Proposed 100 holiday houses in Castletownsend, Co.Cork

["Brendan O'Cianain" <baffinbay@hotmail.com>]

Dear Friends,
I'd like to pass on to you this mail I received recently about the 
picturesque West Cork seaside village of Castletownsend which is in danger 
of being overwhelmed by an housing estate of holiday houses.
B.O'Cianáin

From: Richard Vickery <dvickbowhall@eircom.net>


              PROPOSED 100 HOLIDAY HOUSE DEVELOPMENT

        FLEMING, A DEVELOPER FROM BANDON IS SEEKING PERMISSION FROM CORK CC 
PLANNING AUTHORITY, REFERENCE # W/005947 TO OVERWHELM OUR TINY SEASIDE 
VILLAGE WITH A 100 HOLIDAY HOUSE DEVELOPMENT WHEN OUR RESTRICTED HARBOR 
FRONT AND CUL DE SAC MAIN STREET ARE ALREADY OVERCROWDED IN SUMMER WITH 
BOATS AND CARS AND EVERY NEARBY BEACH IS FULL TO OVERFLOWING.
        OUR RESIDENTS COMMITTEE FIND THAT NO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESMENT 
HAS BEEN MADE AND REGARD THE QUADRUPLING OF THE 122 PERMANENT POPULATION ( 
THE VAST MAJORITY OF WHOM WE REPRESENT ) WOULD BE A COMPLETE DISASTER.
        CAN YOU PROVIDE US WITH ASSISTANCE IN OUR EFFORTS TO DEFEAT THIS 
HOLIDAY HOUSE DEVELOPMENT ?
         SINCERELY FREDA  SALTER-TOWNSHEND  SECY. CASTLETOWNSHEND PLANNING 
COMMITTEE.
         CASTLETOWNSHEND, CO. CORK
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