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An Bórd Pleanála has given the green light to fast-track plans for 576 new homes in Athlone.
The joint housing venture between Westmeath County Council and private developers will now proceed, with the €182 million scheme to be located on a site 1km northeast of the town.
Under the joint venture terms, 30 per cent of the scheme – or 174 units – is to be allocated towards social housing. In planning documents lodged with the application for the scheme, the developers, Alanna Homes and Roadbridge, have put a price tag of €54.7 million on the social homes to be sold to the council.
The entire Lissywollen Strategic Housing Development scheme comprises 285 houses and 291 apartments.
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The appeals board granted planning permission for the scheme after concluding that it will have a positive effect on the area due to the increased housing stock.
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