South Longford housing development is 'progressing very rapidly'
Cllr Pat O'Toole provided councillors with an update during the recent monthly meeting of Ballymahon Municipal District.
A local councillor has told the local authority the construction of 13 houses in the Ballymahon area 'is progressing very rapidly' and work commenced in June on a water treatment plant.
Cllr Pat O'Toole stated at the recent Ballymahon Municipal District meeting that he 'noted that a comment' on a planning file had recently said Longford County Council were waiting on an update on the water treatment plant.
The Fianna Fáil representative then outlined the current state of play on the Drinan development and he confirmed he had an update.
"I can now confirm that the works on the treatment plant commenced five or six weeks ago and it is progressing very rapidly,” he added.
Cllr O’Toole said he believed it was a ‘six or seven month’ job.
“I would really like to see us move on that project now and take it to the next level and get over part 8 [planning] and everything else.
"There is a need for these houses and the quicker we can do it the better and the water treatment plant should be no impediment to holding it up now."
Last January, Cllr O'Toole also asked the local authority to try to 'move on' the construction of 13 houses in the Ballymahon area.
At that stage Cllr O'Toole stated the housing in Drinan was 'at stage one approved' but was 'on hold'.