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We are a multi-disciplinary team of Engineers & designers who offer a complete range of services

From start to completion

🏠“𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥”🏠

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We appreciate any support you can give to help us back this cause. 🚲
02/11/2026

We appreciate any support you can give to help us back this cause. 🚲

2 lads, 1 day , 100km for JIGSAW for Jigsaw, created by Joshua & Donnacha | iDonate.ie

𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬  𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 We are ready  to rock with our sister company Waldron  and associatesJames Lohan Plann...
21/10/2026

𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

We are ready to rock with our sister company Waldron and associates

James Lohan Planning & Design Consulting Engineers

🏡 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀. 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 🏡 Striking stonework, modern touches and plenty of character—this beautiful new home spe...
16/10/2026

🏡 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀. 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 🏡
Striking stonework, modern touches and plenty of character—this beautiful new home speaks for itself!

𝗔 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄  𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵                            👏🏻completed 👏🏻
27/09/2026

𝗔 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵
👏🏻completed 👏🏻

25/08/2026

🏠 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙟𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮 🏠
engineers

🍺 JLCE summer evening out 🍺           𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲       🐎 “ 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹...
04/08/2026

🍺 JLCE summer evening out 🍺

𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲
🐎 “ 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲” 🐎

25/07/2026

𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀. 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿.

23/07/2026

An Coimisiún Pleanála has refused planning permission, saying not enough homes were planned for a three-acre site.

𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣            😍completed and beautiful 😍
14/07/2026

𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣

😍completed and beautiful 😍

02/07/2026

❌❌𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 ❌❌

🏡 ** Changes to Rural Planning in Ireland**

The Government has outlined a series of proposed changes to Ireland’s rural and Gaeltacht planning system. The aim is to create a more consistent national approach while making it easier for people with genuine local connections to build homes in rural communities.

Highlights of the proposed changes

✅ More Consistent Rural Housing Policies
Local authorities would no longer be able to apply broad restrictions on ribbon development, infill sites, backland development, or introduce arbitrary limits on rural housing applications.

✅ Removal of Certain Traditional Site Requirements
Current requirements such as minimum road frontage, minimum site sizes, and strict planning definitions relating to farmers and farms are proposed to be removed.

✅ Greater Flexibility for Family Housing
Homeowners may be permitted to build a second, smaller dwelling on family land where there is a need for downsizing or to accommodate medical or care requirements.

✅ Standardised Local Connection Criteria
A single national framework is proposed for assessing local need:

* General rural areas: Applicants should have lived within 10 km of the site for at least 7 years.
* High-amenity areas: Applicants should have lived within 5 km of the site for up to 10 years.
* Gaeltacht areas: Applicants should have lived within 3 km for 10 years, or within the area for 5 years if they are certified fluent Irish speakers.

✅ Updated Economic Need Assessment
Working remotely on its own would no longer satisfy the economic need test. Instead, applicants would need to demonstrate that their employment or livelihood depends on living locally, such as agriculture, forestry, education, or other essential rural enterprises.

✅ Primary Residence Requirement
New one-off rural houses would be required to remain the owner’s principal private residence for a minimum of 10 years and would not be permitted for use as short-term holiday accommodation during that period.

Additional Planning Measures

🏠 The exempted size limit for domestic extensions is proposed to increase from 40 m² to 45 m².

🏡 Exemptions for garden rooms, home offices, and similar structures are proposed to increase from 25 m² to 30 m².

📅 Local authority development plans would remain in place for 10 years, providing longer-term certainty for residents, businesses, and developers.

⚖️ Planning permissions would no longer lapse while subject to judicial review proceedings

We are a multi-disciplinary team of Engineers & designers who offer a complete range of services

From start to completion

🏠“𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥”🏠

Www.JLCE.ie
Roscommon town
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Address

Unit 6, Ballypheason House, Circular Road
Roscommon
F42T384

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+353878228529

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