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Cardy rock, Balbriggan? - Mod Warning Post #26

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    #32
    KOR101
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    1. The homes are built by Gannon Homes, which typically develops in 'posher' areas. Developers tend to like to build similar houses everywhere as that's a lot simpler for them. I think, to a certain extent, that's happened in Cardy Rock. They are a much higher standard than you might expect for a starter home, and a much higher standard than most of the estates in Balbriggan which were built closer to the tail-end of the boom.

    I would describe them as 'middle class' homes.

    2. The houses are very large. The three beds on the Avenue are 115 square metres. By the end of the boom, approximately 80 square metres is all you might have expected. Just google planning permissions for the estate, and you will see the developer re-applied to fit more houses per block, but was refused on the grounds that the subsequent houses would be too narrow.

    3. The estate has extremely unusual access to good recreational areas. In most estates you have a green area, and possibly a play area. In Cardy Rock, there is no play area, but the green area is adjacent to council owned rugby and football fields, and a short lane off the green area leads down to the beach. For older children, the easy access to the beach is a feature that most other estates can't come close to matching.

    The effect of the estate facing the sea is that you don't have the same 'hemmed in' feel that you can have in other estates. And, if you enjoy sea walks, then you are really spoilt.

    4. The neighbours are nice. There is no bad feeling in the estate.

    5. It's the ideal commuter house because the train service into Dublin is good -it's frequent, and you can get a seat. And, you are practically living on the doorstep of the countryside. It's this mix of living in the country, and the easy commutes, which makes Cardy Rock ideal for me.

    There are negatives, but that as they say is another story...........


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    #33
    Eoineo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,169 ✭✭✭Eoineo


    KOR101 wrote: »
    1. The homes are built by Gannon Homes, which typically develops in 'posher' areas. Developers tend to like to build similar houses everywhere as that's a lot simpler for them. I think, to a certain extent, that's happened in Cardy Rock. They are a much higher standard than you might expect for a starter home, and a much higher standard than most of the estates in Balbriggan which were built closer to the tail-end of the boom.

    For those who do remember back that far (!) Gannon Homes transferred their social/affordable allocation for Robswall to Cardy Rock. They developed both estates at the same time. They have a similar layout (both internally and externally) and the same Architects - go figure. This was at a time that they were able to do the transfer and the loophole for developers was closed not long afterward. That is why Cardy Rock has a higher percentage of social/affordable housing compared to most other housing estates.


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