Ownership of Hebble Sand revealed
Through an AIE to the Revenue we reveal ownership and other details of the Hebble Sand wreck that has long been a public eye sore in Drogheda
Drogheda
Failed Greenway project costs €500k to date
We’ve learned via an access to environmental information request that Meath County Council has incurred costs of almost half a million euro to date, mostly for external consultants. The table of costs is copied below
Why was planning refused for the Greenway?
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 […]
Greenway refusal
We are just posting the decision of An Bord Pleanála refusing permission for the Drogheda to Mornington greenway. We may issue some commentary in due course.
Meath Co Co tenders for Variation to Development Plan
Meath County Council has just published a call for tenders for consultants to carry out assessments as party of a proposal to vary the Meath County Development plan. This appears to be in response to our successful challenge to excess zoning in Drogheda, although it is not clear what the proposed variation is meant to […]
Reallocation of road space in Drogheda to walking and cycling
One of the tasks of local authorities under the government’s climate action plan is to draw up a list of roads in their areas that are suitable for reallocation to active travel, i.e. walking and cycling. This is so that carbon emissions for car transport can be reduced. Louth County Council has supplied their list […]
Settlement Capacity Audit – Standard Operating Procedure – February 2023
This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) will outline the steps to be undertaken by Meath County Council in the preparation and publication of a Settlement Capacity Audit(s) (SCA) for County Meath. The SOP sets out the legislative requirement to prepare an SCA to inform the Council in respect of the land use strategy and application of […]
High Court judgment on Drogheda zoning
The High Court published its judgment quashing changes to the residential zoning in South Drogheda which released significantly more building land than was needed for the population projected by the national planning framework. There is a copy below if anyone is interested.
Court ruling throws zoning plans into doubt
https://www.meathchronicle.ie/2022/12/28/court-ruling-throws-zoning-plans-into-doubt/
Update on the recent High Court decision part-quashing new residential zoning in South Drogheda
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 […]