Fingal Planning / Developments

dslamjack

I see Fingal County Council has laid out the conditions by which farming families can apply for planning permission for additional housing on their property.
Applications for planning permission will be considered where evidence 'clearly and comprehensively demonstrates' that a farm has been an active and viable holding for three years.
Full Story in this week's Fingal Independent http://www.independent.ie/regionals/fingalindependent/localnotes/planning-permission-on-farms-34454256.html

There seems to be a lot of upset among local's as well as user's of Rush Harbour of late,with objection's to the council tarmacking over the existing stone surface among other issue's that have arisen of late.
I see in this week's F Ind, the members of several sea angling clubs in the Fingal area are up in arms over a bollard which has been placed at the slip way at Rush Harbour calling it 'ridiculous' and 'an inconvenience.'
The demountable bollard, which was put in place by Fingal County Council in recent weeks, as it received a number of complaints from harbour users of obstructive parking on the slipway.

http://www.independent.ie/regionals/fingalindependent/news/anglers-angered-by-rush-bollard-34454480.html

http://www.northcountyleader.ie/2016/02/09/fury-over-decision-to-close-rush-harbour/

dslamjack

Green Cemetery For The North County,I have heard talk of this and a possible crematorium for Dardistown Cemetery,and actually was an article in the Herald last summer..http://www.herald.ie/news/huge-crematorium-planned-for-dardistown-cemetery-31377859.html
There was an article, in which Councillor Paul Mulville talked the North County Leader recently,in which he was saying how a green graveyard is a form of natural burial ground where the land has a second use as a living, developing native Irish woodland and wildflower meadow. There are no headstones or concrete surrounds, these are replaced by a simple grave marker and the planting of a native tree.

http://www.northcountyleader.ie/2016/02/09/green-cemetery-for-the-north-county/

paska

dslamjack wrote: »

There seems to be a lot of upset among local's as well as user's of Rush Harbour of late,with objection's to the council tarmacking over the existing stone surface among other issue's that have arisen of late.
I see in this week's F Ind, the members of several sea angling clubs in the Fingal area are up in arms over a bollard which has been placed at the slip way at Rush Harbour calling it 'ridiculous' and 'an inconvenience.'
The demountable bollard, which was put in place by Fingal County Council in recent weeks, as it received a number of complaints from harbour users of obstructive parking on the slipway.



http://www.northcountyleader.ie/2016/02/09/fury-over-decision-to-close-rush-harbour/

So just take it up! Seriously. its our town.

dslamjack

It does not say if the bollard is locked,but I have to say the new road surface is excellent,it will make a big difference to the resident's there,less ware and tear on the car and a huge reduction in traffic noise.
I have to say it has brightened up the area a good deal,I can see why the local boat owners,working off the pier would prefer the Tarmac solution on the pier,but with any old structure like this conservationist's are going to be involved,and rightly so but let's hope a solution can be reached to suit every body concerned.

dslamjack

Fianna Fáil candidate for the North County Senator Darragh O’Brien has described the revised Metro North project as ‘Metro Lite’ and half what was originally promised to the people of the area.
Speaking to the County Leader, following the launch of Fianna Fáil’s Transport Policy document A Better Deal For Commuters, O’Brien said the revised Metro North project, as announced by Minister Paschal Donohue was dramatically different with half the capacity originally proposed.
“The Luas strike has once again highlighted the importance of public transport to the people who live and work in Dublin. The Metro North project is very important for the north Dublin area. The original Metro North rail project was from Dublin city centre to Swords, taking in Dublin Airport. The revised project with smaller stations is essentially half what was previously planned with a State, with savings of less than E400m over 10 years. However, over E190 million has been lost by the decision to scrap the original plan,” he said.
He added, “The revised project will also take much longer to deliver than the original proposal and will now not be in place until after 2027.

Tele transportation-star trek style will probably be available before this project that has been about for 30 year's ever get's started.

Full Story from The North County Leader here ..http://www.northcountyleader.ie/2016/02/23/donohue-offers-metro-lite-for-north-dublin-obrien/

dslamjack

Balleally's future in public's hands ......Three public meetings will be held over the next three weeks to invite ideas on the future of the former landfill at Balleally which is being transformed into a public park.

A half-day workshop has already been held locally for near neighbours of the site and a flood of ideas came out of that event with members of the public suggesting activities as diverse as 'Zorbing' and bird-watching be catered for in the new park

Full Story here in this week's Fingal Independent ...http://www.independent.ie/regionals/fingalindependent/news/balleallys-future-in-publics-hands-34474535.html

Carawaystick

The draft development plan has objectives of making a walking route from Lusk to Baleally, and a walking/cycling route across the Rogerstown estuary to Donabate
and upgrade the walkway to Rush Sailing Club from here

this list has the descriptions of the numbers on the maps
http://www.fingalcoco.ie/media/Local%20Objectives.pdf

dslamjack

Just came across this .. on my morning web glance ...http://www.irishhouses.ie/nama/nama-property-sale-dublin-house-prices-1.php ... some of the N.A.M.A site's,homes ,business premises for sale across N.C.D,it's frightening the amount of property in just one area,and that's now.
What was the original size of the property portfolio in Fingal and how much did it raise for N.A.M.A in Fingal alone.
I'm gonna say nothing about that election,a person I know,though about selling their house recently,they bought it at the height of Tiger at 370k, house's around them now going at 230/250k-- 120k drop,how did it ever get to be so crazy.

Fr Mc Verry was on the 6.1 news last night talking about the modular homes,and how the manufacturers said they could build 10 unit's a day and have them on site 2 day's later,that was this time last year,to date only less than 30 are near completion, costing as much as a traditional build and taking as long to build and complete.
What is it ,with this country,if a Billionaire bought the land,built the houses, road's etc and gave them to the state to pass on to the homeless,by the time bureaucracy was finished,it would still take 3/4 years to allocate the homes,probably by which time they would need to be refurbished at a cost of thousands,and with legal etc end up at 150 k apiece.

dslamjack

Originally posted by Carawaystick --The draft development plan has objectives of making a walking route from Lusk to Baleally, and a walking/cycling route across the Rogerstown estuary to Donabate
and upgrade the walkway to Rush Sailing Club from here

this list has the descriptions of the numbers on the maps
http://www.fingalcoco.ie/media/Local%20Objectives.pdf

This development will make a huge contribution to leisure and living in the north eastern sector of the county.
Properly planned it could become a leisure''disneyland'' for people across the county and further afield.
The next public meeting for making submission's/suggesting idea's for the site is in Donabate on March 9th(I presume the community centre).http://www.epa.ie/licences/lic_eDMS/090151b280483ea8.pdf

Carawaystick

I went to the meeting in Rush last week.
There was an engineer working covering over the dump, and a lad for m the parks dept of the CoCo. I was late arriving, and missed their names.

The engineer said they have the dump covered with soil, a barrier layer, and more soil on top, and the last bit is to finish off the yard, where the recycling centre was. It should be done in 18 months.

There's a track around the outside, it's 5km and there will be another 3km or roads/track on the hill of the dump itself. It's 40 metres high at the top of the hill

That's if nothing is done.

The Parks dept man said there's a pot of money in a fund to cover the pollution control and to create something in the park.

The engineer said there will be some subsidence of the hill as the rubbish settles, he gave a tentative 5% of the hill might sibside in the next 2 decades, so building buildings on the hill might not be a runner.

dslamjack

Fingal County Council is currently taking public submissions in relation to the Draft County Development Plan 2017 -2023.
The public consultation period runs from February 19th to April 29th 2016.
The Chief Executive of F.C.C will prepare a report on the submissions received during the public consultation phase and this will be considered by the elected Members at meetings in September and October 2016.
This is every body's chance to make a positive contribution to the development of our area.
I will be copying my submission's so I can forward or give them directly to our local councillors,

Info and submissions can be made here ...http://www.fingal.ie/dpdev/draftplanstage2nowopen/

dslamjack

The site opposite the Forge at the Dublin Rd roundabout in Lusk is to be an all weather football pitch with adjacent car parking.
A road sweeper and dumpers have been busy all week moving top soil to the site.
This development was a precondition of the planning permission for the Forge,so hopefully it will add to the sporting infrastructure of Lusk and the surrounding area in the not too distant future.

dslamjack

Donabate is to provide 4,000 new homes under the new Local Area Plan (2015-2021) was finally approved by councillors after extensive public consultation.
Lands in Donabate come to about 340 acres across four land parcels at Corballis, Ballymastone, Rahillion and Turvey.
The LAP lands are zoned for residential development and that is what is proposed under this new plan for the area which envisages some 4,000 new homes in the area mostly accommodated within the four LAP sites and also at two smaller sites outside of the LAP lands.
Infrastructure is also addressed in the plan with a commitment to a new road and bridge providing an alternative access to Donabate and Portrane and finally provide more than 'one way in and one way out' of the peninsula.
Planning permission was granted in July 2011 for a new Distributor road in Donabate which follows an alignment from Hearse Road across the railway line, to the south east of the existing village before continuing northwards to join to the Portrane Road west of St. Itas Demesne.
It is proposed that a Distributor Road would be constructed on a phased basis in tandem with and to support the future expansion of Donabate into the new residential lands.
There will also be two new rail road crossing's at Corballis,south of the village.

Full news article in this week's Fingal Independent ...http://www.independent.ie/regionals/fingalindependent/news/future-of-donabate-is-set-in-new-plan-34558905.html

http://www.fingal.ie/planning-and-buildings/development-plans-and-consultations/public-consultations/donabate-lap/

dslamjack

I see new new bus stop's being given the final touch's on the Rathmore Rd around Lusk,3 stops in total I think,no mention of a new bus service on Dublin Bus site .
There are no timetable's/identifying sign's on the stop's as yet,obviously a new route or service to start soon?.

dslamjack

I just came across this free handy site/App that give's Alerts and a weekly Planning Alert from F.C.C... https://www.mapalerter.com/councils/fingal/item/fingal-county-council-planning-alert-23-01-2016-6141 and an example of a planning alert here ...https://www.mapalerter.com/latest/planning/item/fingal-county-council-planning-alert-29-03-2016-6687

Dizzyblonde

dslamjack wrote: »

I just came across this free handy site/App that give's Alerts and a weekly Planning Alert from F.C.C... https://www.mapalerter.com/councils/fingal/item/fingal-county-council-planning-alert-23-01-2016-6141 and an example of a planning alert here ...https://www.mapalerter.com/latest/planning/item/fingal-county-council-planning-alert-29-03-2016-6687

That's a handy app

jwwb

dslamjack wrote: »

I see new new bus stop's being given the final touch's on the Rathmore Rd around Lusk,3 stops in total I think,no mention of a new bus service on Dublin Bus site .
There are no timetable's/identifying sign's on the stop's as yet,obviously a new route or service to start soon?.

https://www.facebook.com/FingalExpress

dslamjack

Thank's,jwwb for the information , I have posted a link with that brilliant news for Lusk commuters over on http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056543614&page=15

dslamjack

A 114 NAMA-owned homes are to be transferred to Fingal County Council,following a request for a report on this issue from Cllr Paul Mulville (NP), Fingal County Council issued a detailed report on its engagement with NAMA.
'Fingal County Council had been approached by the Housing Agency to indicate if it had a social housing demand in a number of areas for a total of 279 properties.
As a result of this engagement, a total of 12 properties were deemed unsuitable by the Council and 153 properties were no longer available/withdrawn by NAMA. The remainder of the properties 114 have been made available/or are currently being finalised with NAMA.'
The council was not told why the 153 properties were no longer available.
12 units did not meet standards with regard to building regulations, units with unresolved legal title and management company issues, etc where all factors as to why Fingal County Council did not proceed with the units put forward by NAMA.
The full story is in this week Fingal Indpepenent ,but the article did not reveal where or when the unit's would be available for allocation ... full story here ... http://www.independent.ie/regionals/fingalindependent/news/nama-social-housing-deal-34577637.html

dslamjack

I see 9 new house's are to be built at the bottom of Hamlet lane and fronting on to Drogheda Street,in Balbriggan.

File Ref: F15A/0514
Applicant: n/a
Development Address: Bremore, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin.
Development Description: A total of 9 no. new two-storey dwelling houses (House Type A - 4 bed, 2 no. detached - floor area 128 sq.m.; House Type B - 3 bed, 4 no. semi-detached - floor area 117 sq.m. & House Type C - 3 bed, 1
Status: Decided
Application Received: 26/02/2016
Decision Date: 23/03/2016
Further Details: http://planning.mapalerter.com/onq

http://planning.fingalcoco.ie/swiftlg/apas/run/WPHAPPDETAIL.DisplayUrl?theApnID=F15A/0514&theTabNo=2

And in Swords ...Development Address: Lands north of the Glen Ellan Road,, accessed from the Glen Ellan Road & the new Millers Glen to whi
Development Description: The development comprises 16 no. four-bedroom two storey houses, 6 no. four-bedroom three storey houses and 112 no. three-bedroom two storey houses. The proposed duplex units comprise 41 no. three-bedroom and 3 no. four-bedroom units, with 11 no. two-bedroom and 11 no. three-bedroom apartments overhead on the second floor, plus 3 no. three-bedroom end of terrace triplex units. There are 13 no. two-bedroom two storey townhouses forming part of the duplex complex. There are two four-storey pavillion blocks of apartments comprising 8 no. one-bedroom apartments and 22 no. two-bedroom apartments.
Status: Decided
Application Received: 02/02/2016
Decision Date: 23/03/2016
Further Details: http://planning.mapalerter.com/onk ........http://planning.fingalcoco.ie/swiftlg/apas/run/WPHAPPDETAIL.DisplayURL?theApnID=F15A/0390

Carawaystick

I see there's a new windmill at Tescos at Turvey, only appeared on Friday I think.
They've permission for another one too.

F09A/0310/E1

dslamjack

I seen them,from Newhaggard cottage's they looked like large cherry pickers I was only at Turvey when I seen the windmill,it's huge.
I think it was said on another thread here,it's the 8't largest building in the world,over 50 acres under the one roof,and a self sustaining ego build,the windmill does't affect the skyline as it is in off the road out of sight,it's a pity the same can't be said of the eyesore's either side of the Great Gas petrol station.

dslamjack

The Pyrite Remediation Scheme show that a total of 1073 applications have been received by the Scheme to date,with 592 applications included but yet to be completed, with a further 198 having finished the remediation process.
A total of 703 applications were received from the local authority area up to the beginning of March and over 520 have moved past the Assessment stage.
Of 703 households in Fingal, 258 are at the Remedial Works Plan stage, which includes the planning of works and the tender stage.
65 per cent of all applications made to the Pyrite Resolution Board come from the Fingal local authority area,and the budget has been increased this year to 19 million.

The full story here in this week's North county leader ...http://www.northcountyleader.ie/2016/04/12/over-700-applications-made-to-pyrite-remediation-scheme/

dslamjack

What is wrong here ...

Originally posted by dslamjack - post 8- Fr Mc Verry was on the 6.1 news last night talking about the modular homes,and how the manufacturers said they could build 10 unit's a day and have them on site 2 day's later,that was this time last year,to date only less than 30 are near completion, costing as much as a traditional build and taking as long to build and complete.
What is it ,with this country,if a Billionaire bought the land,built the houses, road's etc and gave them to the state to pass on to the homeless,by the time bureaucracy was finished,it would still take 3/4 years to allocate the homes,probably by which time they would need to be refurbished at a cost of thousands,and with legal etc end up at 150 k apiece

In today's news --- It has emerged modular homes being built to alleviate the homelessness crisis in Dublin will end up costing taxpayers over €240,000 each.
http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/modular-homes-construction-costs-rise-by-140-729396.html
It would be cheaper to give the people on the housing list's 300k to buy or build a new home and sack all the moron's with ''responsibility'' for housing that pollute local authority's up and down the country.
Either that or call in the fraud squad,at the rate it's going if the manufacturer's of these modular homes gave them to the state for free ,it would still cost the state in excess of 300k by the end of the year ,at the rate it's going , save us all.

dslamjack

From an article in this week's North County Leader --- Murphy has a problem with three areas of modular housing being located in Balbriggan. “Firstly I think Balbriggan is a wrong choice of location, secondly I think Pinewood is wrong and thirdly, the whole concept of modular housing is flawed, as it creates a stigma around people who live in modular houses, as well as the area. It also represents poor value for money. According to the Building regulators, the cost of the houses is coming in at €240,000 per unit and this does not included the cost of the site. This all adds up to a cost of €360,000 per modular house.

The latest news is that the 40 modular homes for Balbriggan have been cancelled after 700 objection's or submission's by local resident's.
Don't get me wrong,I don't blame the resident's,it's the overpaid sap's that did't listen to the resident's in the first place,and locate an alternative site or another solution all together.
I'm not going to go off on a rant,but at the rate it's going,those on the housing list's will be long dead before a home is ever offered.
This sorry saga is going on that long,,,, you know what,it's gone beyond the beyond's , just like the HSE and the trolley's,Will We Ever get a Government to sort this obscene unadulterated mess out.

The full story here ..http://www.northcountyleader.ie/2016/04/19/modular-homes-postponed/

dslamjack

This all adds up to a cost of €360,000 per modular house.

,,,, that really say's it all ,
say no more .

mickmmc

Lidl has started building their new store at Dublin Road, Swords (near Pinnock Hill Roundabout). The old houses have been demolished and site clearance has begun.

dslamjack

I notice in Lusk,all work on ''The Forge'' housing estate seem to have stopped.
The site has been cleared,what remain's of it ,all the remaining tree's along the boundary with Orlynn Park where felled as part of the clean up.
If memory serves me 30 - 3 bed 2 storey and 8 - 4 bed unit's facing on to the Dublin Rd,remaining to be built.

jwwb

There were discussions previously about Aldis in Rivervalley, Rush, Seatown Rd Swords and also Donabate. Any of these progressed?

dslamjack

Originally posted bymickmmc -- Aldi Ireland have a planning notice up on the gate at the infill site next to the Parochial House on Seatown Road (opposite Fingal Community College). Aldi want to increase the parking to 77 spaces from 67 in the previous planning permission granted and to amend the opening hours. A developer purchased the site and applied for planning for a convenience store; planning was granted and the site was sold to Aldi Ireland

mickmmc,was saying on the JC'S thread that ALDI have permission to build on the Seatown Rd, and I would say both them and Lidl are awaiting the F.C.C planning dept decision in relation to the Station Rd development in Lusk,which I'm sure would colour their decision in relation to Rush before committing themselves.
The new Donabate L.A.P is above on one of the post's,I haven't had a chance to sit and look thru it properly yet,but I'm sure it made mention of shopping provision's.
I think the Rivervalley - Aldi plan died a death,but I'm not too sure why,which is why they opted for the Seatown Rd option.

mickmmc

I passed the Aldi site on Seatown Road, Swords earlier (opposite Fingal Community College and next to the Parochial Hse). There is a Mac Hale Construction tracked digger on site; they have started clearing the site.