Fingal County Council have been given the go ahead by An Bord Pleanála for upgrades to the old Swords Bypass, the R132. In an update to councillors earlier this week the Chief Executive said: “The Council was pleased to recently receive An Bord Pleanála’s notification of the successful granting of planning permission for the R132…
Excuse the information dump. But here are the motions put forward by the Green Party to the Draft Fingal Development Plan. Some got accepted, some didn’t and some were withdrawn. It will become clear what got over the line when the next version goes for public consultation shortly. Thanks to Cllr David Healy for compiling…
Fingal Greens welcome the new Home Energy Upgrade Scheme launched by Minister Eamon Ryan yesterday (February 8th), in what is the biggest home insulation and retrofit scheme ever offered in the State. The scheme will include a new suite of measures that will make it easier for homeowners to undertake home energy upgrades, from individual measures…
Everyone wants to spend less on their bills and live in a warm and healthy home. That’s why insulating your home is a big win-win. Up until now for most people getting major insulation work done on your home has been too expensive and complicated. This week the government changed that, with the announcment of…
Airport noise is about to increase significantly in Swords, Malahide, Portmarnock, Hollystown, St Margarets, Coolquay, Rolestown and more. If current proposals from the Airport Noise Competent Authority (ANCA) proceed, there will be a big increase in night time noise in many Fingal communities. Next week there will be a free online talk from internationally renowned…
A wildlife rehabilitation centre will be delivered in Fingal in the coming years, councillors agreed last night. The objective of delivering a wildlife education and rehabilitation centre on lands at the Turvey Nature Reserve, will be included in the next developent plan. The motion brought forward by Cllr Adrian Henchy (FF) read as follows: That…
Fingal County Council have reaffirmed their commitment to identify a site for a new primary care facility in Swords, in conjuction with the HSE. Following a motion from Cllr Ann Graves (Sinn Féin) at the Development Plan meeting this week, council officials have committed again to work with the HSE to identify a suitable site…
Fingal County Council will encourage the development of ‘car free’ neighbourhoods in the coming years, following agreement at a recent Development Plan meeting. Inspired by the positive experiences of communities in Utrecht and Houten in the Netherlands, councillors agreed wording that would ‘encourage the development of car free neighbourhoods and streets’ in the new Fingal…
Vegetation in the Ward River Valley is to be removed to provide access to Ushers Lake, in the coming week. In addition to access, there will also be vegetation removed from sensitive architectural features. Swords councillors were informed today the following: It is planned to carry out the second phase of essential vegetation removal in…
A major commitment to develop a necklace of open spaces around Swords and to redevelop the Ward River Valley Regional Park will be contained in the new Fingal Development Plan. Following a motion from Green Party Councillor Ian Carey, Fingal officials last night recommended a strong extra commitment around open spaces which will now be…