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 15 years ago being repeated again.
You can read the article below.
Drog-INdo-8.12.20The 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 flaws in the environmental assessment.
A copy of the judgment can be downloaded from here or can be viewed below:
Highlands-Residents-Association-Anor-v-ABP-FINAL-30-November-2020An 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 these extensions illegal.
The original planning application which included seven buildings up to 20-stories, retail, a maritime museum and almost 600 car parking spaces was granted permission in 2010. No works were commenced during the 10 year life of the permission which expired on 10 October 2020.
Protect East Meath attempted to make a submission on the proposed extension and forwarded a copy of the judgment of the Court of Justice in Friends of the Irish Environment v An Bord Pleanála which held that it was unlawful to extend the duration of an expired permission without treating it as a new application.
While the Council refused to accept the submission, it appears that they did in fact take on board our observation and the application has now been refused.
You can see a copy of the refusal letter below or download form here.
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Following a submission from Protect East Meath, Irish Cement has withdrawn its planning application for a major development at its Platin facility.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 and the default by Meath County Council has forced it to withdraw and resubmit its application, this time with the planning application online.
The new application can be viewed here (ref LB201629)
Protect East Meath continues to monitor the Council’s compliance with legal obligations to post planning files online – a requirement that was introduced in response to the public health crisis which means that traveling to Navan to inspect paper files is becoming more difficult.
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 legislation.
See below or download here.
201013-Observation-LB201254Protect East Meath has filed a comprehensive submission objecting to the proposal by Shannon Homes to develop 169 houses and 188 apartments off the Mill Road and Colpe Road.
You can download from here or view below:
0-PEM-Submission-to-ABPThe public submission period is closed with a decision due by 6 January 2021.
Shannon Homes has given notice that it will have another go at trying to obtain planning permission for a large housing development between the Colpe Road and the Mill Road. Permission for a similar development at the same location was refused in February by An Bord Pleanála on the basis of inadequate bird surveys relating to the nearby Boyne Estuary SPA.
The planning application can be viewed at this link
Just a quick reminder that submissions on the Boyne Greenway between Drogheda and Mornington close next Friday 11 September. Submissions must reach An Bord Pleanála by 5.30pm – there is no fee for making a submission.
The plans can be viewed on the Meath Co Co website here.
An Bord Pleanála granted planning permission for a 167 unit residential development in Duleek. Permission was granted on 19 August.
The online documents can be consulted here.
The Drogheda Independent reported this week that a planning application had been submitted for a large solar farm in Smithstown on land between the R133 and Beabeg land.
We checked the Meath County Council planning file and found that the application is invalid because the notices and drawings did not meet the required standard.
The developer now has to remove its notices and re-advertise the application before submitting new plans.
See the invalidation letter below or download it here.
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