Wicklow council votes to reverse controversial 172-acre land rezoning

WICKLOW county councillors last night voted to reverse their own decision for a massive land rezoning to provide a new base for Ardmore Film Studios.

The controversial decision to rezone 172 acres outside Ashford was overturned following complaints from councillors that they had been misled into believing Ardmore would pull out of the county if it did not get a site to expand its operations.

Ardmore’s management subsequently denied they had any intention of leaving their Bray base.