Fingal County Council has proposed a housing development consisting of 175 dwellings on a 4.72-hectare site located on New Road, Donabate in County Dublin.

The area is bordered by various elements: ongoing development to the north, the Lanestown View residential development to the east, existing residential buildings along New Road to the south and the Saint Patrick’s Park residential development to the west.

The site includes several features: a portion of New Road for infrastructure like road junctions, cycle tracks, footpaths, and water service connections, as well as a segment to the north for water service connections.

The proposed housing development will principally comprise the construction of 175 No. residential dwellings (123 No. houses and 52 No. apartments) and a single-storey crèche of 365 sq m (with outdoor play area and external stores). The 123 No. houses, which are part-1-/part-2-storey and 2-storey in height, include 30 No. 2-bed units, 82 No. 3-bed units and 11 No. 4-bed units. The 52 No. apartments include 26 No. 1-bed units, 20 No. 2-bed units and 6 No. 3-bed units and are contained in a single block ranging in height from 1 No. to 4 No. storeys.

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The development will also include the following: 2 No. new multi-modal entrances/exits at New Road; 2 No. multi-modal connections to existing and under construction residential developments to the east and north respectively; cycle track and footpath along New Road; 139 No. carparking spaces; 4 No. set down bays; motorcycle parking; cycle parking; hard and soft landscaping, including public open space, communal amenity space and private amenity spaces (which include gardens, balconies and terraces facing all directions); boundary treatments; 1 No. sub-station; bin stores; lighting; PV panels atop houses; green roofs, PV panels, lift overruns and plant atop the apartment block; green roof sand PV panels atop the crèche building and all associated works above and below ground.

The plans and details of the housing development will be accessible for review or acquisition at a cost not exceeding the reasonable expenses of duplication until Wednesday, July 31, 2024, during regular office hours (Monday to Thursday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, and Friday, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm). You can find them at the following venues:

•Fingal County Council, County Hall, Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin K67 X8Y2

•Fingal County Council, Civic Offices, Grove Road, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 D15 W638.