Developments in Cork
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In Jan 2005, we were promised (again) that Kent station would be treated to a €25m development. Either this €4m refurb is the beginning of this or its another fob off. Dont see the point in refurbing it all until the entire station is moved around to face the quays though. Why not wait until then? Surely all the works involved would only rip up the station again for the €25m devt?
@mickeydocs wrote:
Kathleen Lynch actually lives in Shanakiel
She must feel fairly stupid now as all the locals are moaning that they are losing their bank to Blackpool S.C. and the nearest ATM will be on Bridge St. in the city.A.I.B. have decided to move out completly.
Anyone got any photos of how the work is coming along at the Frinailla site in Blackpool.
The city manager has been hinting at great things to come for Blackpool for a while now so it’ll be interesting to see what panders out with respect to future developments.
Are T&A moving to a retail park?
@Spinal Tap wrote:
Kents Station is dragging on for years and only goes to show how Cork always loses out to funding,from the new airport to the delayed school of music,decentralisation….roll on the next election.
Mockery of the highest order and only goes to keep up the image of how hard it is to get development in the “second”city for “high rise” i.e.anything over 3 -storeys.Mary Leland writing weekly in the Sunday Independent knocking anything that is happening in the city waffling from her comfy house on about new developments and everybody dhould have an uninterrupted view of St.Finnbars Cathedral.Dublin is to get a 17,500 seat conference / concert centre,Dundalk a 8,000 seat centre.Killarneys hotels are full as the NEC holds 4,500.Our business leaders are weak,our TD’s are moribund and as for our planners………….Those that propose a height cap in Cork are more to be pitied than helped.
As for Mary Leland’s ranting in the press…the landed gentry will always have their own hidden agenda to keep the great unwashed at bay.
Good to see that CCC has today granted Mark Kelleher permission in Bishopstown to increase density on his assembled site, a kick where it hurts for the NIMBY’s? 😎Halford, PC World and Currys (I think) are all opening after November 10th in Mahon Point Retail Park 🙂
@Hafez wrote:
Halford, PC World and Currys (I think) are all opening after November 10th in Mahon Point Retail Park 🙂
About time.
BTW, anyone know whats doing into those huge warehouse sized buildings behind Pizza Hut in Little Island
@Micko wrote:
About time.
BTW, anyone know whats doing into those huge warehouse sized buildings behind Pizza Hut in Little Island
It’s a bit of a mystery.
3 of them were built at an early stage of East Gate and have never been occupied.
Now they have built more.
I believe they tried to get one of the big supermarkets in there at the outset but were refused planning permission.@lawyer wrote:
It’s a bit of a mystery.
3 of them were built at an early stage of East Gate and have never been occupied.
Now they have built more.
I believe they tried to get one of the big supermarkets in there at the outset but were refused planning permission.Looks as if they have a white elephant on their hands. And it’ll get even worse if Pizza Hut closes. The place is doing very bad business from what I can tell.
I’ve been to pizza hut about 5 times since it opened, Everytime has been busy except a wednesday afternoon when I went for lunch. Can’t see them closing anytime soon
Local radio in Cork reports this morning that the Pennys retail store is to move into the former Roches store in Wilton.
Pennys would be acceptable to Joe O’Donovan and his backers as they do not sell foodstuffs and hence would not be in direct competition as would M&S.
Great news for the local traders of the Wilton Centre in the run up to Christmas.@Micko wrote:
About time.
BTW, anyone know whats doing into those huge warehouse sized buildings behind Pizza Hut in Little Island
AKAIK Caseys Furniture are menat to be taking the large 100,000sq.ft. unit
@Spinal Tap wrote:
AKAIK Caseys Furniture are menat to be taking the large 100,000sq.ft. unit
interesting – would they then pull out of city centre or leave it as a showcase type store? and Penneys to go to Wilton as well as in City Centre? Thats a decent expansion.
Some interesting planning developments::
Roche tackles “rogue developers”Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Dick Roche T.D. announced today (17 Oct. 06) that he has signed a Commencement Order for a number of key measures contained in the Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Act 2006.
As well as introducing a new strategic consent process for major infrastructure of national and public importance the Act also introduces a number of important changes relating to applications for planning permissions generally. The Minister emphasised the particular importance of Section 9 of the Act which will enable planning authorities to withhold planning permissions from rogue developers on the basis of past history of non-compliance, for instance, for not completing housing estates.
“Any such abuse of our planning code cannot be tolerated. In the past some rogue developers have been getting away with not doing their jobs. Until now planning authorities have been required to prove an applicant’s history of non-compliance with permissions or conditions of permissions before the High Court before they could act. However, good sense would suggest that the onus should be on the applicant to apply to the High Court to have such refusals annulled. That is the effect of this new ‘rogue developers clause’. In essence this measure reverses the burden of proof and should make it easier for local authorities to tackle bad developers.”
Other important provisions now commenced will enhance the powers of the Board to deal with appeals made primarily, or solely, with the intention of extracting money from the applicant. Minister Roche commented that “Occasional spurious and groundless appeals are an unfortunate feature of our system. They pervert our democratic processes and divert time and resources away from dealing with authentic and justified appeals. In this regard the powers of the Board have previously been insufficient, but I am confident that the new measures will redress that situation and ensure that the Board is suitably equipped to deal appropriately with appeals that are made primarily, or solely with the intention of extorting money from an applicant”.
Important provisions relating to the submission of documents to the Board in relation to planning appeals have also now been commenced. At present only the information provided by the applicant or generated by the planning authority must be sent on to the Board by the relevant planning authority. The Act now requires that all submissions should be forwarded to the Board to be taken into account and not just those received from prescribed bodies. This would mean that any person who makes a submission in relation to an application can be certain that that submission will also ultimately be considered by the Board if an appeal is made.Other Sections of the Act now commenced include those relating to;
· Conditions that can be imposed by a planning authority on a planning permission, including conditions requiring developers to maintain an existing amenity for the public;
· Referral of disputes in relation to compliance conditions to An Bord Pleanala;
· Enhanced participation for NGO’s in the planning process. The proposed change will mean that NGO’s that fulfil certain conditions need not prove “substantial interest”, though they must still of course establish substantial grounds for any challenge. Allowing such concerned groups access to the courts in appropriate cases reinforces the democratic process as well as ensuring that our Aarhus obligations continue to be fulfilled.
· Acquisition of sub stratum lands (lands below 10 m) at nil value, unless the claimant can prove otherwise, potentially saving both time and money in the metro projects.Minister Roche concluded by saying that all necessary steps were being taken to ensure that the main strategic infrastructure provisions of the Act could be commenced later in the Autumn.
ENDS
http://www.gov.ie🙂 Frinailla have at last been granted permission on the former Keating Bakery site on Tramore Road.
This will clean up what was an eyesore for many years. (providing no appeal goes to ABP?)@Hafez wrote:
Halford, PC World and Currys (I think) are all opening after November 10th in Mahon Point Retail Park 🙂
At long last. I’ve only been waiting a year or more. I was hoping they’d be open by Christmas. Is Pennys the most suitable shop for Wilton. I was dissappointed M&S were forced out of the deal…. but Pennys? At least not another Dunnes.
Hate to keep asking questions about different project, but anyone have any info on the office development beside Penrose Wharf in the present car park ?
@malec wrote:
Eglinton St development progress:
Crane being put up:
wow i was just wondering about the progress here! Have you any update frmo up close? Is the foundation already poured?
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