Infill dwelling and garage at Approx 110m South of No 158 Whitebridge road, Carrickmore
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by Fermanagh And Omagh Planning Committee on 18 Mar 2026.
The site and surroundings
The site is a rectangular plot cut from an agricultural field on Whitebridge Road, with existing buildings and another proposed infill dwelling nearby.
“Site Details The application site fronts onto the Whitebridge Road, Carrickmore and is located in the countryside. The site is a rectangular shaped plot cut from a large agricultural field.”
“To the north of the application site, there is the remainder of the field which is subject of application reference LA10/2025/0915/O for an infill dwelling.”
Officer report
Application history
There was no planning history on the site, while another infill application covered the other half of the field and was also recommended for refusal.
“There is no planning history on the site.”
“The applicant has also applied for an infill dwelling in the other half of the field, reference LA10/2025/0915/O. This application has been recommended for refusal and has been called in for determination by the Planning Committee.”
Officer report
Why officers recommended refusal
Officers considered the gap too large for infilling, the frontage not continuously built up, and the proposal harmful to visual and rural character.
“The proposal is for a new dwelling as an infill opportunity under Policy HOU13. Whilst there are a number of houses and buildings along the road they are well spaced out with visual gaps and breaks between them and they do not appear as a substantial and continuously built up frontage.”
Officer report
Consultees and public comments
DfI Roads advised on the access, NI Water recommended approval subject to conditions, and a neighbour objected by comparing the proposal with an earlier refusal.
“DfI Roads has provided advice. (Published on Portal on 23 September 2025).”
“NI Water has advised that it recommends approval subject to standard planning conditions. (Published on Portal on 18 September 2025).”
Officer report
The committee’s decision
The committee unanimously refused planning permission for the four reasons listed in the recommendation, concerning development policy, infilling, rural character and the visual break.
“RESOLVED: On the proposal of Councillor O’Reilly, seconded by Councillor Robinson, and unanimously agreed, that the above application be refused planning permission, for the four reasons listed within Paragraph 8.0 of Appendix 4. (”
Minutes
Sources
- Fermanagh And Omagh Planning Committee minutes, 18 March 2026
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of Fermanagh And Omagh's committee minutes and officer report. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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- Fermanagh And Omagh
- Date
- Wednesday 18 March 2026
- Recommendation
- Officers recommended refusal
- Committee decided
- Refused
- Vote
- Unanimous
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- The application (council website)
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This committee's year
49 decisions in the 12 months to this meeting, 5 against officer advice.
Source: Plota analysis of the committee's minutes.