January 2011
Greystones Harbour
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Storm 2012
Greystones Harbour
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Slide 2 D4
DMitchell, 23/04/2012
It Opens-----November 2011
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2007: Greystones Harbour Silted & Walls Collapsed for 110 years ! Cllr Derek Mitchell
Greystones Harbour History • • • • • • • • •
1888 Built amid controversy Silting & wall collapses 1930 Storm 15 houses disappear 1960’s Kish Base 1980 WCC tidal study 1990’s Tracey & Gubay plans 1998 Think-Tank & Arup/Noone study 1999 Present Plan adopted by WCC 2001 Client’s Representative appointed to advise how to procure project and to procure as PPP. • 2005 CPO Foreshore, Land & close Rights of Way • 2008 Start Construction • 2011 Open Interim Harbour Cllr. Derek Mitchell
Greystones harbour •Town expand 40%. As large as Wexford Town or Sligo •Need for Focal Point and Community Facilities •Wicklow fastest growing Maritime County •Least Sea Access Points. 6 as against Galway 197.
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2014: PUBLIC SQUARE as TOWN FOCAL POINT
Leisure Use of Sea as Central Feature of Town Cllr. Derek Mitchell
Recreation Centre for Expanding Population Public Access to Sea
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Clubhouses & Boatyards for Sea Scouts, Rowers,Divers, Sailors, Anglers, CoastGuard 2 Public All Tide Launch Slips
Area for Shows, tall columns for banners and festive decorations Good lighting, canopies, cafes, grass mounds, striking paving.
Copenhagen Model. North East Gale. Inner Basin Calm enough to moor boats
Greystones Harbour
Cllr. Derek Mitchell
Smaller harbour considered 2003 • • • • • • • •
Main Problem -As rough or rougher than previous harbour -Silt up as much as previous Thus unsafe to moor boats! Minor Problems -Bad Architecturally -Need €8m subsidy from somebody -Not all users catered for
• 10 Other designs considered. Either unacceptable or not viable. Greystones Harbour
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Start of Building 2008
Greystones Harbour
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Wall Section
Greystones Harbour
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Project Widely Acclaimed
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Greystones Harbour Storm during Construction
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Cllr. Derek Mitchell
July 2009
Entrance Roundhead being built.
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January 2010
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January 2010
Greystones Harbour
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Greystones Harbour Plan
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230 Berths, Boardwalk, New Beach, 375 Homes, Shops, No Government Funding, Primary Health Care Centre added
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Greystones Harbour Plan October 2011 D1
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Slide 21 D1
cllr Derek Mit DMitchell, 20/10/2011
Greystones Harbour Plan October 2011
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Bollards
Greystones Harbour
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Bray No Water
Greystones: Water even at Low Tide D5
Greystones Harbour
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DMitchell, 23/04/2012
Rowing Club Moves In April 2012 after 20 years waiting
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Greystones Harbour
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Work done Apr/May 2012 • • • •
Fill in borrow pit Erect safety bollards due to usage. 5 Club Compounds ready. Beach Nourishment
• Future progress • Health Centre. Finance expected soon. HSE has rented. Will be grassed if not constructed. • CoastGuard. To tender 2012. Construction expected 2013. • Marina. Being designed. 2013 expected. • North Area Appearance. Construction Site. But being considered. • Housing/Boardwalk/Clubhouses later. Greystones Harbour
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Achievement • Good selection & management to keep going in crisis. Largest leisure project in Ireland. • Compare Dublin Docklands Authority. €200+m taxpayers money, nothing achieved later on. • Greystones. Virtually no taxpayers money, new harbour built as Town ‘Icon’ and central feature. • Recognition. World Conference, International Magazines, Afloat. • Delays Happen. DART campaign took 22 years. Greystones Harbour
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