[IT] Gormley tells council to reconsider plans
MINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley has told Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council to reconsider plans to rezone land in south Dublin as part of its county development plan or he may make a direction forcing it to do so. Councillors voted to accept a motion to rezone the Park Village, Carrickmines, close to the N11...
IPI January E-zine and January Student Blog
The above documents can be downloaded from the links below: Janaury Student blog - A bit about the whether and a new years welcome message - An Introduction to UCC’s next trip to Mizen Head for Landscape Character Assessments January E-zine -Whats to come from the IPI in the new year
[IT] – Slane bypass to run close to Boyne heritage sites
THE NATIONAL Roads Authority has confirmed that the proposed route of the bypass of Slane village will pass some 500 metres “from the perimeter” of the buffer zone of the Brú na Bóinne Unesco World Heritage Site. The road, which will be a dual carriageway, will have “the least impact” taking all factors into consideration,...
Naas Town Council: Review of Town Development Plan 2011 – 2017
The preparation of the Draft Naas Town Development Plan 2011 – 2017 is currently underway with the Manager expected to present the Draft Plan to the Councillors in early February 2010. The Draft Plan will be put on public display in April 2010 with submissions being invited for a period of 10 weeks.
Review of Kildare County Development Plan 2011 – 2017
The Draft County Development Plan 2011 – 2017 is currently being prepared by the Manager and is expected to be presented to the Councillors in early Feburary 2010. The target date for the public disply of the Draft Plan is mid April 2010. Submissions will be invited by the Council for a period of 10...
[IT] New Dublin city draft plan puts a halt to rezoning of land for housing
Don’t Forget to get your submissions in before the 12th March. Need a Planner try The Irish Planning Institute Planner Search NO NEW lands will be rezoned for housing in Dublin city until after 2017, under the new draft city development plan which has been released for public consultation. Assistant city manager Michael Stubbs said...
Dublin City Draft Development Plan – Officially on Display
The new Draft Dublin City Development Plan 2011 – 2017 is officially on display now, with public consultation open. Written submissions will can be made up until 4:40PM on Friday, 12thMarch 2010. All submissions or observations received during the above time period will be taken into consideration before the making of the Dublin City Development Plan...
[FI] Plans lodged for longawaited swimming pool (Balbriggan)
A new six lane 25m pool for north county Dublin. A shame though that the pool design appears not to be a full length “deep” pool, its a pity it isn’t because it could have been used as a competition pool. Enough about non planning matters. Since this article was written there has been 2 further...
[IT] Earth tremor felt in north Donegal
AN EARTHQUAKE measuring 1.6 on the Richter scale struck Donegal on Thursday night. The minor tremor struck at 7.30pm, with the epicentre located at Bridgend in the south of the Inishowen peninsula, the School of Cosmic Physics at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies confirmed yesterday. The tremor was felt in Bridgend and Buncrana in...
[IT] Gormley to reject remarks on incinerator
MINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley will express his “dismay” at a Cabinet meeting next week over remarks by Dublin city manager John Tierney on the controversial Poolbeg incinerator project. Mr Tierney last week said the Minister “must be aware” that Dublin City Council had a statutory obligation to go ahead with the incinerator and...
Plans to open Spike Island by summer
CORK COUNTY Council hopes to open Spike Island in Cork Harbour to the public by the summer as the first step towards developing the former prison island as a major tourist attraction, according to county manager Martin Riordan. At the beginning a ferry will be used but the option of building a cable car for...
Council queries golf club coastal plan
CLARE COUNTY Council has told Doonbeg golf club that it has concerns that its scaled down €2 million coastal protection plan may lead to other parts of the coastline adjoining the site becoming noticeably eroded. The concerns expressed by the council form part of a raft of new information sought by the planning authority in...
