Approval given for church extension

Planning permission has been granted to alter and extend a local church in South Roscommon. 

The green light for the development was given by Roscommon County Council subject to ten conditions.

The council gave approval to the Romanian Orthodox Church in Ireland to carry out alterations and erect an extension to a chapel at the Orthodox Monastery of the Life-Giving Spring, at Raghrabeg, Shannonbridge. The development will also see the installation of a secondary waste water treatment unit at the location.

The application was made in September of last year, with the local authority seeking further information.