Galway Docks

Have the MA or any other motorhome body funds to get Legal advice on matters like this?

Also Galway City council said that they are not saying who sent in the report, so any names mentioned are probably speculation and I think we better not name anybody on a public forum as I don't think it is fair without concrete proof, and in the long term will not do us any good.

Got the Following Reply from Galway City Council

"thank you for your email.
Please find below the background as to why Galway Harbour Company has been asked to cease permitting Motorhomes parking in the Galway Docks Area.

Following a complaint from a member of the public in relation to motor homes using car parking spaces at Dock St., Galway City Council were obliged to investigate the claims, as per Section 152 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. Following a site inspection it was found that authorised car parking spaces were being utilised for the unauthorised parking of motor homes, which were giving rise to traffic and pedestrian safety concerns.

It should be noted that planning permission does not exist for the parking of motorhomes at the site. The parking of motorhomes at this location represents a change in the authorised use of the land, from temporary car parking use permitted under PI. Ref. 12/67 (permitted until 26/06/2018), to a motorhome parking use. The unauthorised use of the land does not have the benefit of planning permission and therefore must cease. The parking of motorhomes at this location also gives rise to issues of traffic and pedestrian safety, as the parking spaces are sized for cars only.

Should Galway Harbour Company wish to facilitate motorhome users at their site, then they are within their rights to consider their options with regard to seeking appropriate planning permission for the area in question.

I hope that the above information assists in explaining the reasons why Galway City Council had to take the course of action that it did.

Yours sincerely,

Nicola Cooke

Customer Service
Galway City Council
Tel. 091-536400
Email: customerservice@galwaycity.ie
www.galwaycity.ie

Have replied to them,with the Questions that the Fat Controller posted in Post 41.
I await their Response.

The local paper is called The City Tribune,or The Galway Advertiser,There were 2 bars in the docks area that you could get tokens for the EH but they have both closed down,they were the only business in general area.

But a few mins walk would bring you to Quay St with plenty of restaurants and bars.

I was down that way at lunch time,and there were ordinary vans parked.

Can anyone from Galway tell me what the building with the large empty car park on the corner of nimmos pear and gratten rd is would make a good place to park

I think there is planning permission being looked at for the parking of Motorhomes on the Enterprise Park.

That's the old Galway Rovers club house, I think it's a scouts den now.The car park is still used but has a hight barrier

Well this remains to be figured out, it looks like they cannot as MH's are classed the same as a car, lorry, van etc

We could try it, but I would say the city council would have the ticket warden or garda, ticket all vans

Why can a motorhome not park overnight on the road if there's no one on it? After all it's the same as any other vehicle.

Some interesting points here from Citizen's Information.
http://www.citizensinformation…mping.html

" Before making bye-laws that restrict parking, your local authority must consult with the Garda Commissioner and give public notice of its intention to make bye-laws that will restrict parking. It may take out advertisements in local newspapers or on local radio, etc. It is also obliged to consider any observations or objections from members of the public that result from that process. Objections or queries can be lodged with your local authority's traffic division."

I think the situation reds to be tested.

Pat it's simple t me. i pay my road tax and insurance. If I just park in a car park space and Im not sleeping in the van WHAT? It's using a car park space that presumably Ive paid for a specific time. How can they summons me?

Before everyone gets all gung-ho do your homework first, find out what by laws are in place, that should just be a case of asking the council concerned for a copy. They may have already put something in place in which case it needs to be tested in the various courts as to its legality on various grounds.

In the north we have the equalities commission which can look at all things discriminatory and they can take legal action where necessary, do you have a similar body in the south, and if so what's their appetite like for perusing things?

Pat, that in itself is a thorny issue, as how much do you need? The answer is deep pockets as you are going against a government quango who really would care how long or how much it costs.

I agree John! But at the moment we don't have money to get legal advice or direction of what to do.
Let's see what comes out of the meeting with the MA

Why don't we just send a letter to the counsel telling them that we want to go to Galway and we want to spend our money and what can they do to make us welcome this way your putting the ball in there court ,a letter with how many people use this forums names might just make them stand back and think about how much cash they would be making if they give us somewhere to park, but also put the same letter into the local press so the all the shops pubs restaurants will also see that we are willing to spend cash in galway

They will tell you there is somewhere to park

Here you go.
http://connachttribune.ie/host…-city-654/

Credit must be given to the Phoenix Club for having this issue raised in the media. Well done to them