Center Parcs Resort for Longford

gingernut79

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/center-parcs-to-seek-planning-for-100m-resort-in-co-longford-1.2161156

Great news if it goes ahead - we could certainly use the jobs and tourist dollars!

davehey79

i swear i thought it was the most elaborate April fools joke when i heard it on Sshannonside this morning !! That was until it was on all the national stations and papers !!

road_high

Is it an April fool or not? Be delighted for Longford if true as it needs a big boost.

davehey79

It's not an April Fools was just the timing had me questioning it !

DragonKhan

Absolutely fantastic news for Longford! Biggest jobs boost since Abbott healthcare?

Bummer1234

Great news, Hope everything goes well in the planning stages.

road_high

Delighted for Longford. I'd say a lot of effort has gone in behind the scenes to persuade them to set up. Really important as the county has suffered worse than anywhere since recession

delahuntv

I think the "leaked" announcement yesterday was purposeful as in a way you woudl think it as an April Fools joke - then you see where Center parcs locate in UK - same sort of location.

These are great places - obviously you get the family holidays in the summer & easter, but in off peak times they have a huge amount of corporate business (I was at 2 conferences in center parcs). You can just see the googles, facebooks, twitters etc having their employee get togethers there.

DragonKhan

I can't get over how great this is for Longford!

All the same if you read the comments on social media and on other threads there is a horrendous amount of begrudgerry and mocking of Longford by those outside the county

ratracer

I'm not from anywhere near Longford, but I really hope this goes ahead. However I fear all the 'environ mentalists' and tree huggers are gonna cause havoc with planning, building etc.... 'Not in my forest'

DragonKhan

ratracer wrote: »

I'm not from anywhere near Longford, but I really hope this goes ahead. However I fear all the 'environ mentalists' and tree huggers are gonna cause havoc with planning, building etc.... 'Not in my forest'

If they do I'll come back from the UK and tell em to eff off from my old running track

road_high

DragonKhan wrote: »

I can't get over how great this is for Longford!

All the same if you read the comments on social media and on other threads there is a horrendous amount of begrudgerry and mocking of Longford by those outside the county

Load of rubbish. Longford has an image problem alright but a lot of it is to do with the place being continually ignored by successive govts. I'm not from up there but it's obvious as day it's needs special help and incentives to promote development, over and above other parts.
Hope it gets going soon. As well development of the N/M4 road for access.

CatFromHue

I think the place they're proposing is only a few km's from the Royal Canal, Abbeyshrule, so could be a good link up there for cyclists cycling it.

Fuzzy Clam

CatFromHue wrote: »

I think the place they're proposing is only a few km's from the Royal Canal, Abbeyshrule, so could be a good link up there for cyclists cycling it.

people going to this place won't be cycling.

KAGY

Fuzzy Clam wrote: »

people going to this place won't be cycling.

They mightn't be cycling there but there will certainly be a lot with bikes. A good track along the canal will allow the "outdoorsie family" to cycle a fair distance.

Lux23

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/center-parcs-to-unveil-model-for-200m-longford-site-1.2332465

Big unveiling, I hope it goes down well but they retain the natural beauty of the forest.

KAGY

Some 15 Longford county councillors and the four local TDs James Bannon,Willie Penrose, Robert Troy andGabrielle McFadden visited its latest development, Center Parcs Woburn Forest in Bedfordshire this week. [\quote]

19 of them! FFS. I wonder who paid for them?

Fuzzy Clam

I presume it means that those of us that use the woods for walking will no longer be allowed to once the state owned woods have been sold to a private entity.

INPUT INNPUT

Fuzzy Clam wrote: »

I presume it means that those of us that use the woods for walking will no longer be allowed to once the state owned woods have been sold to a private entity.

Hi Fuzzy, it's gonna change abit alright, see the new green path around the perimeter (outside) on the map here, Number 4



That's the new walk they are (supposedly) gonna make to keep the local riff-raff away from the high end clientele they are expecting to fill the uber expensive Cabins during the WK.


Now, this lot,


after their jolly boys paid for outing will probably agree to anything after their few days away so you'd be needing to check if that remains when the planning permission goes in...you'd imagine it'd be a first thing on the list/basic requirement for local access to remain but with this country nowadays...:rolleyes:

Centre Parcs are back in Ballymahon on the 7th and 8th Sep so you'd could go and have a chat/look at the Model they're supposed to be bringing but again they'll promise the moon and Stars for now if it means getting permission.

Long Gone

KAGY wrote: »

Some 15 Longford county councillors and the four local TDs James Bannon,Willie Penrose, Robert Troy andGabrielle McFadden visited its latest development, Center Parcs Woburn Forest in Bedfordshire this week. [\quote]

19 of them! FFS. I wonder who paid for them?

I'll give you one guess - The Irish taxpayers .:mad:

Long Gone

INPUT INNPUT wrote: »

Where was Gabrielle hiding when the photo was taken ?

Dick Turnip

http://www.independent.ie/life/travel/travel-news/center-parcs-unveils-200m-plans-for-longford-forest-resort-31507615.html

Bit more detail of development announced today

DragonKhan

What is your problem with Longford? Do you even know anything about the actual location this is being built? I do as I grew up next to it and it will be a fantastic location for it.

KAGY

He wasn't getting the response he wanted here so he started a thread in AH for some more Longford basing.

Obvious troll is obvious.

Apart from the jollies and junkets by our councillors and TDs and the loss of a walking route I've no problem with this at all.
I've also seen no reports of direct govt spending on this (open to correction on that) so even of it fails we're no worse off

Angron

On the mobile at the minute, but their post is gone. They are after a reaction, don't give them the satisfaction folks.

Angron

And they have been banned. Carry on folks.

Dick Turnip

https://twitter.com/SineadHus/status/704283757193330690

PP granted today for this

Angron

Aye, saw that too. About time a decision was made, one way or the other really.

Richard tea

Really looking forward to the park opening. Are they currently building? Any idea when it's complete?

Spanish Eyes

Delighted for ya all.

Now just to put the kibosh on it, did some farmer make a mint selling the land, or is it a Company like Coillte or something. Just wondered!

Should be great when ready, and easily accessible from anywhere in the country really.

If marketed correctly, lots of overseas visitors too hopefully, for the clean air and forest surroundings. Win, win.

All the best.

Fuzzy Clam

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Delighted for ya all.

Now just to put the kibosh on it, did some farmer make a mint selling the land, or is it a Company like Coillte or something. Just wondered!

Should be great when ready, and easily accessible from anywhere in the country really.

If marketed correctly, lots of overseas visitors too hopefully, for the clean air and forest surroundings. Win, win.

All the best.

Coillte I think.