Longford planners give green light for significant Glennon Brothers development

Longford County Council planners have granted approval to Glennon Brothers Timber Limited for a significant development at their business premises on the edge of Longford town.

The company made the application to construct a unit for light manufacturing and storage.

The proposed site is located approximately off the N4 on the outskirts of Longford Town. The site is not within the development envelopes set out in the Longford County Development Plan 2021-2027.

There is an existing timber mill operating on site. It is not located within any Natural Heritage Area, SAC, SPA or Broad Longford County Council planners have Zone. The proposed development site has a stated area of 8.46 hectares.

The site is bounded by the N4 and there is an existing stand of mature trees which screens the site from the roadway. The applicant proposes to construct a manufacturing and storage unit to the rear of the existing structures

The structure is 13m high at its highest point and has an overall floor area of 6,175m². The proposed structure is a single skin cladding.

The planners assessment said: “Having regard to the nature of the existing site operation to its current use and as there are no objections contained in any of the technical reports received it is considered that the proposed development accords with the overall development principles set out in the relevant planning policy documents and will not have a negative environmental impact and is acceptable.”

The application was received on April 21, last with the decision reached on June 15.The plans were approved subject to 15 conditions.

Those conditions included payment of a development charge of €74,100 in respect of public infrastructure, adherence to the submitted plans, road design considerations, landscaping and restrictions of the hours during which construction can take place.