48 dwellings on open space in Newcastle gets the green light

PLANS for the construction of 48 dwellings and open space in Newcastle have been given the green light by South Dublin County Council.

The subject site is located to the south of Main Street and east of Athgoe Road and to the west of ‘Graydon’, within the townland of Newcastle South.

Cairn Homes Properties Limited’s proposal includes the development of 48 duplex/apartment units in four three-storey buildings.

The units comprise 24 two-bedroom apartments and 24 three-bedroom and two-storey duplex units all with terraces.

Provision of approximately 1.74 hectares of the second phase of Taobh Chnoic public park and hard and soft landscaping, including public lighting and boundary treatment, is included.

Approximately 1,665 sq.m of communal amenity space is proposed for the duplex apartments, along with single-storey bicycle/bin stores.

Vehicular access will be from permitted ‘Graydon’ and ‘Newcastle Boulevard’ to the east, and provision of 73 car parking spaces and 144 bicycle spaces forms part of the plans.

On January 12, South Dublin County Council granted permission for the development with a number of conditions.

These include the submission of a street naming and dwelling numbering scheme prior to the commencement of the development, and a plan identifying the external common areas of the scheme that are to be retained in private ownership by an owners’ management company.