John Gormley

Dublin City Council has decided to grant permission for the proposed development at the corner of Upper Leeson Street and Appian Way. As you may know, I joined residents in objecting to this development, on the grounds of its negative impact on the character of the area, traffic and road safety, and the loss of mature trees and green space.

There are a number of conditions attached to this decision, including a requirement to remove two floors of the proposed building, and you can download a copy of the full decision from the link below:

DCC decision on planning application at Leeson Street and Appian Way (TIFF format)

Dublin City Council has decided to grant permission to the revised plans for development at Sandymount Castle Park. As you may know, I joined residents in objecting to this development, primarily for reasons of traffic and pedestrian safety.

There are a number of conditions attached to this decision, and you can dowload a copy of the full decision from the link below:

Dublin City Council decision on planning application at Sandymount Castle Park (TIFF format)

Dublin City Council has decided to grant permission for the demolition of ‘Dunluce’, 21 Anglesea Road, to be replaced with a 5/6 storey apartment building, comprising 36 apartments.

There are a number of conditions attached to this decision, and a copy of the full decision can be downloaded from the link below.

Dublin City Council decision on planning application at 21 Anglesea Road (TIFF format)

The Green Party’s policy on primary health care was launched in Drogheda on 26th January 2007. Download a copy of the policy in PDF format here.

I am currently distributing a newsletter in the constituency which makes reference to our recent Private Member’s Bill on noise pollution. If you wish to read this bill in full, it is available for download from the Oireachtas web site.

Some background to the Neighbourhood Noise Bill is available here. You can also find some audio links about the bill at the Green Party web site.

An Bord Pleanála have announced that they will hold an oral hearing into the proposed redevelopment of Lansdowne Road Stadium on 11th December 2006. The hearing will take place from 10am to 5pm in the Gresham Hotel, and any member of the public may attend, although only those who have already made a submission to An Bord Pleanála on the case will be heard.

You can view my own submissions to Dublin City Council and to An Bord Pleanála on the proposed redevelopment of Lansdowne Road below. I will be attending the oral hearing and hope to expand on the issues raised in these submissions.

Submission to Dublin City Council on Lansdowne Road Stadium (15 February 2006)
Submission to An Bord Pleanála on Lansdowne Road Stadium (20 September 2006)

Dublin City Council are currently drafting a Local Area Plan for Ballsbridge. They have invited submissions from the public in advance of drawing up the draft plan. I made a brief submission to this pre-draft stage, which you can read below.
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Today was the deadline for submissions to An Bord Pleanála on the proposed incinerator at Poolbeg. My submission was handed in together with two volumes of supporting documents. Click here to read the full submission in Rich Text Format (RTF).

I’m told that more than 3,000 people have objected to the proposed incinerator. Let’s hope that a combination of people power and unanswerable arguments against the incinerator will win out in the end.

An extract from the introduction to my submission is included below: (more…)

Following my appeal to An Bord Pleanála against the decision to grant permission for a major development on the South Bank Road, Dublin 4, I made a further submission today on additional information provided by the applicant and Dublin City Council. You can read my brief submission here: Fabrizia Planning Appeal further information

For background on this issue, please see the following related articles from May 2006:
Permission granted for major development at South Bank Road
Fabrizia development: Appeal to An Bord Pleanála

Together with a number of residents in the area, I lodged an appeal against Dublin City Council’s decision to grant permission for a major development on the South Bank Road, adjacent to Sean Moore Park. You can download the text of our appeal here: Fabrizia Planning Appeal