Meath County Council gave notice today of a consultation on a draft management plan for the protected dunes at Mornington. These dunes are protected by the EU Habitats Directive which requires a management plan to restore them to good status and keep them in good status. A draft plan has been published and there will […]
Today we publish records we obtained from the Department of Education about its purchase of the Educate Together Secondary School site at the corner of the Mill Road and Colpe Road. The information that was released to us from the Department of Education suggests that You can also read the coverage in the Irish Examiner […]
There has been understandable dismay over An Bord Pleanála’s decision to refuse to grant planning permission for the proposed Drogheda to Mornington Greenway. In an area devoid of any meaningful cycling infrastructure, the provision of a greenway to connect the coastal villages with Drogheda and further beyond is an important project. People in the area […]
Our friends at the Irish River Project are doing sterling work publishing environmental information from around the country. One document got our attention, the Meath 2022 National Enforcement Priorities Progress report which is a report from the council to the EPA about the council’s environmental enforcement activities. You can access the report at this link. […]
We thought locals would want to see the comments of the Meath Conservation Officer on the proposed 24m mast that is under consideration by An Bord Pleanála. The officer said: “As the station, station masters house, railway line, overhead light industry and track bridge that already exist are inherent industrial structures, I have no objection […]
Copy of licence application and granted licence accessed using AIE
Copies of species derogation licences for Louth and Meath in 2022
https://www.meathchronicle.ie/2022/12/28/court-ruling-throws-zoning-plans-into-doubt/
The National Planning Framework (NPF) is a plan that was agreed by Ireland’s politicians and the public and this legally binding plan now serves as a template for accommodating Ireland’s growing population to the year 2040. This also impacts on land use and zoning. A central goal of the NPF is to ensure the correct […]
The Minister in charge of the NPWS has written to a supporter in relation to ongoing concerns around the protection of the sensitive dune habitats at Mornington. We intend taking him up on the offer to meet onsite on the dunes to discuss our mutual concerns.