YOUGHAL has received rare good news on the economic front with an Aldi store forming part of two planning applications lodged this month for developments at the old Seafield Technical Textiles Ltd site. Both applications are being made by Seafield Partnership, understood to be a consortium of local investors.

Seafield Textiles closed in 2005, ending decades of textile making at the premises. It stands at the Cork exit from the town and adjacent to Perks amusements arcade, which itself occupies a premises that was formerly Blackwater Cottons.

The site is intended for development in two distinct areas and which are the subject of separate planning applications. The larger part of the site comprises 20.46 acres and fronts onto the upper Strand. This is to be developed as a discount retail store (Aldi), three single-storey retail units of 934 sq. metres and a single-storey fast food outlet with drive-through facility of 285 sq. metres.

The rest of the site- to the rear of this retail development- is to be developed as five commercial units, with a car park totalling 215 (including eight disabled) spaces along with three bicycle parking racks of six spaces each in three different locations.

The proposed development includes the widening of the entrance to a public roadway that traverses the site from the R634 to a new council housing estate in the area.  The existing factory building will be demolished with part façade retention and demolition also of a single dwelling to the east of the factory entrance gate and replacement with a mixed commercial development.

The existing access from the upper Strand to the former factory will be widened and resurfaced and a second access will utilise the existing public local authority road leading to the adjacent housing estate along the eastern side boundary, which is to be upgraded and widened from 5.6 metres to 7.5 metres.

Aldi’s arrival would raise Youghal’s supermarket numbers to four, with Supervalu near the town centre and Lidl and Tesco at the Waterford exit.

Youghal Town Clerk Liam Ryan said the application was particularly good news in the present times. Cllr Sammy Revins said it would help revitalise the strand area, where “you can’t even by a cup of coffee” and where Cork County Council does not even entertain a casual trading licence for its beach at Claycastle.

The plans are undergoing public consultation until Monday August 8th.

 

The first networking event for Women in Business in Youghal next Tuesday, 28th June in the Red Store from 6.00 pm to 8.00 pm. If you are interested why not pop along to this first networking event for Women in Business in Youghal.

Further info:

Sinéad Conroy

South & East Cork Area Development Ltd.

Midleton Community Enterprise Centre

Owennacurra Business Park , Knockgriffin

Midleton, Co Cork

T: 021 461 3432

F: 021 461 3808

W: www. secad.ie

E: sconroy@secad.ie

Over 300 people turned up to the opening of the ‘Harvest Art Exhibition’ held at Ballymaloe House on Wednesday (11th August 2010) Mayor Mary Linehan Foley, Sheila & Nick Loughnane, Katie & Johnny Fitzgibbon and  artist Eileen McGoldrick  all  from Youghal.

The broad range of work on view in this exhibition fully represents the exciting artistic life of Cork and its environs, and is a wonderfully engaging and authentic reflection of a genuinely vibrant cultural scene.

Daragh Dukes a musician from Limerick, also from Limerick Colette O’Sullivan, Maeve Magill and Barra O’Toole. Guests were very impressed with the show,  a ‘stunning display of  talent’ was one of the many comments, most  people intend to return and see it again as it was so busy!

Hugh Lonergan CIT, Crawford College of  Art opened the show and  delivered a poignant and witty speech. Delicious canapes were provided in abundance by Hassets Bakery Carrigaline.

This exhibition is a ‘must see’ and will run in the Grain Store at Ballymaloe until Sept 18th, 12noon to 6pm daily.