Orchard Park, Bishop Street, Elphin
Demolition of a toilet block and construction of a two-storey extension, astro pitch, tiered stand, and community walkway.
23223 · Roscommon County Council · Lodged 30 May 2023
- Reference
- 23223
- Authority
- Roscommon County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 May 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of the demolition of an unauthorised toilet block and construction of a new two-storey extension to existing changing rooms. It also includes a new astro training pitch with floodlighting, a tiered stand, a community walkway, a sensory garden, and resurfaced parking.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Permission for development consisting of: (a) demolition of existing unauthorised toilet block attached to existing changing rooms and construction of new two storey extension to existing changing rooms (to include revisions to existing changing room elevations); (b) provision of new 24.5 x 50m all weather astro training pitch to include 5m high pitch side fencing and ballstop netting plus associated floodlighting; (c) removal of existing sloped standing area and construction of new tiered stand and associated fencing; (d) continuation of existing community walkway to site boundary in a concrete finish with low level lighting to entirety of walkway; (e) provision of sensory garden, community garden & memorial wall to orchard area; (f) resurfacing of existing internal gravel access road to a tarmacadam finish, to include redesigned parking layouts with associated lighting & drainage; (g) replacement of pitch side fencing; (h) replacement of existing dilapidated pitch side dug outs with 2 no new prefabricated dug outs & (i) removal of decommissioned septic tank at
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“See detailed explanation on the Roscommmon County Development Plan website (rosdevplan.ie).”
National zoning type: Other mix of uses
Objective set by the Roscommon County Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Palace Rd, Elphin, Roscommon | Jan 2025 | €135,500 | 182 m |
| 5 Convent Gardens, Elphin, Roscommon | Jun 2026 | €175,000 | 192 m |
| Main Street, Elphin, Co Roscommon | May 2025 | €60,000 | 243 m |
| 5 Newline Terrace, Elphin, Roscommon | Apr 2025 | €140,000 | 296 m |
| New Line Rd, Elphin, Roscommon | Mar 2026 | €105,000 | 305 m |
| Church Lane, Elphin, Co Roscommon | Jun 2025 | €75,000 | 328 m |
| 23 Cregga Court, Elphin, Roscommon | Nov 2025 | €155,000 | 343 m |
| Cregga Court, Elphin, Roscommon | Feb 2025 | €120,000 | 358 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received30 May 2023
- Decision due24 July 2023
- Decision issued24 July 2023
- Grant issued4 September 2023
- Permission expiry3 September 2028
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