Local Work Archives - Page 21 of 33 - Councillor Derek Mitchell

Greystones Harbour houses to start this year

Posted by | Greystones, Local Work, Press Release | 792 Comments

Sispar the harbour builder, has announced that they are to start building the housing this year due to growing demand. ‘I am pleased as the best way to get the site cleared up and finished is to get the housing built as planned’ Sispar has already committed for summer 2014 to open the North Pier, a large grassed area with picnic tables and seats and they hope to arrange direct access to the South Pier from the anchor area.

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Mitchell welcomes footpath projects starting in Greystones Area

Posted by | Kilcoole, Local Work, Press Release | 2,195 Comments

The roundabout in Kilcoole is to be replaced by traffic lights to improve safety and €150k has been allocated to do it this year. A plan has been drawn up for a footpath down to the sea but this will have to wait for extra funding and discussions with landowners. ‘I am pleased that this is finally getting closer as a path to the station and sea is badly needed’.   At Killincarrig funding of €100k has been received to provide 4 pedestrian crossings at the roundabouts this year. A…

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Mitchell pleased Court grants permission for Data Centre in Newtownmountkennedy

Posted by | Wicklow | 1,258 Comments

The Supreme Court decided to grant planning permission for a major data centre between Newtown and Kilpeddar. Ecological Data Centres had appealed Bord Pleanala decision to refuse it after the only objection was withdrawn. ‘I welcome this advanced industry and hope that it will actually happen. It should never have been refused if we want to encourage jobs in Wicklow’. The National Roads Authority tried to stop this even though there is plenty of capacity at the closest N11 interchange. If built, it will reduce the need to commute from…

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Mitchell wants to ensure that Greystones gets the money raised by the Household Charge

Posted by | Greystones | No Comments

Cllr. Derek Mitchell (FG), Kiltoorish, Manor Avenue, Greystones, Co. Wicklow. Phone/Fax 01-2874115(H), 087-2574969, 17th October, 2013. mitchelldc0@gmail.com Press Release Mitchell wants to ensure that Greystones gets the money raised by the Household Charge The Government has introduced the huge changes to Councils in a Bill in the Dail. This abolishes the 4 Town Councils in Wicklow and replaces them with Municipal Districts of the County Council reducing the number of Councillors. Greystones (including Kilcoole, Delgany and Newcastle) will have 6 County Councillors instead of 9 Town Councillors, 4 of whom…

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National Transport Authority Plan ignores Wicklow

Posted by | Greystones, Transport M50/N11, Wicklow | No Comments

This Plan which will set transport improvements up to 2018 ignores Wicklow in spite it having grown more than 3 of the 4 Dublin Councils. 45% of the population of Wicklow lives in the Metropolitan area and is thus obliged to accept high density development as happened with Charlesland. This % is much higher than other Mid East Counties. Population targets handed down to Councils insist on a large expansion of zoned land, for example, Greystones was required to rezone extra land for 24,000 compared to a current 17,500. The…

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Greystones Plan approved but Delgany changes rejected at Council Meeting

Posted by | Delgany, Greystones, Kilcoole | No Comments

Wicklow County Council approved the Greystones, Kilcoole and Delgany Development Plan at its Monday meeting. Part of the County Managers recommendations was to rezone Stylebawn House, a Protected Structure, in the centre of Delgany for extra housing and some shops. This was rejected by the Councillors and it has reverted to its previous low density zoning. Also Councillors voted to remove any possibility of shopping development on the large IDA site. ‘I was very against shops there as I felt it would result in vacant shops in the centre of…

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Council Takes in Charge Charlesland Spine road

Posted by | Charlesland/Eden Gate | No Comments

  Councillors voted to Take in Charge the Spine road in the centre of the Charlesland development now that the playground and pedestrian crossings have finally been completed. However Councillor Derek Mitchell proposed that the dual carriageway was not Taken in Charge until a plan to maintain it had been agreed. This was passed on an 11 to 10 vote. ‘This main approach road to Greystones has vegetation which will take some maintenance. Also the 6 roundabouts will become dangerous if the bushes are not trimmed as they will obscure…

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Mitchell wants progress on Harbour site

Posted by | Greystones | No Comments

Sispar the constructors of the harbour are due to come to a meeting of the Town Council at the end of July. The marina is a great success but we have been promised that the Primary Health Centre will start construction each month for the past 18 months but nothing has happened. The HSE has signed up for this some time ago and I have asked Sispar to explain what has caused this continuous delay. If construction has not started by the end of 2013 I am calling on them…

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Windfarm too Intrusive. Greystones Town Council Objects

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Cllr. Derek Mitchell (FG), Kiltoorish, Manor Avenue, Greystones, Co. Wicklow. Phone/Fax 01-2874115(H), 087-2574969, 29th May, 2013. mitchelldc0@gmail.com derekmitchell.ie     Press Release Greystones Town Council objects to Offshore Wind Farm Proposal   At its meeting on the 28th May Greystones Town Council objected to this development on the Kish and Bray banks’. Cllr Derek Mitchell said ‘This will be very visually intrusive because it is so close to the shore and is very long.  We did not object to the one on the Codling Bank, granted a foreshore licence in 2005,…

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Offshore Wind Farm Proposal to have serious visual effect off Greystones

Posted by | Environment & Bray Head, Wicklow | No Comments

DublinArray is applying for a foreshore licence for a large wind farm on the Bray and Kish Banks. ‘Normally I support environmentally friendly proposals but I am objecting to this because it will have a major negative visual effect on Greystones and the Cliff Walk’. 145 windmills 160m high are planned and the power connection is to go by undersea cable to Shangannagh. They are to be 9km from shore at the nearest. In 2005 the Codling Bank scheme obtained a foreshore licence for 220 turbines but these are 15km…

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