Planning refused for ten houses in County Roscommon village

Planning has been refused for ten houses in Frenchpark on a 1.5 acre site that previously had permission for four homes.

Braddingford Construction Ltd sought permission from Roscommon County Council to revise approved plans for four detached single-storey houses, replacing them with 10 three-bedroom, two-storey semi-detached houses.

Roscommon County Council had granted planning in 2024 for the construction of the four homes on land located southwest of the North Roscommon village on the R361.

That planning approval for two two-bed and two three-bed units was the subject of a third-party appeal but later upheld by An Coimisiún Pleanála in 2025.

In a recent planning application to redesign that development from four to ten houses, the same applicant argued that the revised proposals were “identical” to the existing plans except for “density”.

In its planning documents, the company said that “it was not feasible” to construct the roads and services for the four houses as originally planned “and it is for this reason…a higher density” was being proposed.

The applicant believed that this change of plan would provide “much needed family homes at this location”.

In refusing permission, the local authority raised concerns that the new proposals would not be compatible with planning guidelines for the village.

“The planning authority is not satisfied in this case that the proposed development satisfies the criteria of quality low density housing,” it said.

In its decision, the council said that the redesign amounted to a clearly identifiable “suburban-type multi-unit residential development”, which is discouraged under policy objectives for the village in the Roscommon County Development Plan.

It concluded that the proposals would be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.