Westcourt Demesne , Callan , Co. Kilkenny

pursuant to Amendment No.2 of the Callan Local Area Plan 2009-2020 for the construction of: (A) A cluster of 10 no. terraced semi-detached/detached one and a half-storey housing units with pitched roofs; and (B) All associated site works including shared laundry and covered external circulation spaces. Access to the development is via the existing Westcourt Demesne entrance off the R695. The site is adjacent to the Kings River portion of the River Barrow and River Nore SAC/Natura 2000 site. Westcourt House is on the Kilkenny County Record of Protected Structures (Reference: C393); Westcourt Castle is on the Record of Monuments and Places (Reference; KK026-002); and Westcourt House/ Walled Garden is on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage Survey of Historic Gardens and Designed Landscapes (Reference: KK-67-S-408443). Five of the units are funded under the Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Governments Capital Assistance Scheme. These units as fully-accessible units for supported self-determined living embedded in the existing support structure of Camphill Community, Callan, are integrated with four units of the Lionra Housing Cooper active as part of an inclusive neighbourhood.

Reference: 17643