Category Archives: News Update

The Balcony remediation project is now progressing at pace and you will have seen a letter from Ballymore on b.life notifying you of the need to access your flat to take detailed measurements and check on any balcony glass (some have white discolouration affecting the glass). Please do everything you can to support this takingContinue reading “Balcony Project: Access to your flat needed”

It is with pleasure that the PPLRA can announce that after over a year of meetings and RA pressure, Ballymore have agreed to fully fund the balcony remediation works at Pan Peninsula.  We also now have confirmation from the fire engineer that on completion of these works a B1 classification will be reached for PanContinue reading “Good News: Balcony Decking/Fire Safety Remediation Funding – May 2021”

As many of you will have seen from the recent announcement on b.life, the opening date for the wet area (spa pools and heat experience) has been delayed until some time in June. Before we get into why the RA have now sent the below note to the head of projects at Ballymore and askedContinue reading “Wet Area (Spa) Works Update”

Many of you will have seen the fire at NPW, a Ballymore site, and resulting media coverage.  Our thoughts are with the affected residents and it is fortunate that there was no loss of life or serious injuries. We are offering our support and have been in touch with NPW residents through their RA. WeContinue reading “Fire Safety & Balconies Update – May 2021”

We have seen the press coverage in the FT regarding Ballymore recently and recognise the issues it raised, some of which we have also dealt with at Pan Peninsula. Whilst we were not consulted for the FT press article, it does raise some issues which we have seen and taken action on.  The PPLRA tookContinue reading “Membership update & Press coverage – 14/03”

All owners and residents will receive further communication from the Ballymore Management team soon, but Olavi Valli, co-chair of the PPLRA, can give some heads up news and important information: The balconies project will start the engineering surveys of the balconies from 15th March 2021 – these will cover the measurements to secure the exactContinue reading “News on balconies, frosted balcony glass, water feature and pool!”

Dear Leaseholder: We wanted to write to you on behalf of the PPLRA as you will soon be receiving the 2021 budget along with service charge demands. First, in order to dispel any confusion, the PPLRA has no legal authority to determine, approve, or reject annual budgets. Instead, the PPLRA can only engage with Ballymore andContinue reading “PPLRA Letter to leaseholders on budget”

Following on from the update at the Dec 20 AGM, and as some of you will know, we met with Ballymore recently to review progress of the balcony remediation project for Pan P. Please read this note carefully as it sets out the current position in respect of the industry and our project. Further updates willContinue reading “Balcony remediation project update following PPLRA meeting with Ballymore – Feb 2021”

Leaseholders will have received this week a letter from Ballymore advising them of the outcome of the recent Ark Fire Safety inspections including some possible remediation steps needed from individual leaseholders. The PPLRA was not consulted on this letter and we do not agree with some of the points in the letter at this stage.Continue reading “Ark Fire Safety Recommendations – PPLRA Position Dec 15th 2020”