The High Court has given Protect East Meath permission to challenge Meath County Council’s decision to zone excess land in Drogheda under the recently adopted County Development Plan. Protect East Meath had pointed out that the Council zoned enough land in the Southern Environs of Drogheda to accommodate a population of up to 18,000 even […]
As reported today Protect East Meath has challenged a decision of An Bord Pleanála granting planning permission for a development of 275 apartments at the location of the current surface car park in Scotch Hall. The challenge is through a judicial review in the High Court of the planning decision. The case was brought by […]
Protect East Meath has just become aware of yet another strategic housing development application in East Meath. This time it is for 201 units next the South Gate shopping centre. The planning application is here, submissions can be made to An Bord Pleanála by the first week in September.
A submission to Meath County Council from the Development Applications Unit of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage on the Dawn Meats project reveals that no concerns were raised about impacts on protect species and habitats in the Boyne. This government department is home to the National Parks and Wildlife Service which is […]
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 […]