Portion of housing development gets planning permission

A portion of a housing development has been given the green light by An Coimisiún Pleanála after planning permission was refused by Roscommon County Council.

Glenman Corporation Limited was seeking permission to build 65 houses at Lisnamult, Roscommon, to complete the housing development granted under previous planning grants. This was turned down by the council in November 2023 and subsequently appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála in August of 2025.

Giving its ruling, the commission decided to make a split decision, granting permission, subject to conditions, for house numbers one to six, and refused permission for the remainder.

It said that the proposed development of houses 1-6 would allow for the completion of the existing residential development on zoned land, and “would not adversely affect the residential amenities of the area and would be acceptable in terms of residential amenity and traffic safety”.

Under the 15 conditions given with the grant, prior to the commencement of development, revised drawings showing the layout of the six houses, roads and boundary treatments must be submitted to the planning authority for agreement and placed on the public file.

Regarding why the remaining houses were refused, the commission said the part of the proposed development for house numbers 7-65 is located on unzoned land outside of the defined Roscommon Town boundary, and “if permitted, would undermine the principles of the core strategy” set out in the Roscommon County Development Plan.

“It is considered that this element of the proposed development would, therefore, be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.” 

In refusing the proposal, the council said that the proposed development is located for the most part on unzoned lands outside the Roscommon Town Local Area Plan boundary. Concern was also raised about traffic and access by the council in its initial decision.