PLANNED ROSCAM DEVELOPMENT DESCRIBED AS "UNACCEPTABLE"

Date Published: 27-Oct-2009

A bid to build a major new housing development at Roscam in the city has been shot down.Planning permission has been refused for 37 apartments and townhouses near the junction of the Coast road and the Dublin road.Séamus Furey had hoped to build 21 apartments and 16 townhouses at a corner site near Roscam.However city planners have turned down the proposal for 8 reasons.They state that the overall design and layout is unacceptable and does not provide a high quality living environment.They also refused the development saying that there is an inadequate mix of house types.