A development comprising of the demolition of a building facing main st. and workshop to rear of site, construction of mixed use building comprising retail, office, 19 residential units and restoration of barn (protected structure) has been refused for the following reasons:
1. The proposed development is prominently located in the central area of Clane
on a restricted site. It is considered that, having regard to its scale and design, the proposed development would not comply with the objectives of the planning authority, as set out in the Clane Local Area Plan, 2009, to maintain and preserve the townscape character and built form of the town centre, its existing pattern of two-storey buildings with pitched slate roofs and predominant fenestration patterns, and that the proposed development would detract from the townscape character of Clane and result in an undesirable precedent for further such development which would be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
2. The site of the proposed development is in the River Liffey catchment and the
development would ultimately be connected to the Osberstown Wastewater Treatment Plant, which in turn discharges into the River Liffey. Having regard to-
(a) the importance of the Liffey as a major source of drinking water for the Greater Dublin area,
(b) the location of the water abstraction point on the Liffey at Leixlip, downstream of Osberstown,
(c) the existing constraints at the Osberstown Wastewater Treatment Plant, which is currently operating beyond its design capacity of 80,000 p.e.,
(d) the extent of other developments granted planning permission, but yet to be constructed and which would be dependent on the said Osberstown Wastewater Treatment Plant,
(e) the lack of certainty in respect of future capacity improvements to the Wastewater Treatment Plant,
(f) the existing biological status of the River Liffey, which has been classed by the Environmental Protection Agency as of moderate status (3-4) downstream of Osberstown,
(g) article 5 of the European Communities Environmental Objectives (Surface Waters) Regulations, 2009, which requires that a public authority, in performance of its functions, shall not undertake those functions in a manner that knowingly causes or allows deterioration in the chemical or ecological status of a body of surface water, and
(h) article 28(2) of the said Regulations, which states that a surface water body whose status is determined to be less than good shall be restored to at least good status not later than the end of 2015, it is considered that the proposed development would be premature by reference to the existing deficiencies in the provision of sewerage facilities and the period within which this constraint may reasonably be expected to cease and would be prejudicial to public health.
3. Having regard to the limited size of the site, to the pattern of development
immediately adjoining the site and to the protected structure on the site, it is
considered that the proposed development would result in overdevelopment of this site and would, by reason of proximity and height adjacent to the site boundary to the north, seriously injure the residential amenity of occupants, by reason of visual overbearing, and overshadowing. The proposed development would, therefore, be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area.
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Thursday, 31 December 2009
Proposed Mooncoin Local Area Plan - Kilkenny County Council
Closing date for submissions to the proposed Mooncoin Local Area Plan - Kilkenny County Council - is the 12th February 2010. Contact bps ASAP if you wish to make a submission.
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Broomfield Local Area Plan
Closing date for submissions is the 14th of January 2010. Contact bps ASAP if you wish to make a submission.
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Proposed Amendments to the DLRCC Draft County Development Plan 2010-2016
Closing date for submissions in respect of the proposed Amendments to the DLRCC Draft County Development Plan 2010-2016 must be submitted by 22 January 2010. Contact bps ASAP if you wish to make a submission.
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DRAFT DUBLIN CITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2011-2017
Closing date for submissions to the Draft City Development Plan is 4.30pm on Friday, 12th March, 2010. Please contact bps ASAP if you wish to make a submission.
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'Republic now two hours wide'
The republic is now just 'two hours wide' with the completion of the first inter-urban M6 corridor between Galway and Dublin.
Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey marked the little bit of history in bright sunshine and freezing temperatures when he formally opened the last section of the 194km motorway in Ballinasloe, Co Galway.
A speed limit of 120km per hour should cut the journey from the M50 junction to Galway’s outer limits to about two hours, according to the National Roads Authority (NRA).
The final 56km section between Ballinasloe and Galway was completed four months ahead of schedule. However, it was opened unofficially for several weeks last month, when it provided the only direct road route from the east during the extensive flooding.
Mr Dempsey described it as a “major milestone”, while the NRA has billed it as a “historic event”.
Total cost was €1.1 billion for the entire route, with some €427 million paid by the State and the balance of over €700 million funded through a public-private partnership scheme.
Motorists will subsidise the PPP element, with a second M6 toll plaza located close to Cappatagle in east Galway in addition to the existing one near Enfield, Co Meath. A round trip through three toll plazas to and from Dublin airport could cost about €15 - the price of a return bus ticket for bus companies now offering a very competitive alternative, if fares are not increased.
Tolls are now standard on roads across Europe and the existing old road network between Galway and Dublin remained, Mr Dempsey said. “If you don’t want to pay the toll, don’t use the motorway,” he told journalists.
The lack of rest stops - a subject of some criticism - will be addressed, the NRA says. Mr Dempsey said he would be encouraging people to pull off into nearby towns and villages. “There is a programme and, as soon as we can afford it, we’ll put it in place in relation to rest stops,” he said.
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Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey marked the little bit of history in bright sunshine and freezing temperatures when he formally opened the last section of the 194km motorway in Ballinasloe, Co Galway.
A speed limit of 120km per hour should cut the journey from the M50 junction to Galway’s outer limits to about two hours, according to the National Roads Authority (NRA).
The final 56km section between Ballinasloe and Galway was completed four months ahead of schedule. However, it was opened unofficially for several weeks last month, when it provided the only direct road route from the east during the extensive flooding.
Mr Dempsey described it as a “major milestone”, while the NRA has billed it as a “historic event”.
Total cost was €1.1 billion for the entire route, with some €427 million paid by the State and the balance of over €700 million funded through a public-private partnership scheme.
Motorists will subsidise the PPP element, with a second M6 toll plaza located close to Cappatagle in east Galway in addition to the existing one near Enfield, Co Meath. A round trip through three toll plazas to and from Dublin airport could cost about €15 - the price of a return bus ticket for bus companies now offering a very competitive alternative, if fares are not increased.
Tolls are now standard on roads across Europe and the existing old road network between Galway and Dublin remained, Mr Dempsey said. “If you don’t want to pay the toll, don’t use the motorway,” he told journalists.
The lack of rest stops - a subject of some criticism - will be addressed, the NRA says. Mr Dempsey said he would be encouraging people to pull off into nearby towns and villages. “There is a programme and, as soon as we can afford it, we’ll put it in place in relation to rest stops,” he said.
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Waste firms welcome court judgement
The Irish Waste Management Association (IWMA) has welcomed the High Court ruling which has found that Dublin's four local authorities acted uncompetitively when they changed the rules of the Dublin Region Waste Management Plan in 2008.
The changes, which Dublin City Council - on behalf of the four local authorities - had made to the Dublin Region Waste Management Plan, would have effectively excluded private waste companies from household waste collection and recycling in the Dublin Region.
"Dublin City Council's changes to the Dublin Region Waste Management Plan were designed to freeze out private waste operators in Dublin and to give the local authority control over all household waste. The aim was clear - Dublin City Council, which is currently developing one of the largest incinerators in Europe at Poolbeg, needs to have total control of waste so that it has enough fuel to feed this grossly oversized facility for the next 25 years," said Brendan Keane of IWMA.
Mr Keane added - "The IWMA welcomes today's ruling which has rejected Dublin City Council's attempts to seize control of waste and kill off competition.
"The IWMA also welcomes the comments by Mr Justice Liam McKechnie, who recognised that his ruling impacts on the financial viability of the proposed incinerator at Poolbeg. Today's High Court rejection of Dublin City Council's plans is yet another signal that the development of the Poolbeg incinerator should be halted immediately.
"The IWMA strongly believes that building an incinerator with a capacity of 600,000 tonnes per annum in Dublin is an act of madness - and our view has, once again, been vindicated today."
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The changes, which Dublin City Council - on behalf of the four local authorities - had made to the Dublin Region Waste Management Plan, would have effectively excluded private waste companies from household waste collection and recycling in the Dublin Region.
"Dublin City Council's changes to the Dublin Region Waste Management Plan were designed to freeze out private waste operators in Dublin and to give the local authority control over all household waste. The aim was clear - Dublin City Council, which is currently developing one of the largest incinerators in Europe at Poolbeg, needs to have total control of waste so that it has enough fuel to feed this grossly oversized facility for the next 25 years," said Brendan Keane of IWMA.
Mr Keane added - "The IWMA welcomes today's ruling which has rejected Dublin City Council's attempts to seize control of waste and kill off competition.
"The IWMA also welcomes the comments by Mr Justice Liam McKechnie, who recognised that his ruling impacts on the financial viability of the proposed incinerator at Poolbeg. Today's High Court rejection of Dublin City Council's plans is yet another signal that the development of the Poolbeg incinerator should be halted immediately.
"The IWMA strongly believes that building an incinerator with a capacity of 600,000 tonnes per annum in Dublin is an act of madness - and our view has, once again, been vindicated today."
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