Plans for Balbriggan expansion to go on display

Balbriggan is set to double in size within six years, according to the Balbriggan and District Chamber of Commerce. The plans for its expansion will be on display at Balbriggan Expo on Wednesday November 21st at the Bracken Court Hotel in the town.

With a projected growth in the population from 10,000 to 25,000 by the year 2007, the purpose of Expo is to allow investors, developers, employers and the public view proposed plans for the expansion of infrastructure and services in Balbriggan.

Exhibitors - who will include developers and service providers - will display plans and models detailing their role in the development of Balbriggan, which has been targeted as one of the major growth areas in Leinster between 2000 and 2010. As well as residential development, the expansion will be boosted by the rezoning of lands for commercial development, coupled with Balbriggan's strategic location on the north-south corridor and proximity to the airport.

There will be speakers from various bodies including Donogh McGowan, president of the Balbriggan and District Chamber of Commerce, Mark Walshe from Fingal County Council, who will give an outline of Balbriggan's Integrated Development Framework, Michael Mackeray of the Dublin Transport office, Brendan Butler of IBEC and Conor Skehan, environmental and planning consultant.