Blessington, Co. Wicklow
Construction of a new walking and cycling greenway around the Blessington Lakes.
17307 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 23 March 2017
- Reference
- 17307
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 March 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves constructing a new crushed stone track and upgrading existing tracks to create a walking and cycling greenway. Works will include shallow excavation, laying geotextile, installing approximately 100 culverts, 18 light bridges over streams, fencing, and minor landscaping.
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Development description
Greenway. Construct a new crushed stone track in order to create a walking & cycling greenway which will follow the edge of the blessington lakes together with the upgrading of the existing tracks commencing in the town of blessington and following a route close to the shoreline through the townlands of baltyboys lower, tulfarris, rathballylong, baltyboys upper, monamuck, valleymount, annacarney, carrigacurra, ballyknockan, ballynastockan, lackan, sroughan, carrig, knockieran upper, knockieran lower, blessington and burgage more and the villages of valleymount, ballyknockan and lacken before returning to blessington at knockieran bridge. Upgrading works will include widening of existing track and laying of geotextile with a surface layer of crushed stone surface. Construction works will involve shallow excavation, laying of geotextile with a surface layer of crushed stone surface, placement of apprx 100 culverts, 18 light bridges over larger streams, fencing and minor landscaping
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received23 March 2017
- Decision due17 May 2017
- Decision issued3 July 2017
- Grant issued3 August 2017
- Permission expiry2 August 2022
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