Department raises questions over council bid for plan
by Joan Duignan Updated: Wednesday, 5th November, 2008 9:30am
The Department of Environment has raised questions over Meath County Council"s proposals for the controversial Drogheda South Environs local area plan which is at the centre of the row over the future of Drogheda Utd.
In a submission to the council, the Department said it wasn"t clear why lands on the Mill Road/Marsh Road area outside Drogheda, were being zoned for residential and other purposes.
'The Planning Strategy for the Greater Drogheda Area (2007) designates this land as a strategic land reserve and it is not envisaged that it would be developed within any of the four phases identified in the planning strategy,' according to the Department"s submission. The Department also pointed put that the phasing envisaged in the planning strategy were not reflected in the council draft LAP.
Meanwhile, the future of Drogheda United remains in doubt this week as a report to the council by County Manager Tom Dowling, on Monday, indicated that he didn"t propose any changes to the controversial draft plan. The councillors have six weeks to consider the draft plan before adopting it, either with or without any amendments.
Furious Drogheda United supporters held a noisy demonstration before Monday"s meeting of Meath County Council, accusing the council of threatening the future of the club, which went into examinership last week.
The manager"s report has not recommended any change in the zoning of lands that developer Bill Doyle says he needs zoned for housing, so he can fund the building of Drogheda United"s proposed new stadium.
Mr Doyle and the Drogheda United football club had asked for the lands at Bryanstown to be zoned for housing.
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