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O'Toole & Starkey
Planning Consultants
Proposed Residential Housing Development
Bridge Road, Dromore
Welcome
We are inviting your views on a draft proposal for residential housing development with access from Bridge Road and associated road improvement works. The proposal relates to land to the south of 1 and 5-8 Shanmullagh Drive and to the north and west of 17 Bridge Road, Dromore. The feedback received will help to inform the planning application that will be submitted to the Council in due course.
Your views, ideas and knowledge are important in helping to develop the proposal. Please take your time to review the information. Should you wish to comment on the proposal, you can do so via the Contact page on this website, by email to office@otsplanning.com, in writing to O’Toole & Starkey Ltd, 1st Floor, River House, 48 - 60 High St, Belfast, BT1 2BE or by using the contact form below. Comments should be made by end of 12th September 2025 to ensure they are considered before the application is finalised and submitted to the Council.
Please note that comments made to the prospective applicant do not constitute representations to the Council. A further opportunity to make representations to the Council will be available as part of the statutory consultation process following formal submission of the planning application.
Proposal Site
The proposal site comprises land to the south of 1 and 5-8 Shanmullagh Drive and to the north and west of 17 Bridge Road, Dromore.
The extent of the site is outlined in red in the image below and a copy of the site location plan can be downloaded from the PDF link below the image:
Planning Context
The proposal site is zoned for housing within the settlement limit of Dromore by the Omagh Area Plan (see image below). This housing zoning carries a general presumption in favour of residential development. The Council have recently adopted their Plan Strategy, which contains various operational planning policies in addition to those contained within the Strategic Planning Policy Statement for NI that ensure all development is appropriate for the site and area and will not result in any harm to interests of acknowledged importance.
Current Planning Permission
The proposal site has a current planning permission for residential housing development:
K/2007/0915/F
This includes a total of 38no dwellings with access from Bridge Road. It comprises 16no 2.5 storey semi-detached dwellings, 7no 2-storey dwellings, 14no 1.75 storey dwellings and 1no 2.5 storey dwelling, along with associated access, road improvements and public open spaces.
The proposal seeks to deliver an improved layout and updated house types to meet modern standards of accommodation.
Proposed Development
The proposed site layout and indicative road improvements are shown below and a copy of the drawings for the proposed development can also be downloaded from the PDF links beneath:
Comments
We would appreciate any feedback you might have in response to the draft proposal. All your comments will be considered before a planning application is submitted to the Council.
You can complete the comment form below, email comments to office@otsplanning.com, or post to:
O'Toole & Starkey Ltd, 1st Floor, River House, 48-60 High Street, Belfast, BT1 2BE
Please also get in touch if you would like any further information. Our full contact details are below and on our Contact page.
All comments should be provided before the end of 12th September 2025 to ensure they are given consideration before submission of the formal planning application.
Comment Form
Next Steps
Following the conclusion of this pre-application public consultation, all comments will be reviewed. Once considered, relevant changes may be made to the proposed development and all comments, including a summary of the key concerns and the applicant’s responses will be included in a Pre-Application Community Consultation Report. This report will accompany the application submission.
Supporting technical and environmental documents will be finalised to accompany the application. Once complete, the supporting documents and final proposed drawings will be submitted with the Pre-Application Community Consultation Report as a planning application to the Council for consideration and determination.
After the application is validated, the Council will proceed with its own statutory consultation. The Council will then notify the local community about the consultation and application process and how to participate.
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