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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”

Coillte have lodged an Appeal with An Bord Pleanála. Observations must be submitted by the public, on or before Monday 10th May 2021 to The Secretary, An Bord Pleanála, 64 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1, D01 V902 with €50. Case Reference : PL01.309937 The purpose of this Save Mount Leinster Virtual Town Hall meeting, tomorrow, Thursday 22nd,Continue reading “Town Hall Meeting – 8pm, Thurs 22nd April 2021”

Coillte have lodged an appeal to An Bord Pleanála (ABP) on 14th April 2021. Details of the appeal can be found on the Coillte website. Please continue to support our SML campaign. Make your voice heard – you too can make a submission to ABP by 10th May 2021. More details will be posted soonContinue reading “Appeal”

Carlow Co Co have refused planning for Coillte’s Wind Farm at Croaghaun at Mount Leinster, this evening March 18th, 2021. This is great news for the local community, however, should Coillte appeal the decision and this goes to An Bord Pleanála, we will still need lots of help to keep the campaign going. The reasonsContinue reading “Carlow Co Co say NO”

Tomorrow week (25th) is your last day to submit your letter of objection re. the wind farm proposal, to Carlow Co Co. SaveMountLeinster website FAQ section has tips and guidelines on emailing/writing your submission. Keep our Blackstairs Mountains one of Ireland’s few wild places.

You are invited to a Virtual Town Hall meeting on Thursday 4th February from 7.30-9 pm in our Zoom Hall. RSVP to savemountleinster@gmail.com for a zoom link. Numbers are limited so book your virtual seat asap. Our community will discuss the current windfarm proposal by Coillte at Corraby Gap/ Kilbrannish at Mount Leinster. If you are thinkingContinue reading “Town Hall Meeting – this Thursday 4th Feb”

UPDATE Mon 18th Jan 2021: The current Coillte planning application no. 217 was invalidated by Carlow Co Co today as ‘INCOMPLETE’. LINK here Another application is expected to be lodged by Coillte.