Proposed submission text from the St Margaret’s The Ward FORUM group – use as you see fit Planning & Strategic Infrastructure Department Fingal County Council County Hall, Main Street Swords, Co. Dublin January 19th, 2023 RE: Planning Application F23A/0781 by daa PLC Dear Sir/ Madam, I would like to make the following submission on planning…
Assistant and Executive Biodiversity Officer positions for the Biodiversity team in Fingal County Council are currently being advertised. The roles are part of an expanded Biodiversity Team to implement the Fingal Biodiversity Action Plan. The plan has over 100 actions aimed at halting nature loss and restoring biodiversity over the coming decade. Some of the…
Swords estates will have over 60 trees removed from them as part of the Winter tree removal programme . Under the Fingal Tree Policy, every tree that is felled will see another planted. Where possible it will happen in the vicinity of the one taken. Disease, proximity to a light, storm damage are some of…
Councillors this week voted to approve the pedestrianisation of New St. Malahide. The works will see an upgrade to footpath and street surfaces including a new landscaping scheme and improved outdoor dining area, as well as public seating. A group of around 20 local residents and retailers attended the council meeting and expressed their oppositition…
The old brick archway, which was part of a cluster of structures linked to an old mill, has been almost entirely restored. The archway was used as a bridge and was at risk of collapse last year when conservation experts started work to restore it. Now the structure, and works to restore the riverbanks around…
A masterplan for 200 homes is currently being developed by Fingal County Council on lands recently purchased next to the Mooretown Development. In an update this week on projects in pre-planning, Fingal County Council revealed that a masterplan is being developed for Phase 1 of the council lands and they listed the number of units…
A signalised junction will be placed at the entrance of JC’s/Dunnes this year as part of the council’s Programme of Works. The plans follow concerns raised around traffic speed and volume in the area and a number of accidents along the road. In the last year the council placed a speed reader sign in the…
Swords has been listed as a priority location in the new National Cycling Network plan published this week. Cycling corridors between Swords and a number of towns and villages (Malahide, Ashbourne, Donabate, Skerries and Balbriggan) are all part of the new proposals. The National Cycling Network aims to connect population centres and transport hubs right…
A key part of the planning permission for Metrolink, the oral hearing, will start on February 19th. An oral hearing is where a public meeting is called by the Planning Inspector to discuss any issues relating to the project. Oral hearings tend to be called for large or complex projects. The meeting is open to…