Planning approval has been granted again for a residential development of 39 houses on the outskirts of Oranmore.
Japet Investments has been given the green light by An Bord Pleanála for the construction of a housing estate at Oranhill, Oranmore.
This will comprise 13 two-bed, terraced houses; 14 three-bed, terraced houses; and 12 three-bed, semi-detached houses on a 1.5ha site with access off the Maree Road.
The original plans were for 43 houses, but the scale of the development was reduced to provide more public open space in the estate.
The estate will be served by 78 car parking spaces in on-street parking, including three disabled spaces, as well as 15 bicycle spaces.
Entrance and exit from the estate would be through the Maree Road, via the existing internal Oranhill access road, with potential access to the N67 in the future.
Appeals
There were two third party appeals lodged against the county council’s decision to grant planning permission for the estate in December 2021.
One of these appeals was raised by the Oranhill Property Management Company (OPMC), which raised issues with the location of the site, and the unit density of the estate.
The appeal also raised concerns about the intensification of traffic on Maree Road, and the lack of consent for pedestrian connections to the existing estate.
The developer also lodged a first party appeal against the wording of a condition of planning permission related to the establishment of a property management company.
Japet said that the working of Condition No. 15 of the approval would require them to receive consent to join the existing Oranhill Property Management Company (OPMC).
The developer instead wished for approval to establish their own property management company for this estate.
Planning permission for the residential development was granted by An Bord Pleanála with 20 conditions attached.
Among these, the board restricted the sale of the houses to individual purchasers in the first instance, and that the developer must submit evidence of a “properly constituted management company” before work begins or any homes are occupied.
