{"id":39,"date":"2005-03-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2005-03-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"Proposed_Hotel_in_Baldoyle_Green_Belt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidhealy.com\/?p=39","title":{"rendered":"Proposed Hotel in Baldoyle Green Belt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n<div>The County Development Plan provides for what is called &ldquo;an integrated tourism\/recreational facility&rdquo; in the green belt between Baldoyle and Portmarnock.&nbsp; This term isn&rsquo;t defined anywhere in the Plan.&nbsp; However, the local area plan adopted in 200? by the Council provides for two such &ldquo;facilities&rdquo;, one on the Moyne Road.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;A planning application was made to Fingal for a hotel on the Moyne Road and was granted permission on the basis of this mention in the area plan.&nbsp; This is entirely against the purposes of the green belt zoning in the area, and has no relationship to the park planned for the area.&nbsp; It would not be accessible by public transport and would seriously damage the green belt.&nbsp; My objection to the plan is attached.<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<div \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 54, P&aacute;irc &Eacute;abh&oacute;ra,<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Beann &Eacute;adair,<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; B.&Aacute;.C. 13<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 29<sup>th<\/sup> March 2005<\/p>\n<div \/>Planning Department,<br \/>Fingal County Council,<br \/>County Hall,<br \/>Swords,<br \/>Co. Dublin<\/p>\n<div \/><strong>Re: F05A\/0231&nbsp; 25-Feb-2005&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br \/><\/strong>Applicant: Ballymore Residential Ltd Fonthill House, Old Lucan Road, Palmerstown, Dublin 20<br \/>Location:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mayne Townland, Baldoyle, Dublin 13<\/p>\n<div \/>Proposed Development:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Development on a site of 3.75 hectares.&nbsp; The development will consist of a hotel 4 storeys in height, plus a roof-top level restaurant with terrace; with three storeys of bedrooms containing 150 bedrooms over ground floor level bars, restaurants, meeting rooms; smokers terraces; spa, wellness and beauty facility; part ground floor mezzanine for administration offices; 2 storey sports centre with indoor swimming pool, sauna and steam room; gymnasium and fitness facility with juice bar, dance studio, creche; snooker\/billiard room; 2 no. square courts, floodlit outdoor artificial surface multi-use sports area, 2,304 square metres in extent, with 10no. 12 metre high light standards fitted with downlight luminaires; Conference;Banqueting facility for approximately 350 people; car parking for 311 cars; 3 no. bus parking bays; cycle parking and service access; walled entrance forecourt area, pools, terraced gardens, landscaping, garden pavilion and boundary treatments; plant enclosures, electricity substation; basement level swimming pool plant and keg store; underground surface water attenuation tank; and all associated ancillary works.&nbsp; The development proposal provides for the construction of a new access road leading north from <\/p>\n<address>Mayne Road<\/address>\n<p>, providing vehicular access to the western side of the proposed development; and for carriageway realignment and local improvements at the proposed junction on Mayne Road to accommodate a right turning lane.<\/p>\n<div \/>A chairde, <\/p>\n<div \/>I wish to object to the above application on the following grounds:<\/p>\n<div \/><strong>1. The application is a material contravention of the current Development Plan.<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<div \/>It has been suggested that it is in compliance with a Local Area Plan or a Master Plan for the area. &nbsp;It has also been suggested by my area colleague, Cllr. Maher, that these plans as produced do not correctly reflect the decisions of the councillors at the time. &nbsp;However, I do not have a copy of such plans.&nbsp; It is my understanding that, in law, neither of these can override the statutory Development Plan.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<div \/>This is not the location indicated in the Development Plan for an&rdquo;integrated tourism\/recreational complex (excluding housing component), public park and retirement home&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<div \/>In any event, the development applied for is not an &ldquo;integrated tourism\/recreateional complex.&rdquo;&nbsp; The application is essentially for a standard large hotel complex on a small site. &nbsp;It does not meet the criteria for an integrated tourism\/recreational complex set out at 3.6.4 of the Development Plan.<\/p>\n<div \/>It would also be a material contravention of the draft Development Plan currently at the final stage of consideration, which states &ldquo;only development relating to recreational activities to be permitted in the OS zoning between Portmarnock and Baldoyle.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div \/><strong>2. The application is at a location not served by public transport and not adjacent to developed areas.&nbsp; It will give rise to considerable avoidable traffic generation.<\/strong>&nbsp; <\/p>\n<div \/>This also results in it being a contravention of the Development Plan.<\/p>\n<div \/><strong>3. The application is large and visually obtrusive in a designated sensitive landscape.<br \/><\/strong><strong><\/p>\n<div \/><\/strong>To allow such a large development in the middle of this green belt would destroy the visual break between Baldoyle and Portmarnock.&nbsp; This also results in it being a contravention of the Development Plan.<br \/><strong><\/p>\n<div \/><\/strong><strong>4. The application will result in further surface water discharges to the overburdened Moyne catchement.&nbsp; <\/strong>This leads to increased flooding risk and this also results in it being a contravention of the Development Plan.<br \/><strong><\/p>\n<div \/><\/strong>I enclose, under protest, the &euro;20 fee.&nbsp; As you will be aware this fee is illegal under EU law as it is in breach of Directive 97\/11 on Environmental Impact Assessment.&nbsp; Please send a receipt and also make a note of this protest so as to refund the money when the anticipated ruling of the European Court of Justice is delivered.<br \/><strong><\/p>\n<div \/><\/strong><strong><\/p>\n<div \/><\/strong>Is mise, le meas,<\/p>\n<div \/><\/p>\n<div \/><\/p>\n<div \/>David Healy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; The County Development Plan provides for what is called &ldquo;an integrated tourism\/recreational facility&rdquo; in the green belt between Baldoyle and Portmarnock.&nbsp; This term isn&rsquo;t defined anywhere in the Plan.&nbsp; However, the local area plan adopted in 200? by the Council provides for two such &ldquo;facilities&rdquo;, one on the Moyne Road. &nbsp;A planning application was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/davidhealy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/davidhealy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/davidhealy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davidhealy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davidhealy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/davidhealy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/davidhealy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davidhealy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=39"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davidhealy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=39"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}