Plan for 22 apartments in Roscrea
Tipperary Co Council has granted conditional planning permission in respect of a new application aimed at delivering 22 residential apartments in Roscrea’s town centre.
Dermot Ryan and Rosemary Ryan have received permission for the construction of a three-storey building accommodating 22 apartments on a brown field site near Tesco at the junction of Lourdes Road and Church Street. The apartments are to comprise of eight studio apartments, three one-bedroom apartments and 11 two-bedroom duplex apartments.
Agreement in principle has been reached to transfer five units to the council for social & affordable housing purposes.
In correspondence with the council, the applicants’ agent said an expression of interest had been received from a housing association. “The housing association would work closely with representatives from Tipperary County Council with regards to the apartments types and occupants / end users of these residential units and the provision of high quality social housing in the area,” the council was informed.
Other aspects of the plan include a new vehicular entrance off Church Street, 15 car parking spaces and 15 bicycle parking spaces. The plan involves the demolition of several buildings on the site, including Roscrea Motor Works (incorporating Milan Motors) with all below-ground fuel tanks and forecourt fuel pumps, as well as two unoccupied residential dwelling houses, known as ‘Roseville’ and ‘Maryville’, along with a single-storey detached shed building, Wrennswood Fuels.
The applicants have received permission for amendments to a previous plan, in which they were granted permission for 25 apartments on the subject site, which forms part of the Lourdes Road/Church Street Regeneration Site.
‘GATEWAY TO ROSCREA’
“This development will be a positive addition and make a positive impact to the surrounding area and to the town as a whole,” the applicants’ agent told the council. “The development will enhance the status of Roscrea, and encourage other much needed re-development of the often neglected midland town.
“This development is at the gateway to Roscrea town, and will aim to provide a clearly identifiable strong external focal point when viewed from all directions, and will significantly improve the presentation of this important site located at the entrance to Roscrea. This development seeks to replace the existing mix of building types, many of which are in a poor state and uninhabited and uninhabitable in their present condition, with a new high-quality residential apartment development in a well serviced location at the entrance to Roscrea, and to provide much-needed residential accommodation.
“The existing buildings, which are in a poor state, and which have been derelict for numerous years, if not developed will deteriorate further, which, taking into consideration their location, would be to the detriment of Roscrea. Development on the site would also alleviate some of the anti-social behavioural problems, which have negatively affected the area as a result of the derelict state of the site,” the agent stated.