Annual Report 2011 - Roscommon County Council

Development Incentives and Control
1. Development Management
Protected Structure
Strokestown Park House
Planning Applications
There was a fall in the number of planning application received in 2011. Table 1 below
summarises the numbers and outcome of planning applications in 2011 and the previous
five years. The scanning of all applications received is ongoing and these documents are
available on the Council’s web site www.roscommoncoco.ie. The scanning of older files is
also continuing. In addition, the Geographical Information System, gPlan, is available on the
Council’s web site. gPlan is a map-based online planning enquiry. It allows the user to query,
locate and interrogate planning applications through an interactive map, enabling the user
to interpret the spatial element of any application. Currently data back to 2000 is available.
Further historical information is being added on an ongoing basis.
Table 1. Roscommon County Council Planning Applications 2005-2010
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Applications Received 2,581 2,287 1,492 748 710* 583*
Decisions to Grant 1,450 1,751 1,072 592 491** 447**
Decisions to Refuse 259 252 137 66 90*** 72***
Refusal Rate 15.15% 12.5% 11.3% 10% 15.5% 13.8%
Number of Appeals 69 83 70 55 43 22
Appeals upheld by An Bord Pleanála 49 33 47 27 23 23
*108 Extension of Duration applications received. **101 Extension of Duration to grant. ***6 Extension of Duration to Refuse.
Conservation Office
Applications under Structures at Risk Fund were invited during 2011. The purpose of the
Fund was to assist with works to safeguard structures protected under the Planning and
Development Acts 2000 – 2010 and in certain cases, works to safeguard structures within
Architectural Conservation Areas. Only structures in immediate danger of significant
deterioration were considered for funding by the Department. Applications were received
from 3 applicants and submitted to the Department of the Environment, Community and Local
Government, DECLG. A grant was awarded to one applicant with a total value of €20,000.
Works completed included roof repairs, repair to corbels, lead ridges and rainwater goods.
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