By Dan Walsh at Enniscorthy Municipal District Council meeting
An update on the Enniscorthy Town Centre Regeneration Project and the redevelopment of the old Murphy Flood’s Hotel site in the town centre were contained in reports presented at the March meeting of Enniscorthy Municipal District Council held in the Council Chamber, Presentation Centre, last Monday. Cathaoirleach Cllr John O’Rourke was in the chair.
It was reported that Wexford County Council Planning Department, in collaboration with Special Projects, has developed a strategic plan for Enniscorthy town centre, which was adopted at the Enniscorthy Municipal District meeting in December 2022.
Regeneration works to the Market Square, Enniscorthy Castle Quarter and Templeshannon will form part of a forthcoming Call 4 URDF application.
The Part 8 process for Market Square and town centre street enhancement was commenced on October 4th 2023, which was designed by Moloney O’Beirne Architects & Roughan & O’Donovan Consulting Engineers. Following a public submission, An Bord Pleanála have requested further information from Wexford County Council in relation to the proposed development. This was submitted to An Bord Pleanála on December 18th, 2023.
Preliminary design work on the Enniscorthy Castle Quarter project has now also commenced and it is intended to submit a Part 8 planning application for this in Q2 2024. ODKM Architects have been appointed to undertake concept master planning design services for the Templeshannon Regeneration Project. This masterplan will be completed in time for the forthcoming URDF application.
In other information regards the Murphy Floods Redevelopment Wexford County Council has acquired the former Murphy Floods Hotel site, and adjacent derelict properties, in Enniscorthy Town Centre. The Council now seeks to advance a proposal to redevelop this vacant plot, which has previously secured Part 8 consent in July 2022. O’Connor Sutton Cronin Consulting Engineers were appointed in May 2023 to undertake full stage design services for the demolition and site preparation elements of the scheme.
A tender competition to appoint a works contractor for the demolition works onsite has commenced and tender assessment is nearing completion. Phase 1 works are anticipated to commence on site in Q2 2024, which is in the April-June period.
NOTE; Q2 is a reference to the period April- June. The year is divided into four Q’s (quarters) which is the estimated time scale language used in official reports from Wexford County Council.
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