6 No. Houses at Lamagh, Newtownforbes

Proposed Demolition of 1 No. existing single storey dwelling and 2 No. outbuildings. Construction of 2 No. 2 Bedroom semi-detached single storey houses and 4 No. 2-Bedroom semi-detached two storey houses, including boundary walls/fences, car parking, pedestrian entrances, landscaping, connection to existing services and associated site works at Lamagh, Newtownforbes, Co Longford.

Project Description

General
The subject lands are at Lamagh, Newtownforbes, on the N4 within 50km speed limit.
The proposed site boundary area is approximately 1450m² / 0.145 Ha with walls on all sides and a stone wall to the front.
The existing property has an area of approximately 124m² not including outbuildings.
The site is in the ownership of Longford County Council.
The site itself is neglected with scrub, and weeds.
The site is bounded: on two sides by the Residential Estate of Cluain Doire; to the front of the site by footpath and the N4 and to the North by local road L- 5015-0.
The site is ideally suited to housing in particular 2-bedroom dwellings in line with Government requirements and due to its position close to the center of the village and proximity to all amenities.

Design
It is proposed to demolish the existing dwelling and outbuildings and develop the site to accommodate the following:
• 2 No. 2 bedroom single storey houses total floor areas of 69m² each.
• 4 No. 2 bedroom two storey houses with total floor area of 78m² each.

Services
All existing main services such as water, storm, Eircom and electricity are available along the existing roads. Proposed connections can be made from each house separately.
Irish Water will then carry out the connection to the new system when it is complete including all reinstatement works.

Submissions

Submissions with respect to the proposed development, dealing with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area, may be made by the following methods:

Logging onto the Planning Portal by the following link and uploading your submission electronically: https://planning.localgov.ie/ to arrive not later than 11:59pm on Monday, 8th July, 2024.
In writing to Longford County Council, headed “Lamagh, Newtownforbes” and addressed to Planning Section, Longford County Council, Áras an Chontae, Great Water Street, Longford to arrive not later than Monday, 8th July, 2024 at 4pm.
By email to submissions@longfordcoco.ie headed “Lamagh, Newtownforbes” to arrive not later than Monday 8th July, 2024 at 4pm.