GrantedCommercialDecided 7 December 2023

Racecourse Road, Ballyboughan, Roscommon.

Construction of the Dermot Earley Centre of Excellence sports training facility in Roscommon.

23190 · Roscommon County Council · Lodged 11 May 2023

Reference: 23190
Authority: Roscommon County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 11 May 2023

Summary

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The project involves building a major sports training facility comprising three grass pitches with floodlighting, two AstroTurf pitches, a spectator terrace, a perimeter running track, and an amenity building with offices, a gym, and dressing rooms. The application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement.

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Development description

Permission for development consisting of the construction of the new dermot earley centre of excellence sports training facility, comprising of 3 no. New full-size grass pitches with approx. 15m & 20m high floodlighting, 2 no. New astroturf pitches and warm up areas, a seated spectator terrace, ball stops, a ball wall area, a perimeter walking/running track, a new amenity building incorporating offices, canteen, gym & dressing rooms with rooftop solar panels, a new maintenance building, car, bicycle and ev parking, internal access road, new vehicular entrance and exit off existing industrial estate road, boundary treatments, associated services connecting to existing services within the industrial estate, site access signage and building signage and all associated site development works (a natura impact statement will be submitted to the planning authority with this application) at

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
13 Oaklawn Dr, Racecourse Rd, Roscommon	May 2025	€215,000	371 m
6 Oaklawn Dr, Racecourse Rd, Roscommon	Feb 2025	€170,000	405 m

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Application received11 May 2023
Further information requested5 July 2023
Further information received22 August 2023
Decision due21 December 2023
Decision issued7 December 2023
Grant issued22 January 2024
Permission expiry21 January 2029

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