PLANNING

Councillor Fortune says “I would like to see stronger planning laws.  I believe it is very important that local residents are listened to, and in my experience this is really not happening. We would have better projects in all areas if this was the case. We are now paying for some bad decisions that have [...]

There is an urgent need for the whole area of anti-social behaviour to be faced up to. It needs the County Council, Councillors and Gardai to work together to try and tackle this ever-increasing problem. Existing passageways that are a necessity in many
cases should be upgraded with proper and adequate lighting and CCTV, this would [...]

I have asked Wicklow County Council to include within their work plan replacement of footpaths Greystones, Kilcoole, Killadreenan, Delgany and Killincarrig.

Rezoning Defeated -
Cllr. Tom Fortune was successful in getting the rescinding of the rezoning proposal for a residential facility on Sea Road, Newcastle at Wicklow County Council. “I’m delighted that the residents of Newcastle won out in the end,” says Tom “and that I was able to ensure success.

Leabeg Lane -
The dumping problem was sorted [...]