Old garage Ballinacurra Road

Leonita

Anyone got an idea of whats happening there? Passed by yesterday and noticed site works have started.

sonyair

A new Inver station

Development comprising a change of use from car rental office & car wash facility to a service station (former use), including the demolition of all structures on site, and the construction of a 2-storey service station of 352.8m² gross floor area incorporating a net convenience retail area of 100m², and an ancillary hot food deli and food preparation area on the ground floor, with a seating area of 38.8m² and ancillary office, storage and staff area on the upper floor.

The forecourt area will comprise a canopy with illuminated corporate signage and 4 no. fuel dispensing locations; 1 no. car charging point; 4no. 40,000litre underground fuel storage tanks with associated pipework and overground fill points; included is a service bay and a roll over / brush wash facility in enclosed structure.

Parking will comprise 15no. car parking spaces (included 1 no. disabled parking space) and bicycle stands. The development will also consist of a refuse compound; modifications to the existing 2 no. vehicular accesses from Ballinacurra Road and a new pedestrian access; illuminated signage; lighting; all associated boundary treatments, 3 no. flagpoles, landscaping, and site development and drainage works on a site of 0.19ha at the former Southville Service Station

Mc Love

Is this where the esso was or the texaco?

h3000

Their opening on the site of the old Hurler's Esso station too.

So they're finally doing something about one of the eye sores there. About bloody time

Leonita

The spar across the road wont be too happy with another retail outlet so near them. But true they are finally doing something about that site at last

jonski

The problem with that site has always been that it is on the wrong side of the road , people rarely stop going into town but they do stop coming back out . Given how busy the traffic is at that junction no one will fancy crossing over the road to stop/shop there .

Leonita

The old Dan Ryan(?) site would have been a much better location

HattieMcDoogal

Glad to see a petrol station back there. None on the road between Corbally and The Regional at the mo!

Could detour to The Dock/Roxboro Rd if needed I know but they're a bit out of the way.

mgbgt1978

leo78 wrote: »

The old Dan Ryan(?) site would have been a much better location

I'm sure NAMA would welcome any interest....but you would have to buy the entire site, including the rear lower part.
I'd say the old 'Jack Moore's' (Texaco) site was a good bit cheaper than the Dan Ryans's (Esso) site.

mgbgt1978

leo78 wrote: »

The spar across the road wont be too happy with another retail outlet so near them. But true they are finally doing something about that site at last

That Spar changed to a Costcutter about 2 years ago.....

mgbgt1978

mgbgt1978 wrote: »

That Spar changed to a Costcutter about 2 years ago.....

That doesn't really matter now does it?

mrsoundie

If they just levelled the whole island and re-built it, improving access and put the petrol station and retail units in the middle, might be an improvement.

Vanquished

Inver hasn't got full planning permission for their development yet so technically no work should be taking place on the site.

http://www.pleanala.ie/casenum/243712.htm

The site across the road was controlled by Robert Butler and a large retail/office development was planned but the crash put a halt to that!

Poxyshamrock

In related news, the Topaz on Tipperary Road has recently got permission to knock and rebuild.

Mc Love

Poxyshamrock wrote: »

In related news, the Topaz on Tipperary Road has recently got permission to knock and rebuild.

Thats a bit of an eyesore too, maybe they might have a decent shop there like the one on the Dock road

HattieMcDoogal wrote: »

Glad to see a petrol station back there. None on the road between Corbally and The Regional at the mo!

Could detour to The Dock/Roxboro Rd if needed I know but they're a bit out of the way.

Isnt there a filling station before the regional?

mgbgt1978

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

That doesn't really matter now does it?

It does if you own that Costcutters.....or if you're giving directions to someone. But feel free to backseat mod. Doesn't bother me.

HattieMcDoogal

Mc Love wrote: »

Thats a bit of an eyesore too, maybe they might have a decent shop there like the one on the Dock road


Isnt there a filling station before the regional?

It's next door to it. It's at the regional.

Mc Love

HattieMcDoogal wrote: »

It's next door to it. It's at the regional.

I know - you said there's none between the hospital and corbally :pac: