We are badly let down by Sligo Co Co Planning Dept

Posted on August 15, 2009 | Filed Under Environment 

Late last night (14th August) it was announced on the Sligo Co Co website that planning permission has been granted to Sligo Airport for the 285 meter runway extension on Dorrins Strand. Sligo Co Co planning department have granted this permission in the face of overwhelming objection from local people and environmental groups.

Up to 300 objections have been made against this project including objections from Dept of Environment, Birdwatch Ireland, Birdwatch Sligo, An Taisce as well as detailed carefully researched objections from local residents and visitors to the area.

The environmental law and advice on this matter is very clear. This project can not go ahead and contravenes Irish and EU law.

The common sense of the case says that it cannot be correct to build an airport runway on a public beach and trample over the rights of local people and inflict irreparable damage to a magnificent wildlife habitat and the natural heritage.

Lastly in a time when every person in our society is experiencing severe cuts in income and extortionate increases in taxation how can the Board of Directors of the Airport justify this spending of public monies?

We really expected more from the six politicians and the County Manager; all of whom are on the Board of the Airport and clearly support this project, when the millions being spent could have been used to improve schools, hospitals, roads etc. What world do these people live in?

We will vigorously object to this planning decision with Bord Pleanala.

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2 Responses to “We are badly let down by Sligo Co Co Planning Dept”

  1. James on August 17th, 2009 10:42 am

    This is truly shocking, it shows complete contempt for the will of the local people letter of law, This country hasn’t progressed at all from the small minded parish politician thinking only of his own agenda.

  2. ciaran on August 27th, 2009 12:27 pm

    Is it possible to forward the contents of this site to the department of transport.We need urgent feed back from people in power,it seems irregular dealings were in use in this case.

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