Waterford developments

Michelin did it as well, Clermont in France was built around the Michelin factory, houses apartments clubs pubs social clubs cinemas etc etc,

Pod Living will be the way of the future mark my words,

funnily enough, you ll find the large scale privatisation of our property markets is in fact the main reason why we are where we are with it, as this has simply induced widescale speculation in our markets, resulting in such, there is evidence in other well developed countries, a more state lead approach leads to far more stable markets, singapore etc, this is more than likely where we need to go with it, but will we!

Google have spent €300m redeveloping the historic Bolands Mill sight in Dublin which includes everything from apartments to retail, restaurants and leisure facilities. They specifically set aside a number of properties at a lower rent for people who provide services in the area like a baker or someone in the fire service.

On the other side of Dublin the Guinness' have provided a couple of thousand affordable social properties. I think they have big plans to do more in the coming years on the James's Gate site.

A company down in Kerry have also built houses on land they own in recent years.

It's not uncommon for a company to throw in access to house or apartment for a year or two into the package when hiring someone. I've had that myself, as have others I know.

Loads of examples of companies getting involved in residential development, albeit at a lower scale to the likes of Guinness and Cadbury's.

Where a planning application is made in respect of any land or structure, and a subsequent application is made within 6 months from the date of making the first application in respect of land substantially consisting of the site or part of the site to which the first application relates, the Site Notice shall be inscribed or printed in indelible ink on a yellow background and affixed on rigid, durable material and be secured against damage from bad weather and other causes.

Did anyone see the new application for the 45 house development at ballinakill?

Their last failed app was in December, and the latest dated 6th April, however I'm only seeing the signs up today (20th April).

Going by the above statement, should the site notices be in yellow??

For God's sake, are you really going to be that guy?

The Council planning department should be able to answer your technical query, and they'll be delighted to have your assistance on the ground there.

Frisby Construction has started the first phase of a new build next to Foxwood, 100 new houses will be going in there.

How has this got anything to do with ‘new developments’……are you suggesting that the ‘traffic issues’ puts off developers/ developments…?

Unless your destination is on one of the streets you mention then you shouldn’t be using / on these streets….

Please tell me of anyway time when the Quay, Lombard St and Park Road was free flowing?

You are more than entitled to Sit in traffic on choked up streets such as the quay Lombard street, etc but if you are not going to a shop/business/destination on the streets and you value your time then you are a Buffon as there are alternative routes you can take that are not ‘choked’.

Care to enlighten me as to the other routes please?

Well you said "Going in via city and ballybricken is a complete farce with one ways etc." You are eluding above now that the one way is good. Which is it?

I agree with you the Quays are a big issue. But the problem is there is no bridge down river and the bypass is not being used to the extent it could be. These are the key to Waterford traffic problems.

The bypass is not an option for most...it's a major inconvenience doing an extra 10k to circle the city

From the hospital to the start of the M9 Motorway is actually only 7km longer by going via the bypass instead of the quays and at the moment google maps is saying its 8 minutes faster to go via the bypass, so not an inconvenience.

If you're destination is in town though and you're not trying to get through it then most of the traffic can be missed by parking in Lombard Street, Waterside, Millers Marsh, Ballybricken etc depending on what side you're coming in from and walking the rest of the way into town. I find all the council car parks good value too and very handy to use with the App.

And for people with mobility issues who can't walk in from these places, if the people who are capable of walking did so, then the roads in town would be freed up for the people who actually need to use them.

Yes. I was a delivery driver around Waterford from 2000-2010 and it was as bad as it is now, if fact it was 100 times worse until the bypass was built.

I remember often been stuck in traffic out as far as the top of WIT and traffic bumper to bumper from there to the bridge hotel.

The same from the top of the upper yellow road all the down to bridge st.

From bridge st all the way up to Norris's corner.

Finally the bridge hotel all the way back to Newtown

So yes I remember the traffic being far worse and guess what the Quays had four lanes then.