Council approves plans for new apartment buildings in Letterkenny

Planning permission has been granted for the construction of new apartment blocks with 20 units in Letterkenny by Donegal County Council.

R.I Scott Construction Limited has submitted an application to Donegal County Council in relation to a planned development at Oldtown, Letterkenny, and received approval to build a four-storey block and a three-storey block.

The three-story block is to hold six apartments, with 14 apartments in the four-story block.

The approved proposals include a shared roof terrace, with all ancillary site works, connection to existing public services, proposed new entrance and speed table, associated car parking, amenity space, bicycle parking, bin compounds and storm water discharge to the existing stream are all provided for in the application.

In a statement supporting the application by MH Associates Architects and Surveyors, written on behalf of the applicant stated: “In our opinion, the proposed development represents a high-quality apartment scheme which has been designed to help to diversify the housing stock in Letterkenny and to help address the ongoing housing need and respectfully request the planning authority to consider a positive decision in due course.”

Donegal County Council granted permission for the application with 26 conditions, including a condition imposed that before commencement of the development, the developer should pay adequate security of €70,000 to the Planning Authority, payable by a cash deposit, or an acceptable banking or insurance bond, for the provision and completion of all services required by the development.

A further condition was imposed that the applicant should contribute a payment of €28,000 in respect of public infrastructure and facilities benefiting development in the area of the Planning Authority that is already provided or is intended to be provided by the Authority.