Part VIII Proposed Development of Rural Dwelling at Coolroe, Ballybrittas, Co. Laois

Closed22 Jul, 2020, 9:00am - 2 Sep, 2020, 5:00pm

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LAOIS COUNTY COUNCIL

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACTS 2000 (as amended)

AND

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 2001 (as amended)

Notice of Proposed Development by Laois County Council

In accordance with Part XI, Section 179 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) and Part VIII, Article 80 & 81 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) Laois County Council hereby gives notice of its intention to carry out the following development:

Location

Nature of Development

Coolroe townland, Ballybrittas

The development will consist of the construction of a rural dwelling with associated siteworks. Details of unit type - 1 No. 3 Bed single storey house,  (total 83.4Sqm).  The site is bounded to the west by a residential property, to the North by a local road ( L 39323-0) and to the south and east by agricultural land.

The development also includes foul and surface water drainage works, a bored well, sewage treatment system, landscaped open space, and all associated site works and boundary treatments.

Laois County Council has determined that there is no likelihood of significant effects on the environment arising from the proposed development (Article 120 of Planning and Development Regulations, amended 2018) and has concluded that EIA is not required in accordance with the requirements of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended).

Any person may, from 22nd July 2020 to 19th August 2020 inclusive, apply to An Bord Pleanála for a screening determination as to whether the development would be likely to have significant effects on the environment.

Plans and particulars of the above proposed development are available for viewing on our online consultation portal at https://consult.laois.ie from 22nd July 2020 to 19th August 2020 inclusive.  Plans and particulars are also available for inspection by appointment only at the offices of Laois County Council, Áras an Chontae, JFL Avenue, Portlaoise from 22nd July 2020 to 19th August 2020 inclusive.  Appointments must be arranged in advance by emailing housinglcc@laoiscoco.ie or by contacting 057 8664000.

Submissions or observations with respect to the proposed development, dealing with the proper planning and the sustainable development of the area in which the development would be situated, may be made online at https://consult.laois.ie before 5.00 p.m. on 2nd September 2020. 

Submissions or observations with respect to the proposed development, dealing with the proper planning and the sustainable development of the area in which the development would be situated, may also be made in writing to: Joe Delaney, Director of Services, Laois County Council, Áras an Chontae, Portlaoise, Co. Laois to be received not later than 5.00 p.m. on 2nd September 2020.  Submissions should be clearly marked: Rural dwelling at Coolroe – Part VIII.

Note: Only submissions made in the above manner will be considered as valid submissions for the purposes of the Chief Executive’s Report that will be presented to Council.

The Council is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act. If you consider that any of the information supplied by you is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for its sensitivity specified. In such cases, the relevant material will, in response to FOI requests, be examined in light of exemptions provided for in the FOI Act.

 

JOE DELANEY,

DIRECTOR OF SERVICES