Rahillion, Donabate - New build

alexey

Jacdub wrote: »

Has anyone had a firm completion date or is approaching snagging. Just wondering, about the first 4 houses. Hoping we don't have to move before Christmas.

We bought 36, Rahillion Drive and Ballisk said it will be ready for snagging in January.
Also they provided me with elevation and layout for 3 bed, so if someone need I would love to share.

Regards,

Jacdub

We're abojt 20 houses before you so I guess that means we will be in before xmas. Better start packing soon concrete Christmas. Was really hoping it would be January.

Lyncher101

Hi

We've put a booking deposit down for a house in Phase 3 and were told there should be news about whether or not the revisions and alterations submitted for F17A/0529 will be accepted by end of October. The revisions were received by Fingal CoCo. on 1st September according to their website but have still not been assigned to anyone within Fingal by the looks of it on the website. Are we being strung along by the developer do you think? How long do these revisions generally take to be accepted/rejected. Revisions are to do with number of 4/5 beds allowed in Phase 3, their orientation and permitted height (restriction due to Mill).

Any time I drive up it doesn't seem to be to active up there.....:(

elliot895

Lyncher101 wrote: »

Hi

We've put a booking deposit down for a house in Phase 3 and were told there should be news about whether or not the revisions and alterations submitted for F17A/0529 will be accepted by end of October. The revisions were received by Fingal CoCo. on 1st September according to their website but have still not been assigned to anyone within Fingal by the looks of it on the website. Are we being strung along by the developer do you think? How long do these revisions generally take to be accepted/rejected. Revisions are to do with number of 4/5 beds allowed in Phase 3, their orientation and permitted height (restriction due to Mill).

Any time I drive up it doesn't seem to be to active up there.....:(

What alterations have they requested?

On our side we were due to be ready in November....I spoke to the builder late last week, he said that our structure had arrived on site and with brick work and everything else it wouldn't be ready until late November/early December so with snagging etc we won't be in until January. That's the current prediction anyway.

Tk89

Hi

My wife and I have just put a deposit down on a 4 bed semi-d for Phase 2 and are now waiting on contracts to arrive. Does anybody here have drawings or specifications for the type c 4 bed semi d house?

Qwer

Tk89 wrote: »

Hi

My wife and I have just put a deposit down on a 4 bed semi-d for Phase 2 and are now waiting on contracts to arrive. Does anybody here have drawings or specifications for the type c 4 bed semi d house?

They are all on fingal county council site, planning section

Lyncher101

elliot895 wrote: »

What alterations have they requested?

On our side we were due to be ready in November....I spoke to the builder late last week, he said that our structure had arrived on site and with brick work and everything else it wouldn't be ready until late November/early December so with snagging etc we won't be in until January. That's the current prediction anyway.

Alterations to original plans for Phase 3. Changing the orientation of some houses. All revisions are available on FCC website. There's nothing major in this one.

Did you find the builder decent to work with so far? We will be selling a home also, so just hope he doesn't put too much pressure on. We will put it up for sale as soon as needs be, but not any sooner as advised by the estate agent as the completion of Phase 3 could be a year away.

denisstack

Qwer wrote: »

They are all on fingal county council site, planning section

Thanks, I found this on there:
http://documents.fingalcoco.ie/NorthgatePublicDocs/00401501.pdf

We've also put a deposit on a type C and are awaiting the contract.

Jacdub

Thanks for posting. They look really nice. The five bed is massive with a small bedroom in the attic. Just wondering what number you are Elliot. We are hoping for Jan or even Feb move but were told Nov to snag. We're no 14 the drive.
I think also they have changed the way a lot of the houses are layed out on the site map.

denisstack wrote: »

Thanks, I found this on there:
http://documents.fingalcoco.ie/NorthgatePublicDocs/00401501.pdf

We've also put a deposit on a type C and are awaiting the contract.

rcallagh

We're looking at no12 The Cresent. It will be very close to the school with a pedestrian access directly in to back of school. Anybody know how busy/noisy it gets?? Hard to know if parents will drive down this way for drop offs/collections

Jacdub

I imagine the whole estate will be busy at drop off and collection. I guess its just something we'll have to get used too if you want to be in walking distance to the school. The main road is lethal.

Qwer

denisstack wrote: »

Thanks, I found this on there:
http://documents.fingalcoco.ie/NorthgatePublicDocs/00401501.pdf

We've also put a deposit on a type C and are awaiting the contract.

They are old plans from. Master application
, you need to look at the recent applications you should find the ones thay relate to your area with in rahillion

denisstack

Qwer wrote: »

They are old plans from. Master application
, you need to look at the recent applications you should find the ones thay relate to your area with in rahillion

I realised after posting that they're old alright - thanks. I'll have another look.

EDIT - this is newer - http://documents.fingalcoco.ie/NorthgatePublicDocs/00563395.pdf

raja_s

rcallagh wrote: »

We're looking at no12 The Cresent. It will be very close to the school with a pedestrian access directly in to back of school. Anybody know how busy/noisy it gets?? Hard to know if parents will drive down this way for drop offs/collections

We're looking at no 8 The Cresent, I asked the exact question to the builder, he said it was not that noisy even during weekdays, but I would check with someone already living nearby.

Jacinta086

Hi guys,

We're planning to take a look at this development on its next open day.
The 4 beds are out of our budget; so we'll be looking at the 3 bed houses - would you happen to know if the attic is suitable for conversion?

Min89

Hi Jacinta086,

We have bought a 3 bed and it our knowledge the attic is not convertible. There seems to be a lot of steel beams in the attic and I guess that's why you can't.

Jacdub

Do you know if the attic is floored for the purposes of storage.

Min89 wrote: »

Hi Jacinta086,

We have bought a 3 bed and it our knowledge the attic is not convertible. There seems to be a lot of steel beams in the attic and I guess that's why you can't.

Min89

I don't know about it being floored. We have just seen the roofs being delivered on trucks and there are a lot of joists. I asked the agent ages ago if they were convertible and he said the builder said they were not. He also said that he thinks nothing is impossible but he is not the builder!

Jacdub

Its probably an extra charge to put MDF on the floor. Just attic space is useless unless it has some sort of floor for storage

denisstack

Jacdub wrote: »

Its probably an extra charge to put MDF on the floor. Just attic space is useless unless it has some sort of floor for storage

We are buying a 4 bed Type C and in the plans I posted on this thread previously it says there's 2.1 square metres of attic storage. I'm not too sure in what form that storage comes.

Murrey

It says in the plans that there is a retractable attic ladder. Has anybody confirmed this?
Ideally we would want to convert the attic too but we were told they weren't convertable by the estate agent. Surely all attics are convertable?

Jacdub

Can you post picture of your plans we are buying 4 bed c1 type. I specifically asked about a stira and was told no by the builder. Have it in an email. They're expensive to put in and would have loved if included. Not all Arica convertible as some wouldn't have the head height. But I don't actually think that's the reason in this case. quote="Murrey;105097190"]It says in the plans that there is a retractable attic ladder. Has anybody confirmed this?
Ideally we would want to convert the attic too but we were told they weren't convertable by the estate agent. Surely all attics are convertable?[/quote]

Jacinta086

Some one previously mentioned the planning has height restrictions (due to the Mill) so the houses are probably not tall enough to convert the attic to safety guidelines.
I'm sure you could always convert it for storage, but probably not to a bedroom - which is a real shame.

Qwer

Jacinta086 wrote: »

Some one previously mentioned the planning has height restrictions (due to the Mill) so the houses are probably not tall enough to convert the attic to safety guidelines.
I'm sure you could always convert it for storage, but probably not to a bedroom - which is a real shame.

5 beds which i presume height resriction would apply to have bedrooms on 3 floor attic space

Tk89

We are awaiting contracts now, what information has been included in the contracts package from the builder?
Has anyone had issues with the contracts sent out?
I assume there is a list of contents included and finishing details/specifications in the building?

denisstack

Jacdub wrote: »

Can you post picture of your plans we are buying 4 bed c1 type. I specifically asked about a stira and was told no by the builder. Have it in an email. They're expensive to put in and would have loved if included. Not all Arica convertible as some wouldn't have the head height. But I don't actually think that's the reason in this case. quote="Murrey;105097190"]It says in the plans that there is a retractable attic ladder. Has anybody confirmed this?
Ideally we would want to convert the attic too but we were told they weren't convertable by the estate agent. Surely all attics are convertable?

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I only got the plans from Fingal Co. Council so far. I have requested specific details for our house from the estate agent the other day but no reply yet. The link I posted on this thread previously seems to be broken and it won't allow me to upload the PDF becuase it's too big. If you search for "Rahillion Donabate" here (type it into "Location"):
http://www.fingal.ie/planning-and-buildings/apply-or-search-for-a-planning-application/search-planning-applications-online/searchplanningapplicationsonline/

you'll find all documents there. Click on one of the results e.g. F17A/0439 and there's a "Documents" tab at the bottom. Plans are in the "Plans Elevations and Sections" document.

Pdbeighty1

We're almost certainly going to buy a 4 bed on Rahillion crescent. We have 2 kids, 4 (and a half) and 1. Does anyone looking at this estate have kids of a similar age?

Getting quite excited now.. they look great when i called out recently!!

Min89

We are in rahillion drive just in front of the crescent. We have two girls, 16 & 6 years old. I was wondering the same thing .

Pdbeighty1 wrote: »

We're almost certainly going to buy a 4 bed on Rahillion crescent. We have 2 kids, 4 (and a half) and 1. Does anyone looking at this estate have kids of a similar age?

Getting quite excited now.. they look great when i called out recently!!

raja_s

Min89 wrote: »

We are in rahillion drive just in front of the crescent. We have two girls, 16 & 6 years old. I was wondering the same

We are about to confirm 4 bed in Rahillion Crecent and we have one 6 year old girl. Also checked with the builder, the attic will not be floored and cannot be converted because of the steel beams.

Jacdub

Thanks min89 was at the ideal homes show yesterday and was talking to a stira guy. 429€ for stira with full installation and ceiling architraves. I would imagine if we all geoup d together we could get a better price. I'm going to ask the builder how much he will
Charge to put plywood in the attic space. I have will post as soon as I here. Our boys will be going on 7 and 5 when we move in.

raja_s wrote: »

Min89 wrote: »

We are in rahillion drive just in front of the crescent. We have two girls, 16 & 6 years old. I was wondering the same

We are about to confirm 4 bed in Rahillion Crecent and we have one 6 year old girl. Also checked with the builder, the attic will not be floored and cannot be converted because of the steel beams.

Pdbeighty1

Glad to hear theres other kids moving in!! I did have a slight worry my 2 would be a bit lonely.

Are people changing kids school straight away or going to wait until next school year? My daughter is currently in junior infants.

raja_s

Did anyone hear about the arson near Rahillion, The Donabate Pharmacy was up in flames. It is a bit of concern for me now. I saw the news in Independent.ie I was unable to post a link. What do you guys think ?

Percyxoxo

raja_s wrote: »

Did anyone hear about the arson near Rahillion, The Donabate Pharmacy was up in flames. It is a bit of concern for me now. I saw the news in Independent.ie I was unable to post a link. What do you guys think ?

There is another thread on this.

Pdbeighty1

raja_s wrote: »

Did anyone hear about the arson near Rahillion, The Donabate Pharmacy was up in flames. It is a bit of concern for me now. I saw the news in Independent.ie I was unable to post a link. What do you guys think ?

Im not too concerned to be honest. From what ive read online.. I dont think it was an arson attack.. just stupidity. This kind of thing happens absolutely everywhere around haloween unfortuntely, Bins set on fire etc.. it seems this particular dim wit didnt realise fire could spread. If anything this kind of thing will increase the local police presence which wouldnt hurt.

raja_s

Pdbeighty1 wrote: »

Im not too concerned to be honest. From what ive read online.. I dont think it was an arson attack.. just stupidity. This kind of thing happens absolutely everywhere around haloween unfortuntely, Bins set on fire etc.. it seems this particular dim wit didnt realise fire could spread. If anything this kind of thing will increase the local police presence which wouldnt hurt.

That is what I thought and I really like the Area!!. I hope this is just plain old stupidity!! also, some of the post in other threads doesn't give you confidence.

Percyxoxo

Pdbeighty1 wrote: »

Im not too concerned to be honest. From what ive read online.. I dont think it was an arson attack.. just stupidity. This kind of thing happens absolutely everywhere around haloween unfortuntely, Bins set on fire etc.. it seems this particular dim wit didnt realise fire could spread. If anything this kind of thing will increase the local police presence which wouldnt hurt.

Can I ask if you live in Donabat? I am hoping to move there shortly and now I am having a really bad feeling with all this news of anti social behaviour and news of huge developments planned and not much infrastructure. I really worry I won't be able to leave my house after 7pm or so for fear of this kind of anti social behaviour? Thanks

mattcullen

Percyxoxo wrote: »

Can I ask if you live in Donabat? I am hoping to move there shortly and now I am having a really bad feeling with all this news of anti social behaviour and news of huge developments planned and not much infrastructure. I really worry I won't be able to leave my house after 7pm or so for fear of this kind of anti social behaviour? Thanks

I’ve lived in Donabate for 12 years. It’s a lovely area. We live a in a flat and have a young child so have been on the lookout for a house. It’s hard to know what the future holds for the area. We are in two minds as to whether to look elsewhere to settle. It is a great area as things stand but there is a huge amount of development planned and I’m sure there are going to on-going issues with lack of infrastructure over the next 10 years or so, so it’s a tough call. Re the anti social behaviour, there have been issues over the last year in particular. Personally I’d say it’s a small number of kids involved who are very brazen. A lot of organised fights over the summer, egging cars and houses etc. Personally I’ve never had any issue with any of the kids in the area and most of them seem grand. Thing is there are a huge amount of teenagers around and you’ll always get a few who are cocky and take things too far. Not a reflection on the area as such just demographics in my opinion. Can’t see it getting any better with the scale of development planned though. On the other hand you have lovely beaches, Newbridge Park and a really nice community that’s always working to keep the area nice.

ThunbergsAreGo

mattcullen wrote: »

I’ve lived in Donabate for 12 years. It’s a lovely area. We live a in a flat and have a young child so have been on the lookout for a house. It’s hard to know what the future holds for the area. We are in two minds as to whether to look elsewhere to settle. It is a great area as things stand but there is a huge amount of development planned and I’m sure there are going to on-going issues with lack of infrastructure over the next 10 years or so, so it’s a tough call. Re the anti social behaviour, there have been issues over the last year in particular. Personally I’d say it’s a small number of kids involved who are very brazen. A lot of organised fights over the summer, egging cars and houses etc. Personally I’ve never had any issue with any of the kids in the area and most of them seem grand. Thing is there are a huge amount of teenagers around and you’ll always get a few who are cocky and take things too far. Not a reflection on the area as such just demographics in my opinion. Can’t see it getting any better with the scale of development planned though. On the other hand you have lovely beaches, Newbridge Park and a really nice community that’s always working to keep the area nice.

Agreed, living there two years

There are scumbags everywhere these days

Pdbeighty1

Percyxoxo wrote: »

Can I ask if you live in Donabat? I am hoping to move there shortly and now I am having a really bad feeling with all this news of anti social behaviour and news of huge developments planned and not much infrastructure. I really worry I won't be able to leave my house after 7pm or so for fear of this kind of anti social behaviour? Thanks

No i dont but i spent most of this weekend there, (during the day) and didnt see any anything concerning.my opinion is youd be complely safe walking around day or night.

ThunbergsAreGo

Percyxoxo wrote: »

Can I ask if you live in Donabat? I am hoping to move there shortly and now I am having a really bad feeling with all this news of anti social behaviour and news of huge developments planned and not much infrastructure. I really worry I won't be able to leave my house after 7pm or so for fear of this kind of anti social behaviour? Thanks

Feel free to ask any questions, its a lovely area and you wont regret the move.

Up in Cois Inbhir myself, which is located similarly to Rahillion and you dont seem to get anything bad happening

Percyxoxo

Hi Pdbeighty1 , naughtb4 and mattcullen -Thanks for taking the time to respond. I think it's very sad that such daftness has left someone with no livelihood for the next few months it has led to this sense of buyers remorse.

ThunbergsAreGo

Percyxoxo wrote: »

Hi Pdbeighty1 , naughtb4 and mattcullen -Thanks for taking the time to respond. I think it's very sad that such daftness has left someone with no livelihood for the next few months it has led to this sense of buyers remorse.

This is the worst thing, the shop owners and those that work there, all out of a job in the run up to Christmas.

Someone "little angel" has caused this and it angers me greatly that there will likely be no serious consequences for them or their scumbag mates

alexey

Hi,

Pdbeighty1, we are moving in 3-bed Rahillion Drive with 7 yrs old daughter.
btw, I recently was there and was surprised that all houses on Rahillion Drive are already built up but in scaffolds. Doors and windows are completely mounted. Even radiators and stairs are fitted almost in all houses.

Regards,

Jacdub

The delays mainly relate to access on the estates. To be honest, we're quite happy to wait until the new year to move.

raja_s

Have any of you checked with schools in Donabate, I am looking for a place in First Class? Is there any place ?

Min89

Hi Raja,

We rang the school next door to the estate for our daughter and they had a place for her in second class for next September. I remember her saying most other years were full. I would recommend you ring the school soon. We went to the school open night 2 weeks ago. It is a nice welcoming school and my daughter liked it. I think numbers will be up next year with all the building going on. Best of luck

Bunt25

I got my daughter into 2nd class as well for next September. I’m glad to hear the school seems nice. Hope you manage to get a place raja_s

Min89

Hi Bunt25,

Our little girls should be starting together which is nice. It will be reassuring for them both that they won't be the only newbie. I liked the school. It has a good before and after school facility too called sherpa kids which is handy if it suits. The bonus being that eventually our kids can walk to school through the gates at the back of the school from their homes.

Jacinta086

This is a fab development, once of the nicest new builds we've seen.
We visited the open day last weekend but the only have 4 beds remaining - which is unfortunately over our budget.

The next phase didn't get planning so i imagine there would be any more houses coming live for quite some time.

Pdbeighty1

Jacinta086 wrote: »

This is a fab development, once of the nicest new builds we've seen.
We visited the open day last weekend but the only have 4 beds remaining - which is unfortunately over our budget.

The next phase didn't get planning so i imagine there would be any more houses coming live for quite some time.

Wow thats interesting. The next phase seemed more of the same apart from a series of terraced 3 beds. Did you see why it was refused? I have no doubt they will modify plans pretty quickly to get some built. They have had no major problems so far and like you say.. the houses are high quality

Also our daughter has a placd in junior infants or senior infants.. depending on when the houses we move in