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FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL has refused planning permission to plans by Dublin Airport operator DAA for a new staff car park comprising 950 spaces.
The airport operator was seeking planning permission for a westwards extension of the existing Holiday Blue long term car-park off the Old Airport Road for the additional 950 “airport staff car parking spaces”.
In response to the Council concerns at pre-planning stages, DAA representatives told the Council that the proposed car-park “is the minimum number of staff car parking spaces required to meet existing demand”.
DAA also stated that the proposal represents a like-for-like replacement of existing employee car parking spaces displaced from developments that have occurred across the airport campus.
However, in a comprehensive rejection of the proposals, the Council has refused planning permission on three grounds, including that the planned car park proposed would be premature pending the determination on the planning application concerning the ongoing planned infrastructure upgrade works to Dublin Airport lands.
The Council states that the proposal cannot be considered in isolation and in the absence of the necessary upgrade to Dublin Airport’s external road network, and upgrade to pedestrian or cycle infrastructure along the R108.
The Council also pointed out that the set is zoned enterprise and employment under the Fingal Development Plan, 2023-2029.
The Council stated that as a result, the proposed development “would materially contravene the ‘GE’ zoning objective which seeks to ensure that GE zoned lands are developed for intensive employment purposes”.
The planning authority also refused planning permission after pointing out that the Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) submitted “is deficient in information and has not adequately or sufficiently considered reasonable alternatives to the proposed development”.
The Council stated that “in addition potential impacts on bats and birds were not considered sufficiently or potential impacts on climate/climate change. In the absence of same, the planning authority is unable to determine that the proposed development is acceptable on environmental grounds”.
A spokesman for DAA said today that it was “very disappointed” with the Council refusal.
“Dublin Airport is a 24/7 operation and requires sufficient parking spaces for staff of all companies working at the airport to operate efficiently,” he said.
“The proposed car park would not have resulted in additional staff spaces; it would have merely replaced spaces that were previously available but were removed to make way for airport development.”
The spokesperson said the new site would also have helped reduce traffic entering the Dublin Airport campus every day by operating as a “park and ride”.
He added: “There were no objections from the National Transport Agency (NTA) or Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII).
“We are very disappointed by Fingal County Council’s refusal to grant planning permission and are currently evaluating further options.”
The call will go unheeded by NRA paid Politicians who wouldn’t even change their minds if it was one of their own kids. Then again no fear of that happening as they go expensive private schools.
@Mick McGuinness: that is so true.
@Mick McGuinness: there are 50 Republicans refusing to agree to any changes and 73 million Americans who are ok with this as they voted for trump and his cult. Clinton brought in some legislation but guess who reversed it…..
@Mick McGuinness: I do reckon that they would change their mind if it was one of their own kids.
@Mick McGuinness: The NRA is no longer in a financial position to pay off politicians-not since 2016 when they went bankrupt.
The second amendment is more influential now and is supported by some of the population.
Raising the age to 21 for semi auto rifles sounds sensible as is for pistols.
There is no reasonable reason for a person to own an automatic rifle. A hunter only needs at most a double barrel shotgun or a single bolt rifle.
@Jason Walsh: unless you’re an American. Or Swiss, as they have the highest ownership of all types of guns with zero gun violence as they are not Americans.
@Paul Furey: The Swiss are a special case. Almost all of those guns are military weapons kept by reserve soldiers it’s just that nearly everyone is a reserve soldier.
Ah Mitch McConnell… “this has nothing to do with essy access to Firemans… its mental health, schools” etc… Jesus wept…utter bollix…
@John Bathe: I’d stop fighting them on the “it’s mental health” point. I would double down on it, agree and then put in rules that block access without significant checks, forced waiting times, forced training etc. Just pretend it is mental health and make it WAY harder for someone to do that again. And to be fair, I can’t see a healthy person going on a rampage.
And I call for myself to win the lotto.
@Brian Henoll: it would actually be reinstating a law they had before that was allowed lapse. After the ban expired sales of assault rifles shot up to levels it was never at. You are letting your ignorance show
@Craic_a_tower: it’s you who’s displaying their ign0rance with your unnecessarily aggressive comment. Quite sad really.
@Fergal McDonagh: yeah somebody making an ignorant joke about the cause of people dying is just innocent fun and I am the bad guy
@Craic_a_tower: Put the shovel down .!
@Craic_a_tower: Put the shovel down..!
@Craic_a_tower: think you are missing the point but have a nice bank holiday weekend.
@Brian Henoll: no you missed what you said as a bad joke for something they did before as if it is not possible. Ignorance
Tougher requirements yes, but the sheer number of weapons in circulation is mental. The pride in gun culture and ownership. Gun shops need to face more stringent legislature, weapon manufacturers need to be brought to heel. And the NRA given a serious financial slap. Isn’t there supposed to be a gun buyback program?
But this is all down to the split in the senate and Mitch the Birch.
On the Twitter there was a thread on families and individuals displaying their vast collection of firearms. As though they are proud that they have enough weaponry to halve the population of their home town. Sick.
Even if he got all of the measures suggested passed (he’ll be lucky to get any but still) it would do nothing to address the culture that makes people think guns are for defence and want them. They are tools for killing which is something few would want to have.
OK there are guns which aren’t powerful enough to kill, they are toys for playing games with.
The first question anyone should have to answer when buying a gun is “What do you intend to kill with this”.
@Steve O’Hara-Smith: If I was forced to live in Detroit tomorrow I’d buy a gun. It’s easy for you to say because the chance of a guy coming into your house looking to rob you and silence witnesses is much less than it is in some parts of the US.
@v39e84kK: I ón the other hand would not, I have no idea how to use one effectively and no desire to learn. Cameras and locks would be my approach there. Here there are five dogs live in the house.
Biden can approve an air strike in The Middle East, or send weapons to Ukraine, but can’t limit the availability of guns in the US itself.
@A Kelly: Yes, the separation of powers in the US largely leaves law making up the congress. That’s a good feature of their government.
Jaysus, you can’t even buy a beer until you are 21 but you can buy an assault rifle. WTF is wrong with that country?
@Handsome McWonderful: the US is so obsessed with “freedom”, they are willing to imprison kids in school so nutters with guns can roam free!
@Handsome McWonderful: the US is so obsessed with “freedom”, they are willing to imprison kids in school so nutters with guns can roam free!
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