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We have updated the website home page again and there are a few short bullet points for folks that wish to send in an observation but don’t know where to start. Check out our home page There are lots of links there for further information such as relevant reports/plans. Thank you for your ongoing support, TheContinue reading “deadline – this Thurs 15th Feb at 5.30pm”

As a result of our town hall meeting on 6th Feb 2024, this new petition and sign sheet will be available over this weekend (9-11 Feb 2024). If you wish to sign it, or people you know would like to sign it, please watch out for it in our towns and villages. If you wouldContinue reading “Petition – Feb 2024”

Save Mount Leinster Public Meeting in Myshall Community Hall (R21P797) on Tuesday 6th February 2024, at 8.30pm. Details of the case and links for relevant reports/plans are on the Save Mount Leinster website. An Bord Pleanála have reactivated the appeal after a recent quashing of the Judicial Review and further general submissions/observations are requested by ABP before 5.30pm on 15thContinue reading “Meeting Myshall Tues 6th Feb 2024 at 8.30pm”

Some useful documents :  The letter sent to us, dated 19th Jan 2024: cover letter from ABP with a 3-page High Court note. The last An Bord Pleanála inspector’s report (PDF file) on this case.  A new one is underway now. Carlow County Development Plan 2022-2028    Contents on the right-hand-side Climate action plan :  updated 20 Sept 2023Continue reading “Useful documents – for new submission by 15th Feb 2024”

Update from SML on 26th January 2024 Many people who made submissions to An Bord Pleanála will have received a letter from An Bord Pleanála saying that further submissions can be accepted by 15th February 2024 by 5.30pm. Along with the letter was a 3-page document  from the High Court noting that the ABP refusalContinue reading “new submission by 15th Feb 2024 – what is this all about?”

Join SML at a public meeting on Tues 7th Nov 2023 at 8.30pm in Myshall Community Hall. Discussion and update on the latest development. Latest information here : https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/an-bord-pleanala-conceds-in-challenge-to-refusal-of-carlow-wind-farm-1543739.html

9th March 2023 – letter received from ABP who REFUSE PERMISSION to Coillte CGA, based on the following: ‘Notwithstanding the general planning policy support for wind energy generation at national , regional and local policy level including Objective WE 01 of the Carlow County Development Plan 2022-2028, which seeks to increase the penetration of windContinue reading “ABP – REFUSE PERMISSION to Coillte”

Have your say. The Draft County Carlow Development Plan 2022-2028 is available to view on the Co Carlow Council website and submissions can be made up to 1st October 2021. LINK for submissions and Draft plan Save Mount Leinster will be making a submission which you can view at the Co Co website on 29/30Continue reading “County Dev Plan”

Join us on this Sunday 29th August at 11am at the Nine Stone Carpark at Mount Leinster and we will walk along towards the nearby source of the Burren River. There Richard Burgess will talk to us about the importance of water health. Richard Burgess, Tullow native and Farmer, is a passionate Fisherman and isContinue reading “A special event – This Sunday morning, 11am 29th Aug at the Nine Stones”

Reminder – if you are sending an Observation to An Bord Pleanála, it is due by close of business tomorrow, Monday 10th May. An Bord Pleanála do NOT accept email submissions, so your letter must be delivered tomorrow (or in the post last week). We know of some people driving to Dublin on Monday morningContinue reading “Observation due by 10th May”