6th March 2015 :
Simon Walton, Acting Director of Services, said on KCLR radio on the 6th March:
“We are satisfied fully that those in-river methodologies… that we are using…. are the most appropriate means….that is why we doing it that way… of minimising the risk of adverse impact on the River Nore.”
An Bord Pleanala Decision (signed 27th February 2015) :
“Having considered the request from Kilkenny County Council and the report of the Inspector… the Board has decided not to make the requested amendment.”
Save Kilkenny Press Statement :
An Bord Pleanála has definitively rejected Kilkenny County Council’s application for retrospective planning permission for the in-river works done last summer. So whether or not Kilkenny County Council believe that their methodology “are the most appropriate means” is entirely irrelevant. The issue here is simple – Kilkenny County Council failed to adhere to the conditions imposed by An Bord Pleanála.
Misdirection and waffle do not change the facts. Last summer’s works and the current proposed works for 2015, have not been appropriately assessed.