LONG-RUNNING plans for a new town centre which straddles the border of counties Dublin and Wicklow have been approved by An Bord Pleanála.
The €2 billion development incorporates more then 900 new homes – including some 600 apartments, a hotel, leisure facilities, offices, a cinema, bars and more than 100 new shops.
Also envisaged is a greatly improved road link to the M11, and a major Office of Public Works flood protection scheme for the river Dargle.
The development is also likely to require approval from Nama. Project backers said yesterday Nama was expected to take responsibility for loans associated with the scheme sometime this summer.
A further difficulty will be market conditions which have changed dramatically since the plan was put together. The commercial space involved in the project is just under 60,000sq m.
While the site benefits from proximity to Bray Dart station and local buses, as well as the M11, attempts to develop smaller commercial ventures including the Florentine Centre on Bray Main Street and a district shopping centre at Charlesland in Greystones have so far proved unsuccessful. A number of smaller commercial developments in the immediate north Wicklow area have been empty for some time.
Two years ago, the planning board blocked development of the site because it said it would be “premature” pending the approval of the Bray flood defence scheme and pending a plan for the overall management of traffic in Bray.
The Pizarro development comprises Paddy Kelly and the Kelly family, the McCormack family vehicle Alanis, Durkan New Homes, Newlyn Group and Pierse Construction. The consortium bought the site in 2003 from Dwyer Nolan for €90 million. Mr Kelly has since been listed as one of Nama’s top 10 borrowers.
The development company has claimed the scheme would bring in more than €60 million in wages annually and employ more than 2,500 people.
Spokeswoman for the development Mary McDermott Roe said she believed the project would go ahead, albeit possibly in a number of phases. She said the scale of other proposed developments in the area was not comparable to the Pizarro project, which had the benefit of transport links and town centre status. While loans associated with the project were expected to go to Nama as soon as this summer, she said Nama had the power to invest to realise the potential of the development.
Permission for the project was granted separately by Bray Town Council and Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council more than two years ago with 348 new homes on the former Industrial Yarns property at the northern end of the site. Bray Town Council approved commercial elements, a new bridge and a residential area of about 600 apartments.
Irish Times
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Sunday, 13 June 2010
Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Multi-million euro facelift for seafront
BRAY SEAFRONT is in for a major facelift with multi-million euro plans to redevelop both Dawson's and the Star amusements with shops, restaurants, apartments and a crèche.
Owners Brian and Gerry Freeney said the development may do for the southern end of Bray Seafront what the Pavillions Scheme has done for Dun Laoghaire.
'At best we would hope for work to start in around a year and a half after the planning process,' said planning consultant Brendan Buck.
He added that construction would be expected to take around two years.
'The Freeneys would make every effort to employ local people through the whole process,' he said.
The owners, who have lodged two planning applications with the town council, plan to demolish the currently empty Dawson building and replace it with a mixed use development.
The Star building is to be retained and renovated to coordinate with the adjoining Dawson's scheme.
Bray Town Council designated the sites 'opportunity sites', back in 2004.
In a statement, the owners said that the benefits to Bray would be significant and include addressing the currently derelict and 'unattractive' Dawson's building, providing employment, and making Bray more attractive for new residents and tourists.
' This is an opportunity to upgrade this area of the seafront,' said the Freeneys. ' The scheme and its design represent years of hard work and it is hoped this scheme can be constructed quickly and provide local employment at a time when it is badly needed.'
Mr. Buck added that the Freeneys and their team have been working on the plans for the past four years.
While admitting that the plans do contravene the Bray Development Plan, Mr. Buck said that they will be actively seeking a material contravention. He explained that under standard B2 zoning they would fall just about in accordance with the plan but that the unusual 'opportunity status', put some restrictions in place that actually make the process slightly more difficult.
A scale model of the development is on display in Bray Town Council offices.
Mary FOGARTY
Bray People
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Owners Brian and Gerry Freeney said the development may do for the southern end of Bray Seafront what the Pavillions Scheme has done for Dun Laoghaire.
'At best we would hope for work to start in around a year and a half after the planning process,' said planning consultant Brendan Buck.
He added that construction would be expected to take around two years.
'The Freeneys would make every effort to employ local people through the whole process,' he said.
The owners, who have lodged two planning applications with the town council, plan to demolish the currently empty Dawson building and replace it with a mixed use development.
The Star building is to be retained and renovated to coordinate with the adjoining Dawson's scheme.
Bray Town Council designated the sites 'opportunity sites', back in 2004.
In a statement, the owners said that the benefits to Bray would be significant and include addressing the currently derelict and 'unattractive' Dawson's building, providing employment, and making Bray more attractive for new residents and tourists.
' This is an opportunity to upgrade this area of the seafront,' said the Freeneys. ' The scheme and its design represent years of hard work and it is hoped this scheme can be constructed quickly and provide local employment at a time when it is badly needed.'
Mr. Buck added that the Freeneys and their team have been working on the plans for the past four years.
While admitting that the plans do contravene the Bray Development Plan, Mr. Buck said that they will be actively seeking a material contravention. He explained that under standard B2 zoning they would fall just about in accordance with the plan but that the unusual 'opportunity status', put some restrictions in place that actually make the process slightly more difficult.
A scale model of the development is on display in Bray Town Council offices.
Mary FOGARTY
Bray People
www.buckplanning.ie
Thursday, 21 May 2009
Review of the Bray Town Development Plan
Bray Town Council have announced their intention to review the Town Development Plan 2005-2011 and prepare a new Town Development Plan for the period 2011-2017. The Council have prepared an ‘Issues’ document, copies of which are available from Bray Town Council offices and on their website. The Town Council will also arrange a series of public meetings during this consultation period, details of which may be obtained directly from the Council.
Submissions are now invited to the drafting of the new Town Development Plan. The closing date for making written submission with respect to the preparation of the draft Town Development Plan and Environmental Report is the 3rd July 2009.
There will also be further opportunities later in the Development Plan process for members of the public to further express their views and make additional submissions. Bray Town Council envisage that the draft plan will be on public display in March – June 2010.
If you need any further details, please contact bps on 0404-66060.
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Submissions are now invited to the drafting of the new Town Development Plan. The closing date for making written submission with respect to the preparation of the draft Town Development Plan and Environmental Report is the 3rd July 2009.
There will also be further opportunities later in the Development Plan process for members of the public to further express their views and make additional submissions. Bray Town Council envisage that the draft plan will be on public display in March – June 2010.
If you need any further details, please contact bps on 0404-66060.
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Thursday, 26 March 2009
Council says yes to apartment plan at former Solus factory in Bray
AFTER A five-year planning battle a consortium of high profile developers has been granted planning permission by Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council for an apartment development at the former Solus Tower factory premises at Corke Abbey, Bray, Co Dublin.
The development proposed by Anthony Durkan, Christopher Bennett, Joan Pierce and Conor Kevaney comprises 60 apartments in two blocks ranging in height from two storeys to five storeys all over a basement car-park with 79 spaces.
There would be a mix of 44 two-beds, seven one-beds, and nine three-bed apartments.
The development would also have two roof terraces.
In 2006 the council refused planning permission for 78 apartments on the site and in 2004 An Bord Pleanála refused permission for 88 apartments.
Prior to that, German discount store Lidl was refused planning permission to build a store there.
- Meanwhile Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council has circulated a detailed proposal to councillors informing them it wants to erect 30 JC Decaux advertising signs in the county.
This is a separate proposal to the one announced in February proposing 60 freestanding Clear Channel Ireland advertising billboards projected to make €10 million over 10 years.
Proceeds are earmarked to increase expenditure in the recreation and amenity areas of the council’s budget.
This time around the proposal is for for 30 single and double sided large Europanel metropole signs. While the council is remaining tight lipped on the expected revenue, the venture is expected to generate millions for the council given the size of the structures.
The locations for the billboards are believed to be at the junction of Mount Merrion Avenue and Rock Road, near Blackrock College, at the gateway to Cherrywood and at the entrance to Sandyford Industrial Estate.
The council says that any development by a local authority under a €126,000 threshold is deemed to be exempt from requiring planning permission. In the case of the outdoor advertising sites, each site is being developed individually and the cost is far lower than the €126,000 threshold.
- The Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) has challenged a proposal by Treasury Holding’s Spencer Dock Development Company to build an eight-storey office building on North Wall Quay, Dublin 1.
In an appeal letter to An Bord Pleanála, the DDDA says the office block, which was given the green light by Dublin City Council, is contrary to the North Lotts planning scheme 2002 in terms of its impact on the setting and fabric of two protected structures on the site.
The authority also says the development is too commercial in nature and would prevent the developer from delivering the required 20 per cent of social and affordable housing on the site.
The protected structures on the site are the Woolstore and the former Goods Depot and the DDDA says the height and massing would materially detract from their setting.
Irish Times
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The development proposed by Anthony Durkan, Christopher Bennett, Joan Pierce and Conor Kevaney comprises 60 apartments in two blocks ranging in height from two storeys to five storeys all over a basement car-park with 79 spaces.
There would be a mix of 44 two-beds, seven one-beds, and nine three-bed apartments.
The development would also have two roof terraces.
In 2006 the council refused planning permission for 78 apartments on the site and in 2004 An Bord Pleanála refused permission for 88 apartments.
Prior to that, German discount store Lidl was refused planning permission to build a store there.
- Meanwhile Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council has circulated a detailed proposal to councillors informing them it wants to erect 30 JC Decaux advertising signs in the county.
This is a separate proposal to the one announced in February proposing 60 freestanding Clear Channel Ireland advertising billboards projected to make €10 million over 10 years.
Proceeds are earmarked to increase expenditure in the recreation and amenity areas of the council’s budget.
This time around the proposal is for for 30 single and double sided large Europanel metropole signs. While the council is remaining tight lipped on the expected revenue, the venture is expected to generate millions for the council given the size of the structures.
The locations for the billboards are believed to be at the junction of Mount Merrion Avenue and Rock Road, near Blackrock College, at the gateway to Cherrywood and at the entrance to Sandyford Industrial Estate.
The council says that any development by a local authority under a €126,000 threshold is deemed to be exempt from requiring planning permission. In the case of the outdoor advertising sites, each site is being developed individually and the cost is far lower than the €126,000 threshold.
- The Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) has challenged a proposal by Treasury Holding’s Spencer Dock Development Company to build an eight-storey office building on North Wall Quay, Dublin 1.
In an appeal letter to An Bord Pleanála, the DDDA says the office block, which was given the green light by Dublin City Council, is contrary to the North Lotts planning scheme 2002 in terms of its impact on the setting and fabric of two protected structures on the site.
The authority also says the development is too commercial in nature and would prevent the developer from delivering the required 20 per cent of social and affordable housing on the site.
The protected structures on the site are the Woolstore and the former Goods Depot and the DDDA says the height and massing would materially detract from their setting.
Irish Times
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Friday, 20 February 2009
Tourism plan for Killruddery
PROPOSALS TO develop the Killruddery estate on the outskirts of Bray, Co Wicklow, as a 250,000 visitor-a-year tourist attraction have been endorsed by the county’s senior planners.
The Elizabethan Revival house, which dates from 1618, has been used in the making of The Tudors, Far and Away and Becoming Jane. Now it’s set to be developed with shops, cafés and homes.
The proposal from the estate’s owners, the Brabazon family, Earls of Meath, would result in an attraction on the scale of Killruddery’s near neighbour, Powerscourt House, which already sees visitor numbers in the order of a quarter of a million per year.
Envisaged is the rezoning of part of the demesne around the house and gardens, including courtyards and outbuildings, for tourism use.
The tourism use would provide for a craft centre, restaurants/tea rooms and craft factory outlets as well as shops, a farmers’ market and equestrian centre, among others.
The rezoning proposal also includes a residential development on an eight-hectare site close to the Bray Southern Cross Road.
Killruddery demesne encompasses the valley between the Little Sugar Loaf and Bray Head – both of which are candidates for Special Area Amenity orders – and is a spectacular setting.
The gardens are considered the finest surviving example in Ireland of a 17th century formal garden.
The approach to the house leads through a French-style 18th century wrought iron gate into a granite forecourt designed by Daniel Robertson, the architect principally responsible for the layout of the gardens at Powerscourt.
The rezoning proposals were recommended by Wicklow’s senior planners in response to submissions on the forthcoming Bray Environs Local Area Plan .
Irish Times
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The Elizabethan Revival house, which dates from 1618, has been used in the making of The Tudors, Far and Away and Becoming Jane. Now it’s set to be developed with shops, cafés and homes.
The proposal from the estate’s owners, the Brabazon family, Earls of Meath, would result in an attraction on the scale of Killruddery’s near neighbour, Powerscourt House, which already sees visitor numbers in the order of a quarter of a million per year.
Envisaged is the rezoning of part of the demesne around the house and gardens, including courtyards and outbuildings, for tourism use.
The tourism use would provide for a craft centre, restaurants/tea rooms and craft factory outlets as well as shops, a farmers’ market and equestrian centre, among others.
The rezoning proposal also includes a residential development on an eight-hectare site close to the Bray Southern Cross Road.
Killruddery demesne encompasses the valley between the Little Sugar Loaf and Bray Head – both of which are candidates for Special Area Amenity orders – and is a spectacular setting.
The gardens are considered the finest surviving example in Ireland of a 17th century formal garden.
The approach to the house leads through a French-style 18th century wrought iron gate into a granite forecourt designed by Daniel Robertson, the architect principally responsible for the layout of the gardens at Powerscourt.
The rezoning proposals were recommended by Wicklow’s senior planners in response to submissions on the forthcoming Bray Environs Local Area Plan .
Irish Times
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Friday, 2 January 2009
Proposal to create new town near Bray criticised
THE CHAIRMAN of Wicklow County Council has criticised the local authority's plans to create a new town at Fassaroe on the edge of the M/N11, close to the border with Co Dublin.
The proposal, which has been put out for public consultation until Wednesday next, envisages a new town with a residential population of 7,000 and jobs for some 16,000 workers being developed on the Fassaroe site, about one mile west of Bray, in line with the proposed arrival of light rail to Fassaroe by 2015.
The Railway Procurement Agency's current plans envisage the extension of Luas to Bray, where it would traverse a 950-home and commercial centre proposed for the former golf club lands by Pizarro Ltd. It is envisaged that Pizarro would make a multimillion- euro contribution to the cost of the Luas extension.
It is also proposed to have a spur from the Luas extension to serve Fassaroe, on the edge of the M/N11.
The chairman, Derek Mitchell (FG), has made a submission against the local authority plans, claiming that the M/N11 adjacent to Fassaroe is already at almost twice its intended capacity.
Mr Mitchell said regular commuters on the M/N11, coming from north Wicklow in the morning rush hours and home again in the evening, has resulted in the increased traffic congestion.
The cathaoirleach said the council was planning "considerable growth" in Wicklow town, as well as 900 new homes in Greystones and the limited expansion of Newtownmountkennedy, much of which, he claimed, would affect the M/N11. He pointed to 4km tailbacks "most evenings" on the route.
Irish Times
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The proposal, which has been put out for public consultation until Wednesday next, envisages a new town with a residential population of 7,000 and jobs for some 16,000 workers being developed on the Fassaroe site, about one mile west of Bray, in line with the proposed arrival of light rail to Fassaroe by 2015.
The Railway Procurement Agency's current plans envisage the extension of Luas to Bray, where it would traverse a 950-home and commercial centre proposed for the former golf club lands by Pizarro Ltd. It is envisaged that Pizarro would make a multimillion- euro contribution to the cost of the Luas extension.
It is also proposed to have a spur from the Luas extension to serve Fassaroe, on the edge of the M/N11.
The chairman, Derek Mitchell (FG), has made a submission against the local authority plans, claiming that the M/N11 adjacent to Fassaroe is already at almost twice its intended capacity.
Mr Mitchell said regular commuters on the M/N11, coming from north Wicklow in the morning rush hours and home again in the evening, has resulted in the increased traffic congestion.
The cathaoirleach said the council was planning "considerable growth" in Wicklow town, as well as 900 new homes in Greystones and the limited expansion of Newtownmountkennedy, much of which, he claimed, would affect the M/N11. He pointed to 4km tailbacks "most evenings" on the route.
Irish Times
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Friday, 14 November 2008
Bray Environs Local Area Plan
Wicklow County Council is preparing a Local Area Plan for Bray Environs.
Written submissions or observations with respect to the preparation of the Plan may be made until Wednesday 31rd December 2008.
For assistance in making your submission contact bps planning consultants on 0404-66060 or email: admin@buckplanning.ie
bps is an Irish Planning Institute accredited town planning consultancy based in Wicklow Town.
Written submissions or observations with respect to the preparation of the Plan may be made until Wednesday 31rd December 2008.
For assistance in making your submission contact bps planning consultants on 0404-66060 or email: admin@buckplanning.ie
bps is an Irish Planning Institute accredited town planning consultancy based in Wicklow Town.
Wednesday, 3 September 2008
Tesco not allowed expand Bray store
PLANS to demolish Tesco on the Vevay Road in Bray and rebuild a store twice the size of the existing one, which would have closed for six months, have been knocked back by Bray Town Council.
Residents at Charnwood and Ard Bré, as well as a small apartment building near the supermarket, have expressed relief at the refusal of the development, which they said was too big and would have caused huge problems with traffic in an already congested area.
The application was refused on the grounds that the initial planning was given for a neighbourhood shopping centre, that the size would be overbearing and obtrusive and that there were no details in the application regarding flood impact.
A representative of Tesco Ireland’s corporate affairs department had claimed several months ago that rumours that the store would close for six months for refurbishment were unfounded.
Wicklow People
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Residents at Charnwood and Ard Bré, as well as a small apartment building near the supermarket, have expressed relief at the refusal of the development, which they said was too big and would have caused huge problems with traffic in an already congested area.
The application was refused on the grounds that the initial planning was given for a neighbourhood shopping centre, that the size would be overbearing and obtrusive and that there were no details in the application regarding flood impact.
A representative of Tesco Ireland’s corporate affairs department had claimed several months ago that rumours that the store would close for six months for refurbishment were unfounded.
Wicklow People
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Tuesday, 19 August 2008
Site for new town centre in Bray to be restored to car park, says council
BRAY TOWN Council has said its site for a new town centre is to be restored to a car park by November, following the decision of its joint venture partner Ballymore to stall the project.
The council, which has been working on the project with Ballymore for almost 13 years, said it now at least had "some certainty" over the immediate future of the site, which was partly compiled with the aid of compulsory purchase orders.
Bray town councillors had hoped to see a major development, to be known as the Florentine Centre, incorporating an anchor retail store, a new street, shops, offices and apartments.
Over the years, the site - which is accessed from Quinnsboro Road and Florence Road - grew to incorporate a number of buildings on the Main Street, some of which were demolished and others which are now boarded up.
As the site was being assembled, the main portion of it was used as a car park but in recent years it has been closed. Local traders have complained about the unsightly nature of a large trench around the perimeter.
Despite having secured final planning approval Ballymore announced last month that it was to proceed with just a portion of the development, a single store of 5,574 square metres. The company has also offered to build subject to the planning process, a multi-storey car park which would be jointly owned with the council.
Efforts to contact a spokeswoman for Ballymore yesterday were unsuccessful. However, Bray town clerk Christine Flood confirmed that following Ballymore's decision not to proceed immediately with major elements of the scheme, the car park would be restored in time for Christmas.
Ms Flood said the council and local traders had grave concerns about the lack of parking in the town over the years.
The new arrangement with Ballymore would "have some certainty and some positive effects" in that part of the centre would be built and parking would once more be available. "It is better to have something and some certainty," she said.
The new arrangements do not preclude Ballymore from developing the remaining elements of the scheme once the economy picks up again.
The Irish Times
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The council, which has been working on the project with Ballymore for almost 13 years, said it now at least had "some certainty" over the immediate future of the site, which was partly compiled with the aid of compulsory purchase orders.
Bray town councillors had hoped to see a major development, to be known as the Florentine Centre, incorporating an anchor retail store, a new street, shops, offices and apartments.
Over the years, the site - which is accessed from Quinnsboro Road and Florence Road - grew to incorporate a number of buildings on the Main Street, some of which were demolished and others which are now boarded up.
As the site was being assembled, the main portion of it was used as a car park but in recent years it has been closed. Local traders have complained about the unsightly nature of a large trench around the perimeter.
Despite having secured final planning approval Ballymore announced last month that it was to proceed with just a portion of the development, a single store of 5,574 square metres. The company has also offered to build subject to the planning process, a multi-storey car park which would be jointly owned with the council.
Efforts to contact a spokeswoman for Ballymore yesterday were unsuccessful. However, Bray town clerk Christine Flood confirmed that following Ballymore's decision not to proceed immediately with major elements of the scheme, the car park would be restored in time for Christmas.
Ms Flood said the council and local traders had grave concerns about the lack of parking in the town over the years.
The new arrangement with Ballymore would "have some certainty and some positive effects" in that part of the centre would be built and parking would once more be available. "It is better to have something and some certainty," she said.
The new arrangements do not preclude Ballymore from developing the remaining elements of the scheme once the economy picks up again.
The Irish Times
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Wednesday, 6 August 2008
Developers shelve original plans for Florentine Centre
The Florentine Centre will not proceed as originally planned, a senior representative for Ballymore Properties has confirmed.After a 13-year wait a new proposal that includes only one retail unit and that doesn't include apartments or development of at least a third of the site has been submitted to Bray Town Council.
The Florentine Centre will not proceed as originally planned, a senior representative for Ballymore Properties has confirmed.
After a 13-year wait a new proposal that includes only one retail unit and that doesn't include apartments or development of at least a third of the site has been submitted to Bray Town Council.
Speaking to the Bray People, Mr. Paul Keogh, Corporate Affairs Director at Ballymore said that a constructive but realistic meeting' was held on Monday between Ballymore representatives and members of the Town Council.
He confirmed that a proposal to develop one-third of the site from the main entrance inwards, to leave the middle section undeveloped until a later date, and the last one-third of the area to be developed as a carpark, was outlined at the meeting.
While local councillors believe from the proposal that only one retail unit will be put into the Florentine Centre, Ballymore have said that there will be room for more units.
The new proposal that was given on Monday is dead in the water,' said Cllr John Brady, I'm not surprised by this. After 13 years we have waited for one retail unit, that's hardly a good return for blood sweat and tears. This is nothing short of a disgrace.
The four Labour Party Councillors have also expressed their disappointment at the proposal.
Cllrs. Anne Ferris, John McManus, John Byrne and Anne Egan said, The developer's record is appalling and we believe there is a clear duty on them to reinstate the site immediately for car parking and to ensure that the Main Street frontage is developed and an eyesore removed from the heart of Bray.'
Ballymore Properties have been requested to submit further drawings to Bray Town Council for their new proposal. Once we submit the drawings, this could be finished in a matter of months,' added Mr. Keogh, hopefully.
Bray People
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The Florentine Centre will not proceed as originally planned, a senior representative for Ballymore Properties has confirmed.
After a 13-year wait a new proposal that includes only one retail unit and that doesn't include apartments or development of at least a third of the site has been submitted to Bray Town Council.
Speaking to the Bray People, Mr. Paul Keogh, Corporate Affairs Director at Ballymore said that a constructive but realistic meeting' was held on Monday between Ballymore representatives and members of the Town Council.
He confirmed that a proposal to develop one-third of the site from the main entrance inwards, to leave the middle section undeveloped until a later date, and the last one-third of the area to be developed as a carpark, was outlined at the meeting.
While local councillors believe from the proposal that only one retail unit will be put into the Florentine Centre, Ballymore have said that there will be room for more units.
The new proposal that was given on Monday is dead in the water,' said Cllr John Brady, I'm not surprised by this. After 13 years we have waited for one retail unit, that's hardly a good return for blood sweat and tears. This is nothing short of a disgrace.
The four Labour Party Councillors have also expressed their disappointment at the proposal.
Cllrs. Anne Ferris, John McManus, John Byrne and Anne Egan said, The developer's record is appalling and we believe there is a clear duty on them to reinstate the site immediately for car parking and to ensure that the Main Street frontage is developed and an eyesore removed from the heart of Bray.'
Ballymore Properties have been requested to submit further drawings to Bray Town Council for their new proposal. Once we submit the drawings, this could be finished in a matter of months,' added Mr. Keogh, hopefully.
Bray People
www.buckplanning.ie
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
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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
€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
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Bray town centre receives planning permission
Approval has been granted for a €2 billion residential, retail and leisure complex in Bray, Co Wicklow.
The Bray Town Centre development will include offices, shops, schools, restaurants and a hotel with a bridge link to the proposed Luas extension.
The scheme will provide jobs for around 2,500 people.
An Bord Pleanala rejected the application last year over traffic concerns and because the town’s flood defence scheme was not completed.
Since then Bray Town Council has produced a flood defence plan and Pizarro Developments has lodged a fresh application with revised road proposals and plans for two new schools.
Pizarro project manager Mary Bermingham said the development would not only boost the town but bring in €60 million in wages annually for the area.
Building on the development, which will be located on the old Bray golf club, is expected to start next year.
It will include over 100 shops, 326 apartments, a 103 bedroom hotel, restaurants and cafes and an eight-screen cinema.
There will be a seafront residential neighbourhood with open space, a GAA pitch and a new primary and secondary school.
Bray Chamber of Commerce welcomed the decision.
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The Bray Town Centre development will include offices, shops, schools, restaurants and a hotel with a bridge link to the proposed Luas extension.
The scheme will provide jobs for around 2,500 people.
An Bord Pleanala rejected the application last year over traffic concerns and because the town’s flood defence scheme was not completed.
Since then Bray Town Council has produced a flood defence plan and Pizarro Developments has lodged a fresh application with revised road proposals and plans for two new schools.
Pizarro project manager Mary Bermingham said the development would not only boost the town but bring in €60 million in wages annually for the area.
Building on the development, which will be located on the old Bray golf club, is expected to start next year.
It will include over 100 shops, 326 apartments, a 103 bedroom hotel, restaurants and cafes and an eight-screen cinema.
There will be a seafront residential neighbourhood with open space, a GAA pitch and a new primary and secondary school.
Bray Chamber of Commerce welcomed the decision.
Irishtimes.com
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Councils approve €2bn Bray project
BRAY HAS moved a stage further towards securing a new €2 billion town centre which will include more than 100 shops as well as offices, a hotel, leisure facilities and a residential complex.
However, the decision by Bray Town Council and Dún Laoghaire- Rathdown County Council to grant permission for the vast scheme will almost certainly be appealed to An Bord Pleanála.
Last year the board blocked the same development on the old Bray golf course lands because it said it would be "premature" pending the approval of the Bray Flood Defence Scheme and pending a plan for the overall management of traffic in Bray. Meanwhile, Seán Mulryan's Ballymore Properties is expected to tell Bray Town Council on Tuesday next whether it will be proceeding with the rival Florentine Centre in Bray.
The scheme has been held up by delays linked to the implementation of a Compulsory Purchase Order on the site by the town council.
Pizarro, the company promoting the larger centre, is comprised of Paddy Kelly and the Kelly family, the McCormack family vehicle Alanis, Durkan New Homes, Newlyn Group and Pierse Construction.
They bought the site in 2003 from Dwyer Nolan for €90 million.
Last October Pizarro lodged a revised planning application which included new road network and access to an underground car park which will have 3,300 spaces.
The scheme will include 58,243 sq m (626,927sq ft) of shopping facilities, a 103-bedroom hotel, 17 bars, restaurants and cafes, an eight-screen cinema and 326 apartments.
The development will provide a link between the original town centre and the seafront, while the town's river Dargle will be enhanced with a riverside walk and flood protection facilities.
Pizarro claims its development will bring in more than €60 million in wages annually and employ more than 2,500 people.
Meanwhile, Ballymore has just completed an important office letting to high street bank Barclays in Birmingham.
The bank has taken a 15-year lease of 9,104sq m (98,000sq ft) in the first phase of the one million square feet mixed-use scheme at Snow Hill.
Ballymore has already secured the city's largest pre-let at the scheme, signing Wragge & Co for No 2 Snow Hill. The Irish company has now let a total of 43,663sq m (470,000sq ft) of offices to Wragge, Barclays and KPMG.
The Irish Times
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However, the decision by Bray Town Council and Dún Laoghaire- Rathdown County Council to grant permission for the vast scheme will almost certainly be appealed to An Bord Pleanála.
Last year the board blocked the same development on the old Bray golf course lands because it said it would be "premature" pending the approval of the Bray Flood Defence Scheme and pending a plan for the overall management of traffic in Bray. Meanwhile, Seán Mulryan's Ballymore Properties is expected to tell Bray Town Council on Tuesday next whether it will be proceeding with the rival Florentine Centre in Bray.
The scheme has been held up by delays linked to the implementation of a Compulsory Purchase Order on the site by the town council.
Pizarro, the company promoting the larger centre, is comprised of Paddy Kelly and the Kelly family, the McCormack family vehicle Alanis, Durkan New Homes, Newlyn Group and Pierse Construction.
They bought the site in 2003 from Dwyer Nolan for €90 million.
Last October Pizarro lodged a revised planning application which included new road network and access to an underground car park which will have 3,300 spaces.
The scheme will include 58,243 sq m (626,927sq ft) of shopping facilities, a 103-bedroom hotel, 17 bars, restaurants and cafes, an eight-screen cinema and 326 apartments.
The development will provide a link between the original town centre and the seafront, while the town's river Dargle will be enhanced with a riverside walk and flood protection facilities.
Pizarro claims its development will bring in more than €60 million in wages annually and employ more than 2,500 people.
Meanwhile, Ballymore has just completed an important office letting to high street bank Barclays in Birmingham.
The bank has taken a 15-year lease of 9,104sq m (98,000sq ft) in the first phase of the one million square feet mixed-use scheme at Snow Hill.
Ballymore has already secured the city's largest pre-let at the scheme, signing Wragge & Co for No 2 Snow Hill. The Irish company has now let a total of 43,663sq m (470,000sq ft) of offices to Wragge, Barclays and KPMG.
The Irish Times
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Friday, 16 May 2008
New town near Bray would cause chaos
Plans to build a new town on the outskirts of Bray would only lead to further traffic congestion and perhaps even complete gridlock on the N11, according to a local councillor.
The proposed new town would be built to the west of Fassaroe and designed to take advantage of the suggested Luas extention.
Supporters of the plan say the new town would also be able to make use of its close proximity to both the N11 and M50 motorway.
But Wicklow County Councillor Derek Mitchell is strongly opposed to any such proposals, believing that the new town would would bring an effective halt to traffic on the N11.
The N11 is a vital artery for all places South. I am against this plan for a new town unless a major and expensive N11 upgrade is built.'
The County Councillor said he was disturbed' by the new plans.
The Bray Chamber of Commerce, on the other hand, said it recognises the need for expansion in the Bray area and in principle agrees that this area is suitable.
Spokesman for the Chamber, Jason Cooke said, the development of this land is important in ensuring that the Luas proposal will be secured and that an add-on can be included, linking the proposed new town to Bray Dart station.
Planning guidelines state that the combined population of Bray and the proposed new town could reach 100,000 people by 2020.
Consultants have however been requested to plan for more modest growth.
A spokesperson for Wicklow County Council said that the Council would prefer more modest growth in the population of Bray by 5,000 people over the next eight years.
Niall McGunness
Bray People
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The proposed new town would be built to the west of Fassaroe and designed to take advantage of the suggested Luas extention.
Supporters of the plan say the new town would also be able to make use of its close proximity to both the N11 and M50 motorway.
But Wicklow County Councillor Derek Mitchell is strongly opposed to any such proposals, believing that the new town would would bring an effective halt to traffic on the N11.
The N11 is a vital artery for all places South. I am against this plan for a new town unless a major and expensive N11 upgrade is built.'
The County Councillor said he was disturbed' by the new plans.
The Bray Chamber of Commerce, on the other hand, said it recognises the need for expansion in the Bray area and in principle agrees that this area is suitable.
Spokesman for the Chamber, Jason Cooke said, the development of this land is important in ensuring that the Luas proposal will be secured and that an add-on can be included, linking the proposed new town to Bray Dart station.
Planning guidelines state that the combined population of Bray and the proposed new town could reach 100,000 people by 2020.
Consultants have however been requested to plan for more modest growth.
A spokesperson for Wicklow County Council said that the Council would prefer more modest growth in the population of Bray by 5,000 people over the next eight years.
Niall McGunness
Bray People
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Sunday, 23 March 2008
Bray Town Plan variation
A variation to the Bray town development plan regarding guidelines for the core retail area was unanimously approved after Executive Engineer Stephen Fox said that the specified average height of buildings on the main street would not result in a uniform roof line. He said that the variation would accommodate those who wanted extra height at ground level. Councillors expressed conc
A variation to the town development plan regarding guidelines for the core retail area was unanimously approved after Executive Engineer Stephen Fox said that the specified average height of buildings on the main street would not result in a uniform roof line. He said that the variation would accommodate those who wanted extra height at ground level.
Councillors expressed concern that having four stories would result in large buildings at the south end of the Main Street that would overpower the Town Hall.
Bray People
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A variation to the town development plan regarding guidelines for the core retail area was unanimously approved after Executive Engineer Stephen Fox said that the specified average height of buildings on the main street would not result in a uniform roof line. He said that the variation would accommodate those who wanted extra height at ground level.
Councillors expressed concern that having four stories would result in large buildings at the south end of the Main Street that would overpower the Town Hall.
Bray People
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Florentine site could be taken back by Council
On the night that campaigner Shane Rowan delivered the signatures of over 6,500 people demanding an improvement to parking in Bray, members of Bray Town Council signed a resolution promising to take land back from Ballymore if work does not begin by the end of April. The written resolution, handed out during the meeting with the names of all councillors present at the bottom, s
On the night that campaigner Shane Rowan delivered the signatures of over 6,500 people demanding an improvement to parking in Bray, members of Bray Town Council signed a resolution promising to take land back from Ballymore if work does not begin by the end of April.
The written resolution, handed out during the meeting with the names of all councillors present at the bottom, said that if work on the Florentine did not get underway by the end of April 2008, councillors would instruct the town manager to cease all negotiations with the developer and initiate proceedings to take back their property, with a view to providing much needed car parking in the town centre.'
The council looks with dismay at the continuing and repeated failure of Ballymore Properties to begin their development of the Florentine over 12 years,' it read. We recognise the blight that this has caused in an important retail and trading area of our town.'
Earlier, members received copies of a petition carried out by traders led by Shane Rowan. The Cathaoirleach, Cllr. Bríd Collins said that she had decided to accept the petition and wished to do so without any discussion.
The resolution was signed by Cllrs John McManus, Anne Egan, Ciarán O'Brien and Steve Matthews, as well as Caroline Burrell, Pat Vance, Bríd Collins and John Brady.
Absent on the evening were Cllrs Anne Ferris, John Byrne, Michael Lawlor and David Grant.
Bray People
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On the night that campaigner Shane Rowan delivered the signatures of over 6,500 people demanding an improvement to parking in Bray, members of Bray Town Council signed a resolution promising to take land back from Ballymore if work does not begin by the end of April.
The written resolution, handed out during the meeting with the names of all councillors present at the bottom, said that if work on the Florentine did not get underway by the end of April 2008, councillors would instruct the town manager to cease all negotiations with the developer and initiate proceedings to take back their property, with a view to providing much needed car parking in the town centre.'
The council looks with dismay at the continuing and repeated failure of Ballymore Properties to begin their development of the Florentine over 12 years,' it read. We recognise the blight that this has caused in an important retail and trading area of our town.'
Earlier, members received copies of a petition carried out by traders led by Shane Rowan. The Cathaoirleach, Cllr. Bríd Collins said that she had decided to accept the petition and wished to do so without any discussion.
The resolution was signed by Cllrs John McManus, Anne Egan, Ciarán O'Brien and Steve Matthews, as well as Caroline Burrell, Pat Vance, Bríd Collins and John Brady.
Absent on the evening were Cllrs Anne Ferris, John Byrne, Michael Lawlor and David Grant.
Bray People
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Luas could yet join with DART
The option to extend the Luas to the front of the Dart station has been left open by Councillors approving a variation to the Town Development Plan at last week's meeting of Bray Town Council. This is an important piece of infrastructure,' said Cllr. Ciarán O'Brien. Bray will be one of the best served towns in the country.'
The option to extend the Luas to the front of the Dart station has been left open by Councillors approving a variation to the Town Development Plan at last week's meeting of Bray Town Council.
This is an important piece of infrastructure,' said Cllr. Ciarán O'Brien. Bray will be one of the best served towns in the country.'
Cllr. Pat Vance remarked that with so many negatives being bandied about, it should be recognised that the Luas will be a marvellous development in the centre of the town.' Cllr. John McManus welcomed the variation, saying that while development of the Luas would bring problems, but problems that could be solved.
Cllr. John Brady said that Irish Rail should address the condition of the station, to which the Cathaoirleach responded that the Town Clerk had written to the company asking that a full and proper refurbishment of the area be carried out. Cllr. Pat Vance asked that a representative from Irish Rail come to the Council.
Any derelict buildings will be full after the Luas comes to Bray,' said Cllr. Collins. It will be fantastic for tourism and business.'
Meanwhile, Cllr. Caroline Burrell insisted that an associated reference to a faster bus service' should be changed to frequent and more efficient'.
Bray People
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The option to extend the Luas to the front of the Dart station has been left open by Councillors approving a variation to the Town Development Plan at last week's meeting of Bray Town Council.
This is an important piece of infrastructure,' said Cllr. Ciarán O'Brien. Bray will be one of the best served towns in the country.'
Cllr. Pat Vance remarked that with so many negatives being bandied about, it should be recognised that the Luas will be a marvellous development in the centre of the town.' Cllr. John McManus welcomed the variation, saying that while development of the Luas would bring problems, but problems that could be solved.
Cllr. John Brady said that Irish Rail should address the condition of the station, to which the Cathaoirleach responded that the Town Clerk had written to the company asking that a full and proper refurbishment of the area be carried out. Cllr. Pat Vance asked that a representative from Irish Rail come to the Council.
Any derelict buildings will be full after the Luas comes to Bray,' said Cllr. Collins. It will be fantastic for tourism and business.'
Meanwhile, Cllr. Caroline Burrell insisted that an associated reference to a faster bus service' should be changed to frequent and more efficient'.
Bray People
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