In accordance with provisions of PART XI of the Planning Acts 2000 (as amended) and Part 8 of the Planning and Development Regulations (as amended), notice is hereby given that Wicklow County Council proposes :
Installation of a Footpaths and Public Lighting at the Herbert Road, Kilbride, Bray, Co. Wicklow
The works shall consist of the following:
- Regarding of verges, vegetation clearance and tree felling as required.
- Construction of about 410m of concrete kerb and macadam footpaths varying from 1.5-1.8m in width.
- Reducing roadway width to 6.0m on straight sections and 6.5m on curves, including widening of existing concrete footpath. Existing width on hairpin bend maintained.
- Install cable ducts, maximum 6m high lighting columns and S2 class lighting.
- Install an advisory pedestrian crossing and ancillary warning signs on the route.
- New road surface overlay and landscaping disturbed ground at completion of other civil works.
In accordance with Article 81 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001-2018, Wicklow County Council had concluded from a preliminary examination pursuant to the provisions of article 120(1)(b)(i) of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001-2018 that there is no real likelihood of significant effects on the environment arising from the proposed development and that an Environmental Impact Assessment is not required.
Where any person considers that the proposed development would be likely to have significant effects on the environment, he or she may, at any time before the expiration of 4 weeks beginning on the date of publication of this notice, apply in accordance with the provisions of Article 120 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001-2018, to An Bord Pleanála for a screening determination as to whether the development would be likely to have such effects.
In accordance with the provisions of article 250 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2019, Wicklow County Council has carried out a screening of the proposed development to assess, in view of best scientific knowledge, if the development, individually or in combination with other plans or projects, would be likely to have a significant effect on a European site. Accordingly, Wicklow County Council has determined that the proposed development would not be likely to have a significant effect on a European site.
Plans and particulars of the proposed development may be inspected or purchased at a fee, not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at Wicklow County Council, Planning Section, Council Buildings, Wicklow Town, Co. Wicklow during public opening hours and at Bray Municipal District Offices, Civic Offices, Main Street, Bray, Co. Wicklow, during opening hours from 9:00 a.m. to 13:00 p.m. and 2:00pm to 4:00pm Monday to Friday excluding Bank Holidays and at Bray libraries during opening hours for a period between Wednesday 27th July 2022 to Thursday 25th August 2022.
Submissions or observations with respect to the proposed development dealing with the proper planning and sustainable developments of the area in which the developments would be situated may be made in writing to the District Administrator, Municipal District of Bray, Civic Offices, Bray, Co. Wicklow on or before noon Thursday 8th September 2022. Submissions and Observations should be clearly marked ‘Herbert Road Footpath – Part 8’. Submissions may also be made by email via the following address: braymd@wicklowcoco.ie
Further information generally is available by contacting the Municipal District of Bray directly on 01 274 4900.