At the moment, Fingal Councillors are meeting in 7 hour-long meetings to consider the response to the public consultation on the Draft Development Plan and decide on proposed amendments to the draft.
There are a number of controversial rezoning proposals on the Howth peninsula:
- motion 625 to rezone from High Amenity to residential in the Special Amenity Area Order (SAAO) Buffer Zone on Howth Estate near Balkill Park
- motion 626 to rezone from High Amenity to residential in the SAAO Buffer Zone on Carrickbrack Road beside Howth Celtic
- motion 627 to rezone from High Amenity to residential in the SAAO on Nashville Park
- motion 628 to rezone from High Amenity to residential in the SAAO on Carrickbrack Road beside Howth Golf Club
- motion 629 to rezone from High Amenity to residential in the SAAO on the East Mountain
Meetings will happen from 3pm to 10pm on the following days: 20th, 21st, 26th, 29th September, 3rd, 4th, 7th, 11th, 12th, 14th October.
They can be watched online live or recorded, or you can attend at the Council offices on Main St. Swords.
The motions are being taken chapter by chapter and today, 21st September, we finished chapter 3.
I live in casana view. My back garden backs out onto the mountain. According to the map by Jimmy Guerin he says there is an existing road. In over thirty years that I have been there I have never seen this road. The horse comes right up to our garden which I have assisted in cutting it back over the years. Never once did I notice a road. Mr guerin should know better as he was interested in buying my neighbour’s house years ago and I met him in the back garden where we discussed the gorse being so close to the fence. . I am away until the 10 th of October and would love to meet up so somebody can show me this fictitious road. Regards Bernard.
What is your stand on these proposals and do you agree our SAAO should not be challenged?
Thanks David
Lara