Firm to upgrade sewage plant

A COMPANY seeking to build a lakeside housing scheme in Co Tipperary is aiming to kickstart local development through upgrading a wastewater treatment plant.

Last year Lough Derg Portroe Developments Ltd applied for planning permission to build 29 houses on a site overlooking the lake at Portroe, Nenagh.

The application drew objections from local residents who questioned the demand for so many houses in the village and expressed concern the scheme could end up as a “ghost estate”.