Six homes ahead of access works at Lands immediately North and East of 1 Old Rectory Park, Cookstown

“LA09/2025/0258/F ACKN Development Management Officer Report Committee Application Summary Committee Meeting Date: December 2025 Item Number: Application ID: LA09/2025/0258/F Target Date: June 2025 Proposal: LA09/2022/1094/F - Proposed Residential development of 47 dwellings and associated development. This application seeks to amend the planning conditions to allow 6 units to be built in advance of the amendments to the access.”

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“The site slopes downwards to the north towards the Ballinderry River and an area of dense vegetation along that river bank. Immediately to the north west there are the ruins of Derryloran Church of Ireland which is a monument in state care. Derryloran industrial estate is located immediately to the west and is separated from the site by the Sandholes Road which at times can be an extremely busy road, particularly at peak times.”

“…for Old Rectory Park shall be made. No additional dwelling approved as part of Planning Approval LA09/2022/1094/F shall be occupied until the Stopping Up/Abandonment Orders for Old Rectory Park is still in operation. Reason: In the interest of road safety and addressing the impact of the development on the existing roads infrastructure. 10.”

“The approved scheme includes the repositioning of the main access point, and the planning conditions require the roads access works to be completed before any dwellings are occupied. Separately, Sandholes Road is due to be substantially changed as part of the Cookstown Bypass proposal. Preparatory work on the roads scheme is well progressed, with the Public Inquiry having been held in October 2024.”

“Through discussions and negotiating with DFI Roads who raised concerns about the proposal, the scheme was reduced to 6 units. Approval will involve the amendment of four of the conditions: nos. 4, 6, 9, and 10 to include the wording ‘(except for units 08, 09, 14, 15, 16 & 17)’. All the other conditions would remain unchanged. There are no design or layout changes and so PPS7 would remain adhered to as previously assessed.”

“As this application is amended to allow for 6 units it would not result in intensification of use of the existing access. Development Control: Roads consider intensification to occur when a proposed development would increase the traffic flow using an access by 5% or more as per DCAN15.”

“DFI Roads do not offer any objections to this amended proposal subject to the conditions and informatives from the previously approved application LA09/2022/1094/F being restated on this application.”

“Members considered previously circulated report on planning application LA09/2025/0258/F which had a recommendation for approval.”

“Resolved That planning application LA09/2025/0258/F be approved subject to conditions as per the officer’s report.”