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 […]
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.
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 […]
Meath Co Co recently organised a non-statutory consultation on a proposed Pedestrian and Cycling Facilities on the Eastham Road Bettystown. The consultation responses were not published anywhere but we have obtained a copy via AIE
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 […]
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 […]
Copy of the Meath Broadband Officer report on the Laytown mast which was not published by the council on the public viewer
Copy of the planner’s report on the Laytown Railway Station telecoms mast which the council removed from the public planning file for reasons which are unknown
Many residents of East Meath will have noticed a telecoms mast that appeared beside the Inse Bay bus stop during the week. It appears that the mast didn’t get planning permission but was licensed by Meath County Council under legislation designed to permit tables and chairs outside restaurants. Unlike planning permission there is no notice […]