Access through Balreask Manor & Canterbrook

This is still a major issue.

Two years ago it was the only concession made to residents in the final report on the LAP3. Section 5.3.3 was changed so that the road through the estates would be blocked by a bollard-type arrangement, which would be removed two years after completion of the LAP3, in consulatation with the residents.

At the meeting on March 12th, Cllrs Jim Holloway and Joe O'Reilly cleared up one point of confusion - "residents" means the residents of Balreask Manor and Canterbrook.

Another discussion point concerns the tactics to be used around this point. Should the residents concede on vehicular access straightaway, in case the bollard area became a focus for anti-social behaviour? On the other hand (and this is my own opinion), the residents could start with the bollards and request their removal should that happen.

After all the discussions on the LAP3, this should be one point on which the council should be challenged, in view of the fact that the application of McAleer and Laverty contravene the plan.