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The Greystones Harbour Development consists of the following elements:
  • Coastal Protection Works
  • Upgraded Bray / Greystones Walk
  • A new Harbour
  • New facilities for local sporting clubs including:
      - Greystones Sailing Club »
      - Greystones Ridge Anglers Club
      - Greystones Rowing Club »
      - Greystones Sea Scouts
      - Wicklow Aquanauts
  • Provision for a new Coastguard Station
  • A new Beach Area
  • A new improved Public Park
  • A new Public Boardwalk
  • 341 Residential Units
  • New retail facilities including Cafes/Restaurants
  • 230 Berth Matin
What are you thinking about the New Marina

 

What are you thinking about the New Marina?  

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Presentation outlining a proposed New Plan for the harbour development. Take a look  HERE.
A Work in Progress at Greystones Harbour  - Take a look at some great photos HERE
Newsletter May 2010 - about progress and plans for Greystones Harbour HERE
 
Add your update or point of view HERE

1 Sep 2010    2nd Part 8 Published on Greystones Harbour [...] more
Wicklow County Council has just published the second Part 8 Planning Application in relation to Greystones Harbour (Ciaran Hayden)
 
30 Aug 2010    Council & developer must make clear the residential plans for Greystones Harbour [...] more
Councillor Harris states he would not support any modified residential plans for harbour development which try to skirt the need for an Environmental Impact Statement to be passed by An Bord Pleanala (Simon Harris)
 
21 Aug 2010    Rowing Club Calls on Wicklow Councillors to do the right thing [...] more
The Chairman and Committee of Greystones Rowing Club are calling on all Wicklow County Councillors to support the Part 8 Planning (Committee - Greystones Rowing Club)
 
30 Jul 2010    Disappointment at lack of interest by National Media at great engineering job [...] more
After a visit to the site of the €300 million Harbour and North Beach Development Fine Gael Councillor George Jones warmly welcomed the progress to date. (George Jones)
 
30 Jul 2010    Aerial shot of Greystones Harbour taken 23rd July [...] more
Greystones Harbour 23rd July showing completed slipway (Derek Mitchell)
 
21 Jul 2010    Submissions on Part 8 Planning Greystones Harbour [...] more
Only six submissions on the Part 8 Planning Application to allow a Primary Care Centre at Greystones Harbour have been received by Wicklow County Council. (Ciaran Hayden)
 
14 Jul 2010    Greystones Harbour Health Centre expected in 2011 [...] more
Sispar, who are building the harbour, stated that the marine works are still on target to be completed this October and building the Medical centre will start then provided Wicklow Council vote for it in September (Derek Mitchell)
 
13 Jul 2010    Harbour Implimentation Committee [...] more
I am delighted to be chosen by my colleagues on Greystones Town Council to sit on the Implementation Committee for Greystones Harbour (Ciaran Hayden)
 
7 Jul 2010    Mayor wants hoarding down during his term [...] more
During my tenure as Mayor, the hoarding at Greystones Harbour must come down and I would like to see a significant start to the community club facilities (Ciaran Hayden)
 
29 Jun 2010    Building at Greystones Harbour delayed by Bord Pleanala [...] more
It had been expected that Wicklow County Council would decide on planning permission in September for changes including the Medical Centre and the extra 34 houses (Derek Mitchell)
 
12 May 2010    Greystones Harbour May Newsletter [...] more
May'10 Newsletter about the progress and plans for Greystones Harbour.  Plans to complete Greystones Harbour announced, first phase of Harbour nearly finished and on schedule. (Derek Mitchell)
 
12 May 2010    Cllr. Derek Mitchell’s welcomes Medical Centre and Harbour Progress [...] more
The developer will complete all marine work by October 2010 and after 110 years of trying to get the harbour sorted out this is great news! (Derek Mitchell)
 
11 May 2010    Labour Party Councillor Tom Fortune has expressed serious reservations about Marina [...] more
Labour Party Councillor Tom Fortune has expressed serious reservations about aspects of the proposals around the stalled Greystones marina project which were made public recently. (Tom Fortune)
 
1 May 2010    Greystones Harbour changes welcomed by Jones [...] more
Representatives of Sispar attended to day's meeting of Greystones Town Council to update members on progress to date and proposals for some changes to existing plans. (George Jones)
 
8 Apr 2010    Clarity needed on the future of Greystones Harbour [...] more
Labour Party Councillor Tom Fortune has expressed concern about what he claims is a level of complacency surrounding the debate about the stalled Marina project at Greystones harbour (Tom Fortune)
 
10 Mar 2010    Greystones Harbour Walls near completion [...] more
Cllr. Derek Mitchell said that many people have spoken to him about their concerns that the harbour will not be completed. The developers are working till midnight to complete all marine works by October 2010 (Derek Mitchell)
 
24 Feb 2010    Harris raises status of Greystones Harbour Development at Town Council Meeting [...] more
Fine Gael County and Town Councillor Simon Harris moved a motion to suspend Standing Orders at the monthly meeting of Greystones Town Council to seek an update on the Greystones Harbour Development Project. (Simon Harris)
 
10 Feb 2010    Greystones Harbour Facilities Delayed [...] more
At a recent Community Liaison meeting it was announced that the marine works for Greystones Harbour, including 2 Public slipways, would be completed by October 2010. (Derek Mitchell)
 
23 Jan 2010    Greystones Harbour December 2009 [...] more
The December photo shows how far work has progressed with about 15 machines working on it. The marine works, including 2 public slipways, should be complete in June this year. The harbour will not open to the public this year as considerable work must be done on the land side. (Derek Mitchell)
 
14 Oct 2009    Greystones Harbour Facilities Delayed [...] more
At a recent Community Liaison meeting it was announced that the marine works for Greystones Harbour, including 2 Public slipways, would be completed by June 2010 (Derek Mitchell)
 
19 Aug 2009    Great progress has been made building the sea walls for the New Greystones Harbour [...] more
Councillor Derek Mitchell (FG) hopes that the sea walls will be finished in 2009 though this is dependent on there being reasonably flat seas. (Derek Mitchell)
 
25 May 2009    We need clarification from Wicklow Co. Co. [...] more
What we now need is clarification from Wicklow Co. Co. as to whether the project will ever be finished and if so when? (Caroline Burrell)
 
16 May 2009    I will continue to press on your behalf for answers on this matter and will keep you informed [...] more
The Marina project, which was opposed by the vast majority of Greystones residents, received planning permission in August 2007 and construction began in November of that year. (Tom Fortune)
 
15 May 2009    The current works at Greystones Harbour are a massive boost [...] more
The current works at Greystones Harbour are a massive boost to the local economy in these uncertain times (Ciaran Hayden)
 
5 May 2009    The present economic downturn concerns are being expressed over the long term future [...] more
As the Councillor who in 1984 tabled a motion at Wicklow County Council to review and consider ways to improve the then very poorly operating harbour. (George Jones)
 
4 May 2009    Progress Report with Pics on Harbour [...] more
The North Harbour Wall is 35% complete and the South Wall is 80% complete. Around 3500 of the 5000 large blocks have been cast.  (Derek Mitchell)
 




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