm
The solar farm will have planning permission for ten years and will extend approximately 73 hectares in the townlands of Ballybar Lower, Ballybar Upper, Ballycarney, Ballyloo, Linkardstown, Park and Tinryland in Co Carlow. It's understood the solar farm, once constructed, will consist of solar panels on ground mounted frames, 11 single storey electrical inverter/transformer stations, three single storey spare parts containers, two ring main units and three weather stations. Underground electrical ducting and cabling within the development site, private lands and within the L1010, L3051, L3052 and L3050 public roads will be used to connect solar farm field parcels There will also be security fencing, CCTV, access tracks, three watercourse/drain deck crossings and two horizontal directional drill crossings under the M9 motorway and L3050, temporary construction compounds, landscaping and all associated ancillary development and drainage works. Construction and operational access will be via two entrances from the L1022 and L1010. The operational lifespan of the solar farm will be 40 years and planning permission has been requested for this duration. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and was submitted to the planning authority with the application. The applicant, Ballyloo Solar Farm Limited, received planning permission with 36 conditions attached.
Irish Independent
25-04-2025
- General
- Irish Independent
Plans for holiday lodges in Galway hotel get the green light despite objections
The construction of seven holiday homes at the Glenlo Abbey Hotel in Bushypark has been approved by Galway County Council. The project would see the new houses front onto the N59, to the right of the existing access gate. After being put forward back in July 2024, the plans faced a number of objections which raised concerns over the impact on traffic as well as the environment, as the plans would require the felling of trees. An objection from Gus and Noreen Kelehan said: 'No consultation with the neighbours was entered into by the developers that might have resulted in a mutually agreeable proposal.' They added further concerns over traffic safety, saying: 'This section of main road is consistently flagged as having limited sight visibility. 'We consider the proposed development as increasing the intensity and danger at this section of road if permitted.' Another resident, John Connell, also said that the development could pose a safety risk to the road, as he cited the increased speed limit from 50kmh to 60kmh along the section of road and said: 'The development would likely result in an increase in traffic which, in turn, would heighten the risk of collisions on the N59.' Meanwhile Martin and Orla Hughes raised concerns over the environmental impact, citing wildlife such as the barn owl and bat population as potential victims of the development. The objection read: 'While there has been a substantial environmental impact survey submitted with this planning application, all the surveys were completed after two mature trees were felled in the area of the proposed development. The felling of these trees would alter findings of any survey carried out the following month and were not noted in the environmental reports. 'Barn owls have been noted in the area but are omitted from [the report]. Was the walk for the bird species carried out during the day, as there is no date or time listed for this survey? No nocturnal species other than bats have been noted in the report and species that have been seen in the area are on the Red List and are species of huge importance.' ADVERTISEMENT Galway County Council have greenlit the plans under including adherence to construction mitigation measures set out in the Natura Impact Statement and Ecological Impact Assessment in order to protect the site. One condition also stipulated that developers provide a traffic management plan 'in the interest of the proper planning and sustainable development of the area and in the interest of traffic safety'. In total, the council attached 19 conditions to the approval of the development.
