Plans to remove creche requirement from planned expansion in Oranhill

Galway Bay fm newsroom – Plans have been lodged to set aside a requirement for a creche at a proposed development in Oranhill estate in Oranmore. The application from Dun Collin Construction Limited also seeks to make elevational changes and changes to floor plan at 56 detached houses planned for development. The application from Dun Collin Construction Limited seeks to make elevational changes and changes to floor plan at 56 detached houses planned for development. Permission is also been sought for the setting aside of a condition attached to a previously approved planning decision concerning a creche. This condition required a creche to be provided onsite or in close proximity to the development. The applicant states that there are already 24 childcare facilities in the Oranmore catchment area and many have capacity. County planners are due to make a decision next month. Permission for the contruction of 68 houses in the estate was first granted in 2005 and has since been extended to November 2015.