Improving the public transport infrastructure in north county Dublin is the most pressing issue for locals in Fingal ahead of the local elections next week.
Swords councillors have called for a judicial review over the decision by An Bord Pleanála to grant planning permission to MKN Property Group for an apartment complex at Fosterstown, Swords.
The Strategic Housing Development (SHD) is to be constructed as part of Phase 1 plans at the townlands of Fosterstown North and Cremona, Swords.
The development will see the construction of hundreds of new apartments as well as a creche and retail units.
The Strategic Housing Development process allows large-scale developments to bypass local authorities and go straight to An Bord Pleanála.
A motion put forward by Cllr Dean Mulligan (I4C) and Cllr Ann Graves (SF) at a recent meeting of the full council - and signed by all Swords councillors - called on Fingal County Council to challenge the decision by An Bord Pleanála by way of a judicial review.
New Fingal County Council speed limit by-laws are set to see a speed limit of 30kph introduced for more residential estates and go-slow limits set for our schools.
The Fingal County Council Special Speed Limit Draft Bye-Laws 2021 were approved at a recent full meeting of the council.
The completion of a five-year speed limit review on regional and local roads is required by the Department of Transport and supported by Fingal County Council s Road Safety Plan.
The previous full county speed limit review was adopted in 2014, and a number of amendments to the 2014 Speed Limits have been enacted between 2014-2019 incorporating the necessary changes to the speed limits on the road network as they were required.