Sean Dunne gets green light to rebuild Hume House
Writes Fiona Gartland of the Irish Times: DEVELOPER SEÁN Dunne has been granted planning permission to demolish and rebuild Hume House, a 1960s office block in Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. An Bord Pleanála granted permission to Mountbrook Group, a company owned by Mr Dunne, for the development. Approval was granted with 16 conditions, including that external...
Dublin height focus of planning debate
Decisions made this week by Dublin city councillors will determine the height and scale of future developments, writes FRANK MACDONALD WHETHER NEW buildings in Dublin should be relatively high or low has become the most contentious issue confronting councillors as they begin a series of special meetings today to deal with the draft Dublin City Development...
Metro, Dart link included in €39bn revised capital plan
Of course lets not forget that DIT Grangegorman is approved under the plan! Well the first phase of Grangegorman at least. Woo as an alumni some day i will be able to visit DIT as a proper college with a campus. Pretty cool. Big pity to see the Navan Rail line and the western rail corridor axed...
Decentralisation ‘a failed strategy’
A LEADING academic has denounced decentralisation as a failed strategy which has undermined the institutional fabric of the state and become a charter for mileage claims, writes Anita Guidera. Professor Brigid Laffin, principal of the college of humanities at UCD, told the MacGill Summer School in Glenties, Co Donegal, yesterday that failures of accountability went beyond...
Cowen urged to ‘show his hand’ on Dublin incinerator
TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has been challenged to “show his hand” over the Poolbeg incinerator and declare whether it is Government policy to allow it proceed or to be scrapped. Fine Gael environment spokesman Phil Hogan said that it was now incumbent on Mr Cowen to state his position on the planned Dublin regional waste incinerator....
President urged by lobby groups to intervene as late change to planning Act sparks fears
From todays Irish Times: THE LOBBY group Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) has written to President Mary McAleese urging her to convene the Council of State with a view to referring the planning Act to the Supreme Court to test its constitutionality. A last-minute amendment to the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act means members...
Planning Amendments Bill finally passed
And so came to pass that the planning amendments bill of 2009 passed on the balmy humid day that was the last day of term for the seanad.
Spike Island the next Alcatraz?
Only time will tell! SPIKE ISLAND was officially handed over to Cork County Council yesterday for use as a tourist amenity amid efforts to develop it into an attraction comparable to Alcatraz in the US. Alcatraz in San Francisco, which was only a prison for 20 years, attracts about 1.4 million visitors each year while...
Key road and rail projects axed as money runs out says the Independent
Only time will tell as to whether this is true or not… FORTY major road projects and key rail and Luas projects have been scrapped because there is no money to build them. Nine new motorway rest areas planned for the M7 (Limerick), M8 (Cork), M9 (Waterford), M3 (Cavan) and N11 (Wexford) have also been...
Cork to get localised flood defences
NEW MEASURES to reduce the risk of flooding in Cork city could be in place within 18 months, according to Cork city manager Joe Gavin, following confirmation that the OPW is to appoint consultants to oversee the project. Mr Gavin confirmed the OPW had opted for localised flood defences on the Lee upstream of Cork...
Out-of-town retail centre parking to be reviewed
A GOVERNMENT review of retail planning guidelines will examine the desirability of allowing out-of-town retail centres to offer free parking for customers. The question of introducing parking charges at shopping centres and retail parks is one of a number of key issues which will be examined by the review announced yesterday. It will also examine...
RPA lodge Railway Order for Luas Line BXD to join the green and red line
I was reading the MetroHearald today on the bus and i noticed a public notice on page 11. I have scanned in a copy of the notice below for your viewing pleasure. (Click for full size) I hope the process is a speedy one. Public consultation starts on the 30th of June (next Wednesday). It...
