Intent: That any zoning and development would be in cognizant of the Co Wicklow Vision for Community Wellbeing.::Wise use of our resources and care for our environment, should be central to any development to enable people to live healthy and sustainable lives::All planning decisions and development would support sustainability and liveability::Connectivity is recognized as vitally important. Transport and infrastructure should support access to education, employment and services that communities need to be healthy and to thrive.
Details: Draft Regional Spatial & Economic Strategy for the Eastern & Midland Region
Intent: That Wicklow County Council signs up to the Nuclear Free Local Authorities::That Wicklow County Council invite Attracta Ui Bhroin and Professor John Sweeny to address the January Council meeting
Details: Transboundary Environmental Public Consultation on the Wylfa Newyedd Nuclear Power Plant, Anglesey, North Wales.
Intent: • Make the new third lane a bus and car-pooling lane; a lane that may be used by buses and only those cars carrying three (3) or more passengers.::• Provide free and easily accessible Park 'n Rides at all junctions on the N11/M11. • Improve and extend existing Park 'n Rides servicing the Luas and Dart lines.::• Increase the number of buses using the N11/M11
Intent: We were proposing to retain the existing zoning in line with the managers wording within the LAP
Details: Bray LAP was the subject of review by Wicklow Co Co - there were motions to change the zoning on the former Bray Golf Club Lands which would have seen the managers recommendations altered
A general letter was sent to all of the Wicklow Councillors setting out our view in respect of the Bray LAP - LetterCllr Chris Fox - MeetingCllr Irene Winters - Meeting
60 were to councillors asking them to rezone the floodplain in the Local Area Plan for Bray: this was unsuccessful. The rest were to Minister Eoghan Murphy and to other Ministers or TDs asking them as 'collegiate Government' to ask Minister Eoghan Murphy to issue a Directive to have Wicklow County Council bring their LAP into line with mandatory 2009 Guidelines on flood risk management. - EmailCalls to councillors asking for their support - Phone callEven these few were not direct appeals but rather references to what we hoped councillors/TDs. - Social Media
Rezoning of land within Bray Development Plan - EmailRezoning of land within Bray Development Plan - LetterRezoning of land within Bray Development Plan - Phone call
Around 220 letters/petitions from residents which we presented to the Cathaoirleach of Bray Municipal District, asking councillors to rezone the floodplain. Also 2 letters to an elderly councillor who does not use email, repeating the invitation we had sent by email to the other 31 councillors. - LetterAround 50 calls or texts to county councillors following up on our invitation to the meetings outlined below. - Phone callOnline petition on change.org, promoted on our FB page addressed to Wicklow County Council re zoning. Also addressed to Ministers but concerning purchasing the floodplain, not rezoning. Also petition updates via change.org. - Social Media
Intent: To propose the scrapping Section 8 of this bill which would allow hedgecutting in August & burning in March will negatively impact breeding birds and other biodiversity. Comms also included detail on the impacts of burning on birds and other wildlife.
Details: Submitted proposed amendments to the Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016, the UN CRPD 'Triple lock' and the lived experience of people with disabilities in Ireland.
