More time sought for Portroe housing plan

A company with planning permission for 25 new dwellings in Portroe is seeking an extension of the duration of the permission.

Lough Derg Portroe Developments Ltd received conditional permission in 2011 to build 12 four-bedroom and 10 three-bedroom houses along with three serviced sites on the village's Garrykennedy Road. A new site entrance was also included in the plan, among other works.

 

The applicant company is now seeking to extend this permission by another five years. It has told Tipperary Co Council that it hopes to commence development in early 2018.

 

“The economic downturn of the Irish economy effected the housing industry to such a degree that when the planning permission was obtained in 2011 it was not viable to proceed with the development,” the council was informed.

 

A decision from the council is expected by November 10th next.