Incompetent County Council

Amazotheamazing

I've cut and pasted this from archiseek.com, the original poster was Tuborg, pretty well written account of another County Council Mess-up. (I'm the poster justnotbothered on archiseek, in case people have noticed the similarity of our posts.


"It seems that Limerick county council have given the go-ahead for parkes properties retail,commercial and leisure complex on the dublin road at what is known as the groody valley. The proposed scheme extends from the current parkway retail park all the way down to the groody river near singland motors. This is another one that claims to be "THE BIGGEST SHOPPING CENTRE IN MUNSTER". Plans were first submitted this time last year, it includes a shopping complex, leisure centre, cinema, library and a public park.Judging by the scale of the development its going to put huge pressure on an already heavily congested area which already includes the university of limerick campus, the parkway sc and retail park and childers retail park, added to this a large retirement village has also been granted permission in the grounds of the castletroy park hotel 500 yards down the road! Included in the proposal is what is termed a "tunnelled access road" to the old N7, whatever they have in mind here its only going to mean yet another unwanted access point on what is becoming a pretty dangerous road, typical of limerick county councils attitude. And of course this whole development is located just outside the city councils jurisdiction literally yards from the boundary so the city wont recieve a penny yet it will have to deal with all the traffic problems generated by this scheme.

This is the application approved by the county council

Decision Description: construction of mixed use commercial and leisure development incorporating public park. Construction of 2 no. main anchor stores and 46 no. retail/commerical units; restaurants; foodcourt comprising of 8 no. separate outlets; family leisure-plex; public library; creche; administration; staff facililites; 10 screen cine-plex; surface and basement mulit-storey car parking; 2 no. service yards; 9 no. ESB substations, pumping station, signage, mast sign, landscaping and associated site and development works. Modifications to the public park permitted 04/883. Access via existing Parkway Retail Park and new tunneled access road onto the N7. An EIS has been submitted as part of this application."

Amazotheamazing

How long can this continual fighting between county and city, city and county, be allowed to continue? They're holding each other back, when they could achieve much, much more by co-operation.

limerick_man

Well great news for infrastructure and jobs in the city! In time that area will be merged with the city, in some way!!!

Limerick Dude

theres so much shopping centres retail parks etc on that side of the city already! surely theres not enough people on that side of the city to keep all the shops etc in business, i can see alot of places closing up!