Last week An Bord Pleanála refused planning permission for a proposed strategic housing development in Duleek on the basis that the application contravened the zoning for the land. This follows from our successful High Court case taken with Highlands Residents Association that land zoned residential but included as part of strategic reserves could not be […]
Breaking: We’ve just learned that Hallscotch Ventures Limited has applied to An Bord Pleanála for planning permission for a strategic housing development of 275 apartments in four blocks ranging up to 12 stories at the surface car park beside scotch hall. The plans are here (https://www.scotchhallshd.com/)
Protect East Meath has obtained copies of two proposed planning applications for 338 houses at Cockhill Road and 184 at Silverstream. We are awaiting a copy of the plans for a further 123 units at Delvin Ridge which we expect to receive shortly. (Please note this a version of the application submitted to Meath Co […]
Protect East Meath this week wrote to the Office of the Planning Regulator asking it to investigate a proposal by Meath County Council to release enough zoned land to build up to 8,000 houses in South Drogheda as part of the development plan review. Under the previous development plan the Council had identified excess zoning […]
Protect East Meath has just learned that Shannon Homes has withdrawn its planning application for 357 no. residential units (169 no. houses, 188 no. apartments), childcare facilities and associated site works at a site off the Colp Road and Mill Road. This was the second attempt by Shannon Homes following a refusal by An Bord […]
We’ve been receiving widespread support following our successful challenge to planning permission granted to Trailford Limited for 661 houses in Rathmullan. It’s clear from talking to locals that people are fed up with over development of Drogheda and East Meath in the wrong place without infrastructure and are alive to the mistakes that were made […]
The High Court today quashed planning permission granted to Trailford Limited for a 661 unit housing development at Rathmullan. The case taken by Highlands Residents Association and Protect East Meath challenged the decision on the basis that the land was not identified for residential development under the County Development Plan and that there were serious […]
An application to extend the duration of planning permission for a proposed development of 457 apartments and a bridge at the Marsh Road in Drogheda has been refused following a submission from Protect East Meath to Louth County Council pointing out that a decision of the European Court of Justice delivered in September had made […]
Following a submission from Protect East Meath, Irish Cement has withdrawn its planning application for a major development at its Platin facility. Protect East Meath pointed out that legal requirements for Meath County Council to publish the planning application online had not been complied with. It seems Irish Cement has agreed with Protect East Meath […]
Protect East Meath has filed an observation on Irish Cement’s plans for a major development at its Platin factory. Protect East Meath is concerned that no notices were placed in the East Meath area or in local newspapers and Meath County Council did not put the plans online despite being required to do so by […]