Wicklow councillors have moved to restrict the southern expansion of Bray to preserve the environment of Kilruddery House, one of Ireland's remaining stately homes. At a review of the Draft County Development plan yesterday, councillors voted to delete a section of the plan which proposed a new industrial park on the outskirts of the Kilruddery estate.
Kilruddery House is the home of the Earl and Countess of Meath and is a designated heritage house and garden. It is open to the public in summer. At yesterday's meeting, Mr Joe Behan (FF) said the site for the proposed industrial park was too close to the house and too high on the side of the small Sugar Loaf mountain.