Aghadegnan, Longford, County Longford
Construction of 80 two-storey houses and a two-storey childcare facility in Longford.
2560017 · Longford County Council · Lodged 30 January 2025
- Reference
- 2560017
- Authority
- Longford County Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 January 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development will consist of 18 semi-detached and 62 terraced three-bedroom houses. It also includes a 270 sq. m. childcare facility with play and parking areas, public open spaces, and new road connections.
- Residential units
- 80
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
The construction of 80 no. Two storey residential units comprising 18 no. 3 bed semi-detached units (115 sq. M. Floor area each) and 62 no. 3 bed terrace units (24 no. @ 115 sq. M. And 38 no. @ 124 sq. M. Floor area) and a two-storey childcare facility (270 sq. M. Floor area) with play area, set down area, 11 no. Car parking spaces including 1 no. Accessible space and 4 no. Cycle parking spaces. Access is at a proposed priority junction at the spine road (granted pursuant to reg. Ref. 04/125; abp pl68.211481) at the north of the application site linking the site to druid glen and to the public road network at the r198 battery road to the west. Access for houses nos. 1 to 9 is at druid glen and at a new secondary access road at druid glen. The layout provides for pedestrian and cyclist access at druid glen and for potential future pedestrian and cyclist connections to adjoining development lands to the north, south and east of the site. The development also comprises the construction of the network of internal roads and footpaths, public open spaces (approx. 0.48 ha. ) including play area and 12 no. Covered bicycle parking spaces, bin collection point, estate store (14 sq. M. ), esb substation, landscaping, boundary treatment works, solar pv panels on the childcare facility, and all ancillary and associated site development works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for new residential development in tandem with the provision of the necessary social & physical infrastructure”
National zoning type: New/proposed residential
Objective set by the LONGFORD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027 (2021–2027). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Druid Glen, White Linen Woods, Abbeycartron | Dec 2025 | €185,000 | 261 m |
| Cloonbalt Lane, Cloonbalt, County Longford | Sept 2025 | €650,000 | 365 m |
| 7 Abbeycartron, Longford, County Longford | Mar 2026 | €158,000 | 365 m |
| Argyle, Battery Rd, Longford | Feb 2025 | €435,000 | 382 m |
| 1 Demense, Longford Town, Longford | May 2026 | €225,000 | 412 m |
| 4 Demense, Longford | Feb 2026 | €230,000 | 448 m |
| 17 Brickfield, Abbeycartron, Longford | Aug 2025 | €155,000 | 453 m |
| 12 The Brickfield, Abbeycartron, Brickfield | Jun 2025 | €245,000 | 470 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received30 January 2025
- Further information requested19 March 2025
- Further information received9 July 2025
- Application withdrawn22 December 2025
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