Permission has been granted for a new dog park in Athenry – despite objections from a neighbouring school that the noise will drive them barking mad. But this week Galway County Council gave the go ahead for the development of the park for the ‘exercising and socialising’ of dogs – on condition that no floodlights [...]
Guidance Note for Noise Action Planning (for the first round of the Environmental Noise Regulations 2006) proposes the use of ProPG. The EPA Guidance note for Noise Action planning (2009) includes some sections that cover planning aspects and it contains the following observation; ‘Whilst Local Authorities have it within their powers to set conditions relating [...]