Eighteen houses planned for site near rugby club in Offaly county town
Healion Contractors Ltd seeking consent for four-bed, three-bed and two-bed houses in Tullamore
EIGHTEEN houses are being planned for Spollanstown in Tullamore.
The application is being made by Healion Contractors Ltd, whose director is listed on Offaly County Council files as Brian Healion.
Mr Healion is also the owner of the land.
A shed on the site will be demolished to make way for the residential development which will comprise one four-bedroom detached house, six four-bedroom semi-detached houses, six three-bed terraced houses and five two-bed terraced units.
Another landowner, Benny Deegan, has signed consent for the connection of a storm water outflow from the proposed housing scheme to an open watercourse on his land.
The development will be on a site at the southern end of the Tullamore Rugby Club grounds. Access will be off Spollanstown Road close to the Glenkeen housing estate.
Irish Water has confirmed there is sufficient capacity in the existing water network for the houses, along with sufficient capacity for foul sewer and water.
The site is less than a hectare in size and is zoned residential.
Three of the proposed two-bedroom units will be retained for social and affordable housing as is required under Part V of the Planning and Development Act.
The application was made on July 20 and was at the pre-validation stage this week.
A decision is due on September 13 and submissions can be made by August 23.
The application is being handled by local architect Kenny Lyons Associates.