Plans include two new classrooms and more.

Locals have expressed significant disappointment in the decision to refuse the plans.

The closure of the local Bank of Ireland left the town without a 24 hour cash service last October

The objector cited worries over the possible risks of explosions or fires posed by the batteries.

Works are already underway at the site on the construction of a new MRI building.

The development would see an extra 14 beds added at the popular facility.

It's the one of the first permanent plans for the barracks site.

The project has seen very little progress in the last decade.