| Deadline looms for submissions on Crumlin developments |
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| Thursday, 21 August 2008 | |
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Residents have until next Monday (August 25) to have their say on two major planning applications earmarked for Crumlin. Some residents have objected to a planning application to demolish a local bingo hall, which would be replaced with a mix of retail and residential units. On July 22, Nimbin Ltd applied to redevelop the Star Bingo Hall at the junction of Crumlin Road, Kildare Road and St Mary’s Road in Crumlin. It is proposed to demolish the existing hall and replace it with three blocks of buildings of up to five storeys with a mix of retail units and apartments. A total of 49 apartments will each have individual balconies. There will also be an underground car park with 90 car parking spaces and 80 bicycle spaces. However, according to local residents, among the most contentious aspects of the proposal is that the developer is proposing pedestrian access to one of the blocks from a public right-of-way laneway on St Mary’s Road. They say this laneway, which starts on St Mary’s Road, forms the boundary of the rear of some residential properties and is also an entrance to Pearse Memorial Park. In their submission to the city council, the residents of numbers 1 to 6 Fernvale Park said: “This laneway is a public right-of-way to the park and it would appear that the developer intends utilising this laneway to facilitate the development of the Star Bingo Hall site. “Apart from the fact that it is inconceivable that a developer would attempt to include public property to facilitate their development, there is also the knock-on effect that this would have in terms of change of usage of the laneway.” The submission points out that the park is open for limited hours which means that the laneway is currently closed at set times in the evening. Detrimental The residents claim that the developer’s proposal to use the public laneway would mean that it would have to be accessed at all hours of the day and night. “This would be detrimental for residents in terms of possible loss of access rights to the park and to the quality of life of those residents residing beside the laneway resulting from significant noise pollution and possible anti-social behaviour,” the submission adds. The residents also objected to the height of the proposed scheme at five storeys and argued that their properties would be “significantly overlooked”. In addition, they felt the 90 car parking spaces proposed for the development were insufficient and claimed that their allocation contravened the Dublin City Development Plan, which specifies 1.5 spaces per residential unit. Meanwhile, residents in a nearby part of Crumlin are also opposing an application to redevelop a former Bank of Ireland site that would be turned into apartments if granted permission. Dundalk SRH Ltd, which is a subsidiary of Superquinn, has applied for permission to demolish two bank buildings and factory premises and to construct a two-storey supermarket with cafe fronting onto Walkinstown Road, Drimnagh Road and Balfe Road. The proposal also includes 29 apartments in blocks of up to five storeys with 150 car parking spaces. Patrick Whelan of Hughes Road North, who lives within 200 metres of the site, said he was opposed to the scale of the proposal. “This is mainly a residential area,” he said. “There are two storey houses here and this thing is five. It will overshadow some of the adjoining houses and it will stick out architecturally. “This development would also cause a lot of traffic disruption as well,” he added. “It is a very busy junction at the intersection of the Drimnagh Road, Walkinstown Road and Longmile Road. To put in apartments seems ridiculous.” In addition, he claimed that the developers had made no effort to consult with residents on the scheme. Deputy Mary Upton (Lab) said she was concerned about the “over development” of the area. She added that both proposals would have an adverse impact on parking and traffic in the area. “One particular aspect of both developments is that there would be the effects on traffic and parking,” she said. “In relation to the bingo hall, it is already virtually impossible to park a car on Kildare Road, St Mary’s Road or Fernvale and there is a spill over of cars from other places around the area like Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children. “The same would be true in relation to the Bank of Ireland site,” she added. “You have got two storey residential houses around each of these developments and there are concerns that precedents would be set if you granted permission for buildings of up to five storeys.” Dundalk SRH Ltd declined to comment on the application for the Bank of Ireland site while the developers of the Star Bingo site could not be reached. |
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