Labour Party TD for Wicklow, Liz McManus has written to An Bord Pleanala to express her concerns over then planning process relating to the plans for a mixed development at Greystones Harbour.

Deputy McManus said: “This development has been the subject of much public concern. Thousands of local residents petitioned An Bord Pleanála to express their opposition to the scale and impacts of the proposal.

“An Bord Pleanála sought further information and made a number of recommendations regarding changes to the plan. As a result Wicklow County Council submitted significantly revised plans for the development. However because these plans were submitted in response to a request for further information, there is no obligation on the Board to make the information public or to re-open the oral hearing.

“This is unfair because the proposal represents a new application which:
 
*In no significant way addresses the majority of the objections raised by the community.
*Includes new feature which may serve to make it even more unacceptable than the last proposal.

“I want the proposals be put on public display. The public should be given ample time to comment on them. In addition the oral hearing should be re-opened. It would be an important confidence building measure in relation to a major development which should be subject to full public scrutiny.”