Limavady and Feeny housing developments get the green light 

Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council has granted planning approval for new housing developments in Limavady and Feeny.

A ten-dwelling development has been approved for Limavady's Scroggy Road and a five-dwelling development on Main Street in Feeny.

The 10-dwelling development in Limavady will include a new access road, drainage and associated site works. 

According to the Development Management Officer Report the site will consist of chalet and one and a half storey detached properties with generous plots, “in keeping with the density of the surrounding area”.

The report reads: “Each of the proposed dwellings have their own private gardens to the rear of the properties/side of the properties where there is a dual frontage arrangement, which is screened from public views.

“The proposed development is laid out in a manner which maintains the street frontage along Scroggy Road, with the four roadside dwellings orientated to address the public road.

“The proposal has taken account of the existing natural features of the site and integrated them into the overall layout, while archaeological investigations will take place prior to development commencing to ensure no adverse impacts on built heritage features.

“The dwellings are of an acceptable design and size for the area and meet with the minimum space requirements. The proposal meets with all other planning policies and the overall layout and design provides a quality residential layout which complies with all relevant planning policy.”

The council also granted planning permission for five two-storey houses- one detached and four semi detached- on Feeny's Main Street. Each house will have a private back garden.

The Development Management Officer Report on this development explained that the houses are of a "relatively simple and traditional form and design being gable ended with a pitched roof."
 
The design of the proposed houses are similar in scale and design to houses that are already on the street.

The five new houses will be located at 51 Main Street, Feeny on a site that is currently a mixture of a vacant building, unmaintained lands and an area which is used as car parking for the adjacent supermarket.

The report reads: “The gabion retaining structures, while unsympathetic in appearance, will not have any significant adverse impact on the design or appearance of the scheme when viewed from public viewpoints. 

“Issues around the impact on residential amenity relating to noise from the adjacent shop can be dealt with via condition to ensure noise levels are kept to an acceptable level.”