Many people, particularly living in Carrigaline, hope that the planned M28 will solve the morning and evening commuter traffic woes. But will it really? In this week’s Carrigdhoun, I show how this hope has not been borne out by the planning application for the proposed motorway ….
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My submission to the proposed apartment development in Pembroke Wood, Passage West
Today was the closing day for submissions to the proposed development of 24 apartments on a green space in Pembroke Wood, Passage West. My submission is below. I hope it shows how appallingly inappropriate I think this proposal:
Planning permission granted to Lidl in Douglas
Lidl has been granted planning permission to develop a store at Barry’s Field, Douglas. The planning permission and conditions can be viewed here:
Proposed apartment development at Pembroke Wood, Passage West
(Please note: the Design Statement submitted with the planning application has been added below today, 27-07-2017.)
A planning application has been made on behalf of Rowan Hill Developments to build 24 apartments (comprising 6 No. 1 bedroom units, 18 No. 2 bedroom units) over 3 storeys, 30 car parking spaces and all associated development works including access, landscaping, amenity areas, bicycle storage, services and refuse storage.
Although it was lodged with the County Council’s planning office on 7th July, the planning application is not available to view on the Planning Viewer app yet. It is, however, available to view in the planning office of County Hall and I have scanned most of the drawings from it and put them here:
Planning application
Design statement
If you have concerns, it is important to lodge a submission with Cork County Council before 10th August.
- Address your letter to the Planning Department, Cork County Council, County Hall, Cork.
- Reference the planning application number: 17/5739 – Pembroke Wood, Passage West
- Include your name and address
- Include the submission fee of €20.
As of now, the planning application has not yet been validated by the County Council. If the application is found not to be complete, it will be sent back to the applicant who will then need to relodge it. At this stage, it will be assigned a new reference number. Should this happen, I will let you know. But in the meantime, if you have concerns it is important to convey them to the County Council.
This planning application was received by Cork County Council on 7th July. By law, this date must be within two weeks of erection of the site notice. If anyone has (preferably photographic) confirmation that the site notice was or was not in place since 24th June, please do let me know.
As a resident myself, I have will be submitting my deep concern that this proposal constitutes overdevelopment in this location. If you have any queries, please get in touch.
My submission to the Further Information request on the proposed Ringaskiddy incinerator
An Bord Pleanála invited Indaver Ireland to submit Further Information on their planning application for a proposed incinerator in Ringaskiddy.
Specifically, the Board asked Indaver to address:
- “Possible discrepancies” in the dioxin modelling data
- The Department of Defence’s submission which stated that the incinerator would impact on helicopter navigation safety at the Haulbowline Island Naval Base.
Indaver submitted a number of reports in response to this Further Information: one from their air modelling expert, another from their dioxin modelling expert, one from an academic which peer-reviewed the work of the dioxin modelling expert, one from their aviation consultant, another from a new aviation consultant and a report on a site visit to a UK Naval Base with helicopter capability immediately adjacent to an operational incinerator.
Because this information was deemed to be significant, the Board threw it open to the public for their comments. Today was the last day by which those comments would be received.
There have been some wonderfully competent submissions made by CHASE and others, the import of at least some of which will undoubtedly leak out over the next few weeks. Below is a link to my own. It poses deeply concerning questions about the air dispersion modelling carried out by Indaver to which I would dearly love – but will probably never get – answers.
Grange Road to Tramore Valley Park Pedestrian and Cycle Link including Bridge over the N40
Cork County Council intends to construct a pedestrian and cycle link fom the Grange Road, Douglas to the Tramore Valley Park. The proposed 4 metre path is approximately 995 metres long and includes a bridge over the N40 South Ring Road.
There is an existing trail in the woords that starts to the west of Amberley Heights and finishes to the west of Alden Grove. The proposed path will extend this trail to connect with the Grange Road to the south and with the Tramore Valley Park to the north from where the path will continue on through the park and into the city.
Submissions to the planning application can be made until and including Friday, 7th July 2017. Please direct them to the Senior Engineer, Cork County Council, Traffic and Transportation, Floor 10, County Hall, Cork. There is no fee for making a submission.
The planning application documents and drawings are at the following links:
Grange Road to TVP – Update re Part 8 to Ballincollig Carrigaline Municipal District Members
Preliminary Design Report
Route Selection report
Part 8 Planning Drawings Final
EIA Screening with appendices
Local Agenda 21 Environmental Partnership Fund 2017
The Local Agenda 21 Environmental Partnership Fund scheme is designed to help increase local levels of environmental awareness or to help local communities become more sustainable. It may be of interest to local community groups/residents associations. Applications should note that funding is limited and Cork County Council will award funding to those projects which best meet the qualifying criteria.
Completed applications need to be submitted to Cork County Council Environment Department (care of Mr. John O’Regan) before the closing date of 5.00pm on the 23rd June 2017:
Repair and Leasing Scheme for vacant/rental property owners
The Repair and Leasing Scheme is a new scheme launched by Government and run through the local authorities. It aims to increase the supply of social housing by enabling the use of existing housing stock.
Under the Scheme, repair and improvement works to suitable vacant properties are funded to bring them up to the standard for rented accommodation. The cost of the works is then deducted from lease payments over an agreed lease term.
The ideal properties will require a low level of investment to bring them up to standard and it is not envisaged that any level of significant structural works will be required. The Council will be responsible for the maintenance of the property once the lease is signed, will appoint tenants from the housing waiting list, and will manage these tenancies. The property owner will be guaranteed a steady income, regardless of whether the property is vacant.
The maximum funding available per property is €40,000 and the lease term shall be for a period of between ten and twenty years.
Further information can be obtained from the Housing Grants Section at repairandleasing@corkcoco.ie or telephone 022 30492 or 022 30415.
Enquiry Form and Frequently Asked Questions in relation to the Scheme:
Repair and Leasing Initiative Enquiry Form[1]
Repair & Leasing Final FAQs