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An Bord Pleanala rules in favour of Ballinamore housing development
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An Bord Pleanala has ruled in favour of Leitrim County Council following an appeal linked to a housing project in Lahard, Ballinamore.
The part eight planning application was appealed to An Bord Pleanala claiming that ten new houses would give rise to significant environmental effects. But the appeals board ruled in favour with the council and says they do not have to prepare an environmental assessment report as part of plans.
In January Leitrim County Council published a part eight planning application for ten houses, extending Lahard housing estate in Ballinamore. A local resident contacted the Planning Inspectorate over concerns they had regarding the project.
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An Bord Pleanala refused claims that the homes would give rise to significant environmental effects.
Leitrim County Council will not have to prepare an environmental assessment report as part of plans for ten new homes in Ballinamore.
An Bord Pleanala has ruled in favour of the local authority following an appeal linked to the project in Lahard.
The Council published a part eight planning application in January and a local resident adjacent to the development subsequently contacted the Planning Inspectorate over concerns they had regarding the project.
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They claimed that that the ten homes may give rise to significant environmental effects including the destruction of hedges and trees as well as adding additional pressure on the local waste water treatment system which they claimed was at full capacity.
Judge jails Leitrim man for three months
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A young Ballinamore man has been jailed for a total of three months, after he pleaded guilty to a string of offences that happened in March and October of last year.
Twenty-five-year-old Evan Moran King from Lahard, Ballinamore pleaded guilty to causing criminal damage to the passenger door of Ellen Mitchell s car, causing €400 of damage, on October 8 at Lahard last year.
He also pleaded guilty to a number of charges under the Domestic Violence Act on the same date and location.
The defendant also pleaded guilty to assaulting Garda James Stenson causing him harm on the same date and at the same location.