Work to transform New Street in Malahide is set to go ahead after a High Court case against the plans was quashed.

Fingal County Council has said it will "move immediately" to carry out the plans for the €6million project. Once a tender is found it will take around 16 months to complete.

According to the council, the New Street project is designed to bring an open air, European-style feel to the heart of Malahide village. The plans, when initially announced five years ago, were met with a mixed response from locals.

While many were in support of pedestrianisation of the street, there were concerns from some local businesses and residents about the impact it would have on the village. The High Court case was brought by Nicola Byrne who is a resident of Old Street.

The Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Brian McDonagh, said: “Councillors past and present have supported the plan to pedestrianise New Street and they will be delighted to see the project finally getting the green light to move ahead. The public realm improvements will enhance New Street and create much needed space in the centre of the village for people.”

AnnMarie Farrelly, Chief Executive of Fingal County Council, said: “Planning permission for the New Street project was granted three years ago so it is our intention now to complete the detailed design, allocate the funding, and go to tender as soon as possible. The New Street project links in with both the Broadmeadow Greenway and the Sutton to Malahide Greenway and is a key competent of our active travel plan for the area.”

David Storey, Director of Environment, Climate Change, Active Travel and Sport, said: “We continued to work on the detailed design over the last number of years, so we have a lot of the work done. The funding will come from the active travel allocation given to us each year by the NTA who have been strong supporters of the project.”

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