Planning application · Co. Roscommon

Lus Na Greine, Monksland, Athlone, Co. Roscommon

Refused 1 Sep 2025

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Key facts

  • Planning application 2560334 at Lus na Greine, Monksland, Athlone, Co. Roscommon: 33 homes.
  • It was received by Roscommon County Council on 9 Jul 2025.
  • Status: Refused 1 Sep 2025.
  • The application was refused on 1 Sep 2025. Work is not expected unless the decision is overturned on appeal or a new application is granted.

Source: the Roscommon County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. Open the council's file

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What and where

33 homes

Permission is being sought to make the following changes to the site layout of a housing estate originally granted under planning permission PD/19/348 and subsequently amended under planning permission PD/21/455 and there is a current application with Roscommon County Council namely application number PD/25/60145 that proposes to amend further the estate. (Please note that the numbering system of the housing units affected by the proposals outlined below is as per the original planning permission PD/19/348). The proposed changes are: To replace the six apartment blocks namely, block 46/49, block 59/62, block 63/66, block 67/70, block 71/74 plus block 75/78 and the three blocks of three terraced houses each namely, block 50 - 52, block 53 - 55 and block 56 - 58 with the following: (a) Three blocks of three terraced houses each, (b) One block of four terraced houses, (c) Six pair of three bed semi-detached houses and (d) Four pair of four bed semi-detached houses. Also, permission is being sought to alter the site services, site works and the open amenity area within the affected section of the estate so to accommodate the proposed housing re-arrangement. Please note that the total number of housing units, namely 33 units, remain the same under the proposed re-arrangement of the estate. The site is located at

Location
Athlone, Co. Roscommon Map
Planning reference
2560334
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Numbers and dates

Homes
33
Floor area
3,759 m²per planning documents
Estimated construction value
€5.7m to €11mOur estimate from floor area and project type, at January 2026 prices, building works only. Not a stated figure. How we estimate
Received
9 Jul 2025
Refused
1 Sep 2025

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Refused

Site history

This site's history

  1. Earlier permission 19348 for this site: granted 17 Dec 2019, work started 2 Jun 2020.

    To construct a new residential development of 78 no. units to include a crèche facility. The development will consist of 22 no. two storey… Named in this application's description
  2. Earlier permission 21455 for this site: granted 4 Jul 2022.

    Retention Permission and Permission for Variation to previous Planning Permission Granted under Ref. No. PD/19/348 as follows: Retention… Named in this application's description
  3. Earlier permission 2560145 for this site: granted 28 May 2025.

    Retention Permission and Permission: (a) to retain and complete the construction of a pair of four bed semi detached houses, instead of a… Named in this application's description

Earlier records are the planning references this application names, records at the same address, and records within 50 m of the same map point. An address or a map point can cover more than one property, so check the council's file before relying on a match.

Outlook

What happens next

The application was refused on 1 Sep 2025. Work is not expected unless the decision is overturned on appeal or a new application is granted.

Work packages named so far

  • Services and drainageNamed in the application description

An outlook from the planning record, not a tender or a confirmed start date.

Documents and evidence

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  • Council planning fileThe application file 2560334 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file
  • From the planning documentsRead from Application Form in the council's file.
    Unit mix
    25 3 Bed, 8 4 Bed
    Floor area
    3,759 m² (per planning documents)
    Site area
    3.05 ha
    Scope
    Replace six apartment blocks and three blocks of three terraced houses with three blocks of three terraced houses, one block of four terraced houses, six pairs of three-bed semi-detached houses, and four pairs of four-bed semi-detached houses, maintaining 33 housing units.

How we know this

From the Roscommon County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act. Facts from the planning documents were read from the documents in that file.

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