http://www.keepbishopscourtgreen.org/blog Keep Bishopscourt Green Campaign Blog Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:56:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en News just in ....... Ken Mahon is to apply for a Judicial Review in relation to An Bord Pleanala's decision regarding Bishopscourt Green. An Bord Pleanála's decision is final and can only be challenged by judicial review in the High Court. This process will judge whether the Board followed due ... http://www.keepbishopscourtgreen.org/blog/?p=85 Residents celebrate as city green saved. by Eoin English The planning appeals board has saved a cherished city green from development. Residents were celebrating after An Bord Pleanála upheld a previous decision by Cork City Council to refuse planning permission for developer Ken Mahon's controversial 44-unit apartment complex on Bishopscourt ... http://www.keepbishopscourtgreen.org/blog/?p=80 Planning an Development Acts 2000 to 2007 Cork City Planning Register Reference Number 08/33107 An Bord Pleanála Reference Number PL28.230339 Appeal by Ken Mahon, care of Spatial Planning Solutions of Studio 4, Crawford Business Park, Proby's Quay, Cork against the decision made on the 8th day of July, 2008 by Cork City Council to ... http://www.keepbishopscourtgreen.org/blog/?p=79 The decision of an Bord Pleanála has been deferred until the ninth of January two thousand and nine.  This is because of the volume of applications An Bord Pleanála has to deal with. http://www.keepbishopscourtgreen.org/blog/?p=78 The appeal by Ken Mahon is now on the Cork City planning site. The appeal is also listed on the An Bord Pleanála website.   http://www.keepbishopscourtgreen.org/blog/?p=77 By Mary O'Keefe Cork City Council has refused a planning application to develop 44 residential units on a site at Bishopscourt Green. A total of 161 submissions had been made to the local authority objecting to the proposed development while the lower Bishopscourt Residents Group, Communities for Sustainable Development (CSD) and a ... http://www.keepbishopscourtgreen.org/blog/?p=76 In this National Geographic article, the virtues and importance of green spaces in our environment is again emphasised. The world needs parks. Whether they're slivers of green in a crowded city or 20,000 square miles (52,000 square kilometers) of designated wilderness, parks nourish the human spirit, help sustain the planet, ... http://www.keepbishopscourtgreen.org/blog/?p=72 by Eoin English of the Irish Examiner A DEVELOPER’S controversial plan to build apartments on a suburban green have been shot down for the second time this year. Planners in Cork City Council yesterday refused to grant outline planning permission to developer Ken Mahon for his 44-apartment and underground car park scheme ... http://www.keepbishopscourtgreen.org/blog/?p=71 Last year, we wrote a post informing you how to keep an eye on applications made to an Bord Pleanala. Here it is again. An Bord Pleanala have made use of RSS technology to show planning appeals as they are lodged. The RSS feed for Cork City Council will show ... http://www.keepbishopscourtgreen.org/blog/?p=69 COMHAIRLE CATHRACH CHORCAI - CORK CITY COUNCIL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT, 2000 NOTIFICATION OF DECISION TO REFUSE TO GRANT OUTLINE PERMISSION UNDER SECTION 34 OF THE ACT OF 2000 Mr. Ken Mahon ... http://www.keepbishopscourtgreen.org/blog/?p=70