As of today, there were one hundred and thrity four (134) one hundred and sixty one (161) objections to Ken Mahon’s application for outline permission to build 44 apartments in two buildings ranging in height from two to three storeys on Bishopscourt Green.

A huge thank you to everyone who took the time to object to his application.

We will now wait with fingers crossed that this application will be turned down.  The decision is due on the 8th of July 2008.

Neasan O’Shea was interviewed by Neil Prenderville. Ken Mahon declined to partake in the interview. According to Niall Prenderville Ken Mahon stated that he was only building four houses on the site. He made no disclosure regarding the new application for forty four apartments in two buildings. Instead he chose to focus on his four houses. An application for which was turned down last year. One can only wonder why Ken Mahon made no mention of his forty four apartments.

The interview can be listened to here:

96FM interview

The deadline for submission of objections against developing the green is one week from today.

All letters of objection must be lodged by the 17th of June 2008.

An objection letter against application number 08/33107 can be lodged with the City Planning Authorities.

The fee payable is €20.00

Submissions should be sent to:

Planning and Development Directorate,
Cork City Council, City Hall,
Cork, Ireland.

Fax: + 353 21 4924706

e-mail: planning@corkcity.ie

Open to the Public:
Public Counter: 9.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. (including lunch) Monday to Friday. Please note that the last file will be given out 15 minutes before closing time.
Planning Directorate: 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. and 2.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.

An article from yesterday’s evening echo on the rally of the green.

Councillor Brian Bermingham appealed for Ken Mahon to withdraw his application to develop the Green.

Today’s Evening Echo has a story with details of the protest rally planned on Bishopscourt Green, this coming thursday at half past seven in the evening (7:30pm, 1930hrs.)

We would appeal to all supporters of our campaign to come along to this protest meeting. The “Keep Bishopscourt Green” Campaign needs your support!

The resident’s committee will be available to talk to anyone who wishes to lodge an objection to Ken Mahon’s planning application but is unsure of how to go about it.

We hope to see a large crowd there!

If you can’t make the meeting, you can support us by signing our petition or lodging a planning objection.