HUNDREDS of construction jobs will be created when work begins on a €2bn new town centre for Bray.
Pizarro Developments said work on the 33-acre retail, residential and commercial development in the Co Wicklow seaside town would start next year, providing a much-needed boost to the construction industry up until 2016 when it is complete.
The development was yesterday granted planning pemission by Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council and Bray Town Council.
It will be built by a consortium comprising some of Ireland's biggest developers, including Durkan New Homes and Pierse Construction Ltd, and will extend the town centre to the harbour and promenade. Pizarro Developments, which includes Paddy Kelly and family, Alanis Ltd, Equity Properties and the Newlyn Group, got the go-ahead to build 100 shops, 600 apartments, a 103-bedroom hotel and 17 bars, restaurants and cafes by the River Dargle.
The project also includes about 6,000 square metres of office space, an eight-screen cinema and parking for 3,300 cars and will create 2,500 full-time jobs when it opens for business in 2012.
"In addition to the positive impact that this development will have on the town of Bray, it will also bring €60m annually in wages to the local area," project manager Mary Birmingham said.
Paul Melia
Irish Independent
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Saturday, 19 July 2008
€2bn revamp for Bray gets green light
HUNDREDS of construction jobs will be created when work begins on a €2bn new town centre for Bray.
Pizarro Developments said work on the 33-acre retail, residential and commercial development in the Co Wicklow seaside town would start next year, providing a much-needed boost to the construction industry up until 2016 when it is complete.
The development was yesterday granted planning pemission by Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council and Bray Town Council.
It will be built by a consortium comprising some of Ireland's biggest developers, including Durkan New Homes and Pierse Construction Ltd, and will extend the town centre to the harbour and promenade. Pizarro Developments, which includes Paddy Kelly and family, Alanis Ltd, Equity Properties and the Newlyn Group, got the go-ahead to build 100 shops, 600 apartments, a 103-bedroom hotel and 17 bars, restaurants and cafes by the River Dargle.
The project also includes about 6,000 square metres of office space, an eight-screen cinema and parking for 3,300 cars and will create 2,500 full-time jobs when it opens for business in 2012.
"In addition to the positive impact that this development will have on the town of Bray, it will also bring €60m annually in wages to the local area," project manager Mary Birmingham said.
Paul Melia
Irish Independent
www.buckplanning.ie
Pizarro Developments said work on the 33-acre retail, residential and commercial development in the Co Wicklow seaside town would start next year, providing a much-needed boost to the construction industry up until 2016 when it is complete.
The development was yesterday granted planning pemission by Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council and Bray Town Council.
It will be built by a consortium comprising some of Ireland's biggest developers, including Durkan New Homes and Pierse Construction Ltd, and will extend the town centre to the harbour and promenade. Pizarro Developments, which includes Paddy Kelly and family, Alanis Ltd, Equity Properties and the Newlyn Group, got the go-ahead to build 100 shops, 600 apartments, a 103-bedroom hotel and 17 bars, restaurants and cafes by the River Dargle.
The project also includes about 6,000 square metres of office space, an eight-screen cinema and parking for 3,300 cars and will create 2,500 full-time jobs when it opens for business in 2012.
"In addition to the positive impact that this development will have on the town of Bray, it will also bring €60m annually in wages to the local area," project manager Mary Birmingham said.
Paul Melia
Irish Independent
www.buckplanning.ie
Sunday, 24 June 2007
Mixed reaction to plans for Bray
There was a mixed bag of views expressed by retailers based in Bray town centre during a questions and answers session at last Wednesday's meeting.
Calling the scheme marvellous', John Doyle said the plan for the town seemed very positive, a view which was echoed by many members of Bray's retail community.
But retailers from both the Albert Walk and the Village Arcade were disappointed and angry that these areas were not to be included in the rejuvenation plan.
Town Manager Des O'Brien explained that the areas which the plan will cover had to be limited as covering the whole town would have meant less of an impact as the funds available to the committee would have to be spread very thinly.
However this was not accepted by one trader on the Albert Walk who made the point that although traders there paid full commercial and water rates, the area continues to be one of the dirtiest and most run-down in Bray.
While welcoming the committee's plans, Gordon Lennox said that any rejuvenation of the town would be pointless if shoppers could not get in and out of the town because of traffic and parking problems. He urged the council to address these problems as a matter of urgency.
Acknowledging that the parking situation is a major deterrent for shoppers, Town Clerk Christine Flood said that a traffic study of the town was being undertaken and that hundreds of additional spaces would be coming on stream between now and 2012.
Bray People
Calling the scheme marvellous', John Doyle said the plan for the town seemed very positive, a view which was echoed by many members of Bray's retail community.
But retailers from both the Albert Walk and the Village Arcade were disappointed and angry that these areas were not to be included in the rejuvenation plan.
Town Manager Des O'Brien explained that the areas which the plan will cover had to be limited as covering the whole town would have meant less of an impact as the funds available to the committee would have to be spread very thinly.
However this was not accepted by one trader on the Albert Walk who made the point that although traders there paid full commercial and water rates, the area continues to be one of the dirtiest and most run-down in Bray.
While welcoming the committee's plans, Gordon Lennox said that any rejuvenation of the town would be pointless if shoppers could not get in and out of the town because of traffic and parking problems. He urged the council to address these problems as a matter of urgency.
Acknowledging that the parking situation is a major deterrent for shoppers, Town Clerk Christine Flood said that a traffic study of the town was being undertaken and that hundreds of additional spaces would be coming on stream between now and 2012.
Bray People
Bray Town centre to get major facelift
Bray town centre looks set to get a major facelift after a number of exciting initiatives aimed at revitalising the commerical heart of the town were announced last week.
The two initiatives which will most dramatically affect the appearance of the town centre include a grant scheme of €230,000 for the refurbishment of shopfronts, along with a Paint the Town' scheme which will see upper building facades being painted at no cost to retailers.
These ambitious plans were unveiled to retailers and business owners last Wednesday at a special meeting organised by the Bray Town Centre Rejuvenation Committee, a public private partnership between Bray Town Council, Bray Chamber of Commerce and retailers' groups.
The committee hopes that the plan, which also includes proposals to improve Bray's chronic parking problems and tackle littering, will rejuvenate, revitalise and revive' the main commercial areas of the town.
Independent businesses who are interested in the scheme can apply for shopfront grants until Friday August 10, but are being urged to get their applications in immediately.
Bray People
The two initiatives which will most dramatically affect the appearance of the town centre include a grant scheme of €230,000 for the refurbishment of shopfronts, along with a Paint the Town' scheme which will see upper building facades being painted at no cost to retailers.
These ambitious plans were unveiled to retailers and business owners last Wednesday at a special meeting organised by the Bray Town Centre Rejuvenation Committee, a public private partnership between Bray Town Council, Bray Chamber of Commerce and retailers' groups.
The committee hopes that the plan, which also includes proposals to improve Bray's chronic parking problems and tackle littering, will rejuvenate, revitalise and revive' the main commercial areas of the town.
Independent businesses who are interested in the scheme can apply for shopfront grants until Friday August 10, but are being urged to get their applications in immediately.
Bray People
Sunday, 1 April 2007
Council open to talks on other site
A senior official with Wicklow County Council has said the local authority would 'talk to' the Department of Education concerning the council-owned piece of land adjacent to Scripts Pub, if an interest was expressed.
Greystones town manager Sean Quirke said that if the Department expressed an interest in buying the land, 'we would talk to them'.
Representatives from the Department of Education met with Wicklow County Council three weeks ago, during which the matter of the land, currently zoned for town centre development, was discussed but rejected as a potential option, primarily, it is understood, because of the current zoning.
However, Mr. Quirke said that the council would be open to the possibility of the land being rezoned, but that it would have to go before council members for their approval.
The site adjacent to Scripts is understood to be much more expensive than the Charlesland site, however, the Department of Education has said funding is not a concern.
It is understood that a number of councillors are being asked to table a motion in the coming weeks to have the land at Scripts rezoned from Town Centre to educational.
Bray People
Greystones town manager Sean Quirke said that if the Department expressed an interest in buying the land, 'we would talk to them'.
Representatives from the Department of Education met with Wicklow County Council three weeks ago, during which the matter of the land, currently zoned for town centre development, was discussed but rejected as a potential option, primarily, it is understood, because of the current zoning.
However, Mr. Quirke said that the council would be open to the possibility of the land being rezoned, but that it would have to go before council members for their approval.
The site adjacent to Scripts is understood to be much more expensive than the Charlesland site, however, the Department of Education has said funding is not a concern.
It is understood that a number of councillors are being asked to table a motion in the coming weeks to have the land at Scripts rezoned from Town Centre to educational.
Bray People
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