Cork developments

noise, decrease in biodiversity, increase in crime, upsetting kids, any excuse at all is being used!
closing date today if you can send in a submission of support if would be amazing!!

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123505505#Comment_123505505

Yes, but I suppose the point being made is the law & ABP is an arse!!

The law should obviously be modified to allow ABP to request further documentation to comply with planning regs , etc.

ABP should also have the power to give partial, or to modify an application themselves to give approval imho e.g. if ABP doesn't like an application for a 6 storey block say, then they should be able to grant permission for a 4 storey block, or whatever they wouldn't find "visually obtrusive " or whatever.

Ditto with densities, &/or the mix of 1,2 & 3 beds etc, etc etc, etc All of this should expedite the trundling, costly planning process in Ireland.

The overall impression is that despite being 5-7 years into a housing shortage crisis, ABP are still operating on protocols & procedures & timelines from the 18th century. It's fuppin frustrating!!!

P.s. our politicians & the permanent government are muppets for letting this charade continue!! How many times do they need to hear that the planning process in Ireland is simply 'not fit for purpose'!?

Probably just become apartments.

There's social housing homes ready to be moved into with weeks across from the church in Ballincollig. Complete with electricity connected (the doorbells are alight) and painted gates. And they're empty. They've taken years to build and yet they lie completely empty. Anyone know the story of why they're not filled?

Great stuff. No parking though will be interesting. Cart before the horse before any improvements in public transport are made?

It's a bit of an experiment. I hope they succeed.

I wouldn’t call it slow. It only started like two weeks ago, there haven’t been that many machines on site, and they look very close to done. The warehouses are being demolished, but the rest of the buildings are being retained and that likely required them to be very careful. You’re possibly right about hazardous material, too

I know it's been mentioned here before but I can't remember and find it.

What is going into the large warehouse looking building at the end of the link road from city at the kinsale roundabout? it's taking so long, always something happening there, but no signs of what it is.

What is going into the large warehouse looking building at the end of the link road from city at the kinsale roundabout?

I think it's Carey's Tool Hire , moving there from near the Sextant.

I think it was the initial plan when they sold the site in the city but they decided to go somewhere else.

Would be really great if they could raise the N27 bridge over the (Tramore?) river and have an underpass there, linking Douglas all the way to Togher via the Tramore Valley Park. Then as you say start developing density on some of those South-city sites.

Very difficult and expensive. I believe the problem with cut & cover at Douglas is there's a stream there. You might remember the stream used to run through the middle of Douglas Shopping Centre car park.

I understand where you're coming from though, these N roads really cut and dislocate sections of the city.

It's a new HQ for EPH Controls who supply components for building services controls (water, heating etc)