Go ahead for new residential estate in Mountbellew

Mix of two-storey homes

PLANNING has been approved for a new residential development in Mountbellew that will see the construction of 30 new homes.

The development proposed by the Galmon Properties Partnership includes a mix of two detached, 21 semi-detached and six terraced houses with provision for a temporary on-site wastewater treatment system and pumping station.

The project is earmarked for a 2.6-hectare site which shares a boundary with the Castlegar river on the east and Mountbellew Sports Field on the west.

Permission has also been granted to demolish an existing derelict building on the site.

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