Lagmore housing development gets green light at City Hall
A new 14 house development along with road improvements in Dunmurry, West Belfast[1] has been agreed at City Hall.
At a meeting of the Belfast City Council[2] Planning Committee this week, elected representatives approved an application by Antrim Construction Company Ltd, High Street Holywood[3], for a residential development comprising eight detached and six semi-detached dwellings.
The plan also involves new access from Lagmore View Lane and Lagmore Glen, the completion of remaining areas of open space, including hard and soft landscaping, the provision of parking bays and speed cushions to improve road safety along Lagmore View Road, and associated site works.
The development is propos ed on a sloping site located in the west of the city close to the settlement limits. It would see 14 dwellings replace an approved block of 12 apartments and open space area, as previously approved as part of a larger scheme of 41 units, along with an area of open space and number of new traffic calming measures along Lagmore.
A council planning report states: “The proposal also includes the development of a previously approved area of open space which runs along the south-western boundary of the site.
“A significant component of the scheme is the realignment of the main access road (Lagmore View Road) which serves the site and wider area, with accompanying traffic calming measures to address acknowledged road safety issues arising from existing road layout. The application, including road realignment, has the support of the local community association.”
Two letters of objection and two letters of support were received by the council. None of the statutory consultees objected to the plan.
Objectors raised issues regarding the impact on existing road safety issues of new safety measures, and stated more housing would lead to more traffic. The letters of support were received from a local residents association highlighting “positive engagement between the developer and the community.”
The total area of existing open space which would be lost as a result of the proposed development is approximately 4,800 square metres.
The council report adds: “DFI Roads has acknowledged that the current road layout, including the extent of raised speed control tables, is not ideal and has the potential to create a road safety issue.
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“The applicant has presented the proposal as an opportunity to facilitate much needed road improvements whilst completing this part of the development and providing a high quality residential scheme with a landscaped open space area, albeit smaller than previously approved. It is evident from the financial information submitted that the 12 detached units would generate significant additional revenue to help fund the road improvements.
“It is also worth noting that during the course of the application the extent of the road improvement works has increased from around £40k for the original proposed scheme to in the region of £200k for the current scheme. The previously proposed bollards now make way for road realignment, speed control cushions and removal of long speed control tables. The resulting costs of the works have been exacerbated by the recent rise in cost of building materials and inflation.”
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