Plans for construction of 39 dwellings approved in Newcastle for Cairn Homes

PLANS for the construction of 39 dwellings at the junction of Burgage Street and Main Street in Newcastle have been given the green light by South Dublin County Council.

The plans were submitted by one of the largest housebuilders in the country, Cairn Homes, to South Dublin County Council on March 2 last.

Permission was sought for the demolition of an existing dwelling on the site and associated structures to make way for the residential development.

The proposal consists of 15 two-storey houses, comprising 14 three-bed houses and one four-bed detached house.

The development also includes 24 apartments in two three-storey buildings, with one block comprising eight two-bedroom apartments and eight three-bedroom, two-storey duplex apartments.

The proposed second apartment block is to comprise four two-bedroom apartments and four three-bedroom, two-storey duplex apartments.

Provision of open space, hard and soft landscaping, including public lighting and boundary treatment, and communal open space for the apartments is included.

Three vehicular access points are to be provided from Burgage Street, while provision of 61 surface car parking spaces, 74 surface cycle spaces and six motorcycle spaces form part of the plans.

The council granted permission for the development with a number of conditions, including the requirement to ensure the protection of an existing hedgerow on site.

The local authority described the hedgerow as being “a key heritage asset on the site”.

Revised plans also need to be submitted by the developer, showing the omission of residential development on an area required to be open space, and showing sufficient separation distance between the hedgerow and the dwellings.

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