Social needs housing in Maghera gets ‘greenlight’ from planning authorities

Planners have given the go-ahead for the development and demolition of existing houses at 18 and 20 Craigmore Road.

Other planning applications which received approval from the Planning Service, with a number of them subject to outlines and conditions, included:

Replacement dwelling at 40 Ballymacilcurr Road, Maghera, for Mr Graham White; a single wind turbine with a tower height of 40m for domestic use about 500m south east of Eden Road, Portglenone, for Mr E. McGoldrick; proposed domestic store and increase in curtilage for storage and associated show equipment 20m east 78A Cahore Road, Draperstown, for Mr Frank Costello.

Existing antennas to be removed and replaced by new antennas, transmission dish and ancillary equipment at Tarnadace, Annaghmore Road, Castledawson, for Everything Everywhere and H3G; proposed demolition of two existing semi detached dwellings and replacing with two new semi detached dwellings at Moneymore Road, Magherafelt, for John Donnelly.

Planning applications where the opinion of the Planning Service is to refuse:

Proposed erection of a wind turbine of 30m hub height and 30m rotor diameter with a max output not exceeding 250Kw 344m north west of Rocktown Road, Knockloughrim, for Aircore Rocktown Road; proposed two storey replacement dwelling and double garage 40m north east from 118 Lismoyle Road, Swatragh, for Mr Paul Tohill; new dwelling and proposed domestic garage adjacent to 34 Drummock Road, Upperlands, for Mr John Magee; proposed dwelling on a farm on lands 50m west of 29 Halfgayne Road, Maghera, for Ms Michelle McAllister.

Advertising board at Hospital Road, Magherafelt, for Brooklands Healthcare; amended proposal for housing development consisting of four apartments, eight terraced units and six semi-detached (total 18 units) with associated roads and amenity space for Drumderg Developments Ltd; proposed dwelling and garage on farm 45m east of 56 Magherafelt Road, Tobermore, for Mr Wilbert Wylie.

Retrospective permission for boundary walls and fence (amended proposal) at 25B Ford Road, Clady, for Mr S. Moore; retrospective permission for boundary walls and fence (amended proposal) at 25A Ford Road, Clady, for Mr L. Bradley; dwelling on farm 36m north west of 33 Airfield Road, Toomebridge, for Mr Tom Walls; proposed infill dwelling and garage 125m north west of 22a Tamlaghtduff Road, Bellaghy, for Mr Fergal Scullion; proposed dwelling and garage on a farm on lands adjacent to 24 Fivemilestraight, Draperstown, for Mr Alphonsus Gallagher; proposed amendment to dwelling to enable a variation in the porch, and the provision of a double garage for residential purpose 30m east of 5 Ballyscullion Lane, Bellaghy, for Mr Alan Mawhinney,