Local Work Archives - Page 23 of 33 - Councillor Derek Mitchell

Mitchell objects to huge Cherrywood development which will result in N11 Traffic Chaos

Posted by | Wicklow | 3,234 Comments

A huge Shopping Centre is being planned for Cherrywood together with more offices and apartments. The Shopping Centre is 43,000 sq. m. Just a bit smaller than Dundrum. This will further congest the overcrowded N11 and hinder the people of Wicklow trying to commute and hold onto their jobs. As a Member of the Dublin Regional Authority I have worked hard to get M50/N11 improvements included in the Plan for the Region and I have now formally objected to this shopping centre as it does not include this requirement to…

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Mitchell welcomes Local Government Cost Savings

Posted by | Wicklow | 2,844 Comments

The recently announced changes will abolish the 4 Town Councils in Wicklow and replace them with strengthened Area Committees of the County Council. I expect the number of County Councillors to increase from 24 to 32 because of the growth of the County in recent decades. Most Counties outside Leinster will decrease significantly. A Boundary Commission will be set up to decide local boundaries but I expect that the Greater Greystones Area will have 5 or 6 County Councillors instead of the present 9 Town Councillors. This ‘Area Committee’ will…

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Greystones Coast Guard Station Delay

Posted by | Greystones, Uncategorized | No Comments

Press Release Greystones Coastguard Station Delay Tuesday’s meeting of Greystones Town Council was told that the CoastGuard station would be delayed. In July The Minister for Public Works, Brian Hayes, T.D. had agreed to invite tenders this year on the basis that funding would be available in 2013. However funding is not now available in 2013 and the tendering will be delayed. ‘I am very disappointed by this further delay as the OPW have wasted 3 years in pointless bureaucratic procedures’. The meeting was also told that the Primary Health…

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Cllr. Mitchell welcomes Sisk taking control of Greystones

Posted by | Greystones, Harbour | No Comments

Today Sisk announced that it has agreed with its partners Park Developments and their bankers NAMA that Sisk will take ownership and control of this project. Originally developed in partnership, the substantial structure has been completed and part opened to the public recently. The land side of the development has stalled with the financial crisis and with NAMA’s involvement.

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Mitchell Welcomes Planning for Footpath on Sea Road, Kilcoole

Posted by | Community Facilities, Kilcoole | 3,275 Comments

At a meeting on Monday the Area Engineer announced that he is to try to design a footpath on Sea Road, Kilcoole. The National Roads Authority is keen to provide footpaths to stations and should be willing to fund it if there is enough land for it. 3 years ago when the Kilcoole Plan was being prepared I pushed hard to get a path included in the plan as people should be able to walk safely to the station and the beach on this busy road. I am pleased there…

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Mitchell welcomes Greystones Cycle Lane Approval

Posted by | Community Facilities, Greystones | 11,820 Comments

On Monday Wicklow County Council approved the two new cycle lanes from the Harbour to the South Beach and one from the Harbour to the North entrance to the town. These provide cycle lanes, improved footpaths and road surfaces. There is also a roundabout at Blacklion to replace the traffic lights and this is expected to reduce traffic congestion. Following some requests by Councillors at the last Town Council meeting changes were made including some extra parking at Blacklion. The section along the seafront to the harbour is funded and…

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Greystones Harbour Changes approved by Bord Pleanala with changes

Posted by | Greystones, Harbour | 4,595 Comments

Sispar and Wicklow County Council applied, in 2010, to increase the number of houses and apartments by 32, to change some apartments to houses and change the car parking arrangements, increasing them to 1,002 of which 316 would be public. Following an objection this has now been approved subject to deleting a few apartments and providing underground parking instead of the extra surface parking. ‘I welcome the decision as it removes uncertainty and helps to move the project forward. However I do not expect construction of the residential area to…

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Stephen Donnelly T.D. should check facts first

Posted by | Greystones | No Comments

Access to Greystones North Beach is currently available from a path North of the harbour and has recently been improved by Sispar. The North Beach does get cut off by high tide but this has often been the case in the past. Access from the old Gap Bridge was closed a decade ago before the harbour construction started, by fencing, because of the erosion. Donnelly’s statement that there has always been direct access to the sea on the entire North Beach is not correct. Over the past century the severe…

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Mitchell Concerned that Large Cherrywood Development will produce N11 Chaos

Posted by | Community Facilities, Wicklow | No Comments

Mitchell concerned that the large Cherrywood development will result in N11 Traffic Chaos. A large Shopping Centre is being planned for Cherrywood together with more offices and apartments. The Shopping Centre is 50,000 sq. m. Just a bit smaller than Dundrum. Already much of Wicklow people’s shopping is being done in Dundrum and Carrickmines. This will add to that and further congest the overcrowded N11. There is no plan to upgrade the N11 and the Luas to Bray has been indefinitely postponed. ‘If this is approved then the N11/M50 must…

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Greystones Cycle Lane Consultation

Posted by | Community Facilities, Greystones | No Comments

The Council is preparing plans for cycle lanes from Mill Road to the Harbour and on to Blacklion. Also from there to Tesco to join up with the ones from Killincarrig.. They are quite extensive and were presented to the Town Council on Tuesday. I welcome efforts to make cycling safer but am concerned that they did not include plans to increase the size of the overcapacity bike park at the station nor to improve the road smoothness on Church Road. I hope these can be rectified. Other areas of…

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