Phased approach approved for Tandragee housing development
A restrictive planning condition, which has been hindering plans for the construction of 49 dwellings in Tandragee, has now been removed.
ABC Planning committee members approved a more flexible approach to the proposal for the development on lands at 10a Old Gilford Road, adjacent to Woodview Park, at their June 3 meeting.
As part of the plans, a former industrial operation and associated buildings will be demolished to make way for the 31 detached and 18 semi-detached dwellings, as well as solar panels, garages, communal amenity space, landscaping, associated site works with access from the Old Gilford Road.
In addition, there will be a pedestrian link to existing pathway to Madden Road, and a bus layby at Madden Road.
The planning application was lodged by GRA Planning and Development Ltd, Holywood, on behalf of Hilmark Homes Ltd, Portadown.
Senior Planning Officer, Ian Turkington told committee members: “Condition number 22 of the original approval requires that no dwelling is occupied until works along the Madden Road, including a layby and footpath, have been completed to serve the development.
“The application now seeks to vary this condition to allow a phased approach to the delivery of these works.
“Specifically, the amended condition would require the improvement works and primary site access on the Old Gilford Road to be completed prior to the occupation of any dwelling.
“The delivery of the layby and footpath and bus layby serving Madden Road would be deferred until prior to the occupation of dwellings within the second phase of the development, namely sites 11 to 29.
“The development is proposed to be constructed in two phases, with phase one delivering 30 units and phase two delivering the remaining 19 units.
“The proposed variation aligns the delivery of infrastructure within these phases.
“DfI Roads have been consulted on the proposed variation and raise no objection.
“Officers have carefully considered the proposed variation and are satisfied that it continues to secure the provision of the necessary infrastructure at appropriate stages of the development, while allowing a more practical and flexible delivery of the scheme.
“The variation does not alter the nature or extent of the approved development, and does not give rise to any conflict within the Area Plan, the SPPS (Strategic Planning Policy Statement) or PPS3.
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“Overall, officers consider that the proposed variation of condition number 22 complies with relevant planning policies. Approval is recommended.
“The original application proposes to demolish the existing factory units to the south, and then construct houses on the green area to the north.
“Phase one will be to the south, and all of those units will require the construction of the access and footpath onto the Old Gilford Road.
“Phase two is to the north — that is the part of the development where the delivery of the works will be deferred.
“[These works include] two pieces of infrastructure here, [namely] a link to an existing footpath which will connect the proposed development, but also the neighbouring development onto the Madden Road, and then there is a bus layby which will be delivered on Madden Road.
The recommendation to approve the planning application was proposed by Ald Kennedy, and seconded by Cllr Kyle Moutray (DUP).