MEATH - Councillors who rezone land

[Jock_the_Waster]

DUNSHAUGHLIN AREA VOTERS

The following Councillors voted to rezone land in Batterstown in material contravention of the county development plan.

CHARLES BOBBETT
NICK KILLIAN
NOEL LEONARD

- JOSEPH BONNER & OLIVER BROOKS WERE 'ABSENT' for this Important vote

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Because of either the actions (or inaction) of the above Councillors a Material contravention of the county development plan was pushed through.

These Councillors DO NOT DESERVE TO BE REELECTED

THROW THEM OUT , remember their names:

CHARLES BOBBETT
NICK KILLIAN
NOEL LEONARD

- JOSEPH BONNER & OLIVER BROOKS WERE 'ABSENT' for this Important vote

9.1.1 To consider and if thought fit to grant Planning Permission in material
contravention of the Meath County Development Plan 2007-2013 in
respect of Planning Application Reference DA801428 by Creative
Housing Solutions Ltd (t/a Shomera) for development at Rathregan,
Batterstown, Co. Meath which seeks to develop an external product show
area, light industrial unit, with ancillary office and toilet accommodation at
ground floor and first floor level, storage yard, site entrance, proprietary
waste water treatment system and percolation area, car parking and to carry
out all associated site and ancillary works.

Pat Gallagher SeniorPlanner made the presentation to the Members.

The proposed development would materially contravene the following policy
objective of the Meath County Development Plan 2007-2013

i) Policy ED POL 20 Page 92 of Vol 1 of the CDP which seeks:


“To permit development proposals for industrial or business enterprises in the
countryside only where, the proposed use has locational requirements that
can only be accommodated in a rural location and this has been
demonstrated
to the satisfaction of the Planning Authority, the resultant development is
of a size and scale which remains appropriate and which does not
negatively impact on the character and amenity of the surrounding area;
and the proposal demonstrates that it has taken into account traffic, public
health, environmental and amenity considerations and is in accordance
with the policies, requirements and guidance contained in this plan. In all
instances, it should be demonstrated that the proposal would not generate
traffic of a type and amount inappropriate for the character of the access
roads or would require improvements which would affect the character of
these roads.”

The variation was approved on the proposition of Councillor Nick Killian and seconded by Councillor Charles Bobbett (Roll call vote: 22 for, 1 Against, 3 Abstain, 3 absent )

Councillor Vote
Cllr. Charles Bobbett For
Cllr. Joseph Bonner Absent
Cllr. Patrick Boshell For
Cllr. Oliver Brooks Absent
Cllr. Phillip Cantwell For
Cllr. William Carey For
Cllr. Shane Cassells For
Cllr. Eugene Cassidy For
Cllr. Jimmy Cudden Abstain
Cllr. Jenny Darcy For
Cllr. Anne Dillon-Gallagher For
Cllr. John Farrelly For
Cllr. Jimmy Fegan For
Cllr. Brian Fitzgerald Against
Cllr. Michael Gallagher Abstain
Cllr. Peter Higgins For
Cllr. James Holloway For
Cllr. Owen Holmes For
Cllr. Tom Kelly For
Cllr. Nick Killian For
Cllr. Noel Leonard For
Cllr. Michael Lynch For
Cllr. James Mangan For
Cllr. Liz McCormack For
Cllr. Seamus Murray For
Cllr. Patsy O'Neill For
Cllr. Bryan Reilly Absent
Cllr. Joe Reilly Abstain
Cllr. Tommy Reilly For

Batterstown is a pleasant village that was not destroyed by the Septic Tiger yet these councillors saw fit to rezone the farmland INDUSTRIAL.

Disgraceful.

Signed.

Jock the Joke

[alonso]

why did you highlight those 3? are they the local ones?

fcking shambles though. Meath Councillors are among the worst

[EoinMn]

Batterstown is a pleasant village that was not destroyed by the Septic Tiger yet these councillors saw fit to rezone the farmland INDUSTRIAL.

Disgraceful.

Batterstown is just a tiny village, and although it will be near the new M3 interchange (for Trim), industrial zoning is inappropriate there.

[EoinMn]

Meath Councillors are among the worst

Not as bad as Galway county councillors.

[121.5]

why did you highlight those 3? are they the local ones?

fcking shambles though. Meath Councillors are among the worst

DUNSHAUGHLIN AREA VOTERS

The following Councillors voted to rezone land in Batterstown in material contravention of the county development plan.

CHARLES BOBBETT
NICK KILLIAN
NOEL LEONARD

- JOSEPH BONNER & OLIVER BROOKS WERE 'ABSENT' for this Important vote

Yes, that would be correct, they are the Local Dunshaughlin Area Councillors.

Shame on them.

[White Horse]

Batterstown is a pleasant village that was not destroyed by the Septic Tiger yet these councillors saw fit to rezone the farmland INDUSTRIAL.

God forbid that anyone would want to create employment in Meath.

Why can't they commute to Dublin for work. Isn't that why John Gormley is tarring over the Hill of Tara?

[Paddylekker]

Batterstown has a pub, a petrol station and a church. That's it. There's hardly another building in it.

While not ugly I don't think even the residents would describe it as pretty.

It really is the modern Irish village.

[EoinMn]

God forbid that anyone would want to create employment in Meath.

There is an empty industrial estate in Trim. And Blanchardstown is probably even closer than Trim.

[Jock_the_Waster]

God forbid that anyone would want to create employment in Meath.

Why can't they commute to Dublin for work. Isn't that why John Gormley is tarring over the Hill of Tara?

White Horse: 'God forbid that anyone would want to create employment in Meath'
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The Company that had the land rezoned is already operating from an Industrial Unit in Dunshaughlin

There is already hundreds of Acres of Industrial land in the Country

There are hundreds of empty units within a 10 mile radius. (Blanchardstown, Trim, Ashbourne)

Why REZONE farmland into INDUSTRIAL land in Material CONTRAVENTION of the County Development Plan ??

[Declan123]

Why REZONE farmland into INDUSTRIAL land in Material CONTRAVENTION of the County Development Plan ??

Because the developers wanted it!!!

I see Brian was the only local one to vote against it.