Newhaven Balbriggan

09-06-2009 10:31am #1

Has anybody got problems with anti-social behaviour in Newhaven estate, Balbriggan? I know I have.

Please keep a log of anything suspicious in the estate and let the Gardaí know so they can build up a dossier of information. We need this estate to be taken back by the residents. We need to do it now.

Please share any information in this thread. But please do not mention any names.

09-06-2009 10:35am

The number for Balbriggan Garda Station is 01 8020 510.

The two community Gardaí involved with the residents are Kate Daly and Gerrit Durnin.

09-06-2009 10:38am

Fergus Byrne is a co-ordinator of the Newhaven Residents Association. He can be contacted on -snip-

MiCr0 · 09-06-2009 12:46pm

this is the wrong place for this - and i'm not sure where's the correct one.
Sending this to the dublin forum

NorthDub · 09-06-2009 2:49pm

904473 wrote: »

Has anybody got problems with anti-social behaviour in Newhaven estate, Balbriggan? I know I have.

Please keep a log of anything suspicious in the estate and let the Gardaí know so they can build up a dossier of information. We need this estate to be taken back by the residents. We need to do it now.

Please share any information in this thread. But please do not mention any names.

I have few friends who live in that estate and will pass on your request to them

kowloon · 09-06-2009 5:31pm

Where in Balbriggan is Newhaven?

10-06-2009 10:22am

kowloon wrote: »

Where in Balbriggan is Newhaven?

Newhaven is at the top of Hamlet Lane on the North end of Balbriggan. It is a private estate of houses and apartments. It is a place with the potential to be a great neighborhood. It is currently experiencing a few problems with three houses which are rented out.

10-06-2009 10:28am

NorthDub wrote: »

I have few friends who live in that estate and will pass on your request to them

Thanks NorthDub.

kowloon · 10-06-2009 2:41pm

904473 wrote: »

Newhaven is at the top of Hamlet Lane on the North end of Balbriggan. It is a private estate of houses and apartments. It is a place with the potential to be a great neighborhood. It is currently experiencing a few problems with three houses which are rented out.

Cheers, I moved out of Balbriggan 12/13 years ago, the size of the place has exploded in that time.

NorthDub · 10-06-2009 3:19pm

904473 wrote: »

Thanks NorthDub.

no prob was talking to a couple of my friends last night and the one thing they said is that there appears to be cars speeding up and down the road on the flemington lane side of the cul de sac and they heard the gardai were up last weekend. They hadnt heard of anything else in the estate or of problems with rented houses

Joey the lips · 11-06-2009 3:51pm

I dont know much about newhaven but its not a good idea to advertise the problems so publically there. Especially if the houses are private. If they are public council then your just adding to the stigma,

Just my opinion on the matter!

northdubgal · 14-06-2009 6:57pm

The anti-social behaviour is really getting out of hand.

I heard there was a residents meeting but myself and our neighbours were not informed which we were not pleased about.

We are having a lot of trouble but I wont go into the details here.

To be honest, realistically what can be done?

Btw, can you pm me the details for the residents committe please?

NorthDub · 15-06-2009 9:19am

northdubgal wrote: »

The anti-social behaviour is really getting out of hand.

I heard there was a residents meeting but myself and our neighbours were not informed which we were not pleased about.

We are having a lot of trouble but I wont go into the details here.

To be honest, realistically what can be done?

Btw, can you pm me the details for the residents committe please?

My friends mostly live in the Flemington lane side of the estate and they dont seem to be having too much hastle, they mostly complain about all the people just walking through the estate from Dunnes and the litter that they throw away,

northdubgal · 15-06-2009 2:18pm

NorthDub wrote: »

My friends mostly live in the Flemington lane side of the estate and they dont seem to be having too much hastle, they mostly complain about all the people just walking through the estate from Dunnes and the litter that they throw away,

I live in the middle of the estate and its gotten really bad.

NorthDub · 15-06-2009 2:38pm

oh no you poor thing, I have walked up to see friends a few times and it looks like a really nice estate, so much more so than others around the town

16-06-2009 10:14am

Well I have had my car damaged. A neighbour further into the estate had a shovel put through his window and bottles smashed against his wall. Another neighbour has had her house pelted with eggs and regularly finds broken bottles outside her house at weekends. Trees in the estate have been broken down. Graffiti has appeared on some peoples houses. Drug deals have been witnessed. Young teen schoolgirls have been seen on the mitch in a certain house of ill repute during school hours. They have been escorted out by Gardaí a few times.

This is a small estate with more than it's fair share of problems.

northdubgal · 16-06-2009 2:06pm

904473 wrote: »

Well I have had my car damaged. A neighbour further into the estate had a shovel put through his window and bottles smashed against his wall. Another neighbour has had her house pelted with eggs and regularly finds broken bottles outside her house at weekends. Trees in the estate have been broken down. Graffiti has appeared on some peoples houses. Drug deals have been witnessed. Young teen schoolgirls have been seen on the mitch in a certain house of ill repute during school hours. They have been escorted out by Gardaí a few times.

This is a small estate with more than it's fair share of problems.

and that is not even half of what is going on, on a weekly basis.

Can you private message me the Resident Associations details please?

milodub · 01-06-2011 8:30pm

northdubgal wrote: »

and that is not even half of what is going on, on a weekly basis.

Can you private message me the Resident Associations details please?

hi

i wanted to buy a house in New Haven - is there still an issue with lack of safety and antisocial behaviour in the area?

i would appreciate if you give me short picture what's going on there?

please send me private msg
thanks in advance

pistol_75 · 02-06-2011 11:33am

I have lived in New Haven since 2003 and have not seen any anti social behaviour or problems in my time there.

I live on the Flemington lane side.

02-06-2011 12:23pm

milodub wrote: »

hi

i wanted to buy a house in New Haven - is there still an issue with lack of safety and antisocial behaviour in the area?

i would appreciate if you give me short picture what's going on there?

please send me private msg
thanks in advance

The original post was dated two years ago. All the problems were on the Hamlet Lane side. The problems have been dealt with and there are no problems there now. In fact i would recommend the estate to anybody who would like to move to Balbriggan.

JohnnieK · 03-06-2011 8:58pm

I live on the Hamlet Lane side and all is good. I live around the big green and you get kids there playing football but I have no issues with this. It dose seem to be a bottle neck of a meeting place for teenie boppers from time to time but nothing to worry about. We have been here since 2005.

dereks · 12-06-2012 5:35pm

Hi,

The builder seems to have given up maintaining the common green areas and the council won't do anything until the estate is properly handed over to them.

As the green areas are getting out of hand with growth would the residents association have any interest in trying to organise possibly a farmer or someone of that ilk to come in and cut the grass?

I know some residents have tried to maintain the green areas but domestic lawnmowers just won't cut it.

If the residents chip in together I doubt it would cost too much.

The Hill Billy · 12-06-2012 6:12pm

dereks wrote: »

Hi,

The builder seems to have given up maintaining the common green areas and the council won't do anything until the estate is properly handed over to them.

As the green areas are getting out of hand with growth would the residents association have any interest in trying to organise possibly a farmer or someone of that ilk to come in and cut the grass?

I know some residents have tried to maintain the green areas but domestic lawnmowers just won't cut it.

If the residents chip in together I doubt it would cost too much.

You'd get an answer quicker if you contacted the residents' association directly. I'd be delighted to think that they read this forum regularly, but probably not.

dereks · 12-06-2012 6:20pm

The Hill Billy wrote: »

dereks wrote: »

Hi,

The builder seems to have given up maintaining the common green areas and the council won't do anything until the estate is properly handed over to them.

As the green areas are getting out of hand with growth would the residents association have any interest in trying to organise possibly a farmer or someone of that ilk to come in and cut the grass?

I know some residents have tried to maintain the green areas but domestic lawnmowers just won't cut it.

If the residents chip in together I doubt it would cost too much.

You'd get an answer quicker if you contacted the residents' association directly. I'd be delighted to think that they read this forum regularly, but probably not.

Thanks but I don't have their details so I'm hoping someone on here does.

kjbsrah1 · 13-06-2012 3:20pm

If you are having difficultly finding out who is on the Residents Association, ring Balbriggan Garda Station and leave a message for the attention of the community Gardaí. There have been a lot of changes with the community Gardaí in Balbriggan, and who looks after what estate has changed. Also they do not work in twos anymore - only individually. But if you leave a message, someone will get back to you. The other alternative will be to write in c/o the Superintendent, and your query will be passed directly to someone to respond to you. Hope this helps.

dereks · 13-06-2012 6:54pm

kjbsrah1 wrote: »

If you are having difficultly finding out who is on the Residents Association, ring Balbriggan Garda Station and leave a message for the attention of the community Gardaí. There have been a lot of changes with the community Gardaí in Balbriggan, and who looks after what estate has changed. Also they do not work in twos anymore - only individually. But if you leave a message, someone will get back to you. The other alternative will be to write in c/o the Superintendent, and your query will be passed directly to someone to respond to you. Hope this helps.

Thank you, good idea.

ryaner1979 · 18-06-2012 11:33am

Seeing as everyone here is from New Haven can i ask what the options for Broadband are? Just moved in over the weekend

ryaner1979 · 26-06-2012 6:40pm

Can anyone in New Haven tell me are the visitors car spaces for visitors only or can residents use them? Seems strange that visitors have more right to them than people paying rent?

dereks · 26-06-2012 8:00pm

@ryaner1979

Welcome to the estate.

Vodafone do decent broadband in the area.

Anyone can use the visitor spaces but people "might" complain if you park in them all the time as where would visitors park.

For the 2 beadroom houses they are allocated 1 car space, 2 spaces for 3 bedroom houses.

JohnnieK · 26-06-2012 9:38pm

@ryaner1979
I use WiMax myself. The transmitter is on top of Castlemill so the signal is good. I was with Eircom. BT and Vodafone and fined Wimax better.

JohnnieK · 26-06-2012 9:39pm

I seen Tommy's business partner around on Sunday with some other guy. I wonder are they going to cut the grass soon.;)

ryaner1979 · 27-06-2012 10:14am

dereks wrote: »

@ryaner1979

Welcome to the estate.

Vodafone do decent broadband in the area.

Anyone can use the visitor spaces but people "might" complain if you park in them all the time as where would visitors park.

For the 2 beadroom houses they are allocated 1 car space, 2 spaces for 3 bedroom houses.

Ended up getting Eircom Broadband which is grand so far.

And someone did complain already about parking in the visitors spot. But with 2 cars and only 1 spot where else can we park?

tatli_lokma · 27-06-2012 12:36pm

ryaner1979 wrote: »

And someone did complain already about parking in the visitors spot. But with 2 cars and only 1 spot where else can we park?

not to sound glib about it, but should you not have asked about the allowed parking spaces when agreeing to rent the property? Personally I wouldn't have an issue with you using visitors spaces, it'd be no skin off my nose, but things like that do really irritate some people, and the last thing you want is them complaining to your landlord. Perhaps choose the visitors space furthest away/least used/ least conspicious....that way at least you are not rubbing anyones nose in it that you are using the spaces.

ryaner1979 · 27-06-2012 1:15pm

Little Ted wrote: »

not to sound glib about it, but should you not have asked about the allowed parking spaces when agreeing to rent the property? Personally I wouldn't have an issue with you using visitors spaces, it'd be no skin off my nose, but things like that do really irritate some people, and the last thing you want is them complaining to your landlord. Perhaps choose the visitors space furthest away/least used/ least conspicious....that way at least you are not rubbing anyones nose in it that you are using the spaces.

We did ask the letting agent who told us we could use the visitors spots. Parking in a visitors spot further away is not a big issue but surely then we'll have the neighbours who live closer to them spots complaining? At this rate it would have made more sense for me to rent the apartment on my own and have my other half "visit" everyday

tatli_lokma · 27-06-2012 1:57pm

ryaner1979 wrote: »

At this rate it would have made more sense for me to rent the apartment on my own and have my other half "visit" everyday

good luck with selling that idea to her!

next time a neighbour asks, just tell them that she doesn't live there, she just visits....A LOT!

ryaner1979 wrote: »

Parking in a visitors spot further away is not a big issue but surely then we'll have the neighbours who live closer to them spots complaining?

I meant use the kind of random ones that are not exactly beside anyone's property. Dunno if there are any of these in Newhaven, but in our estate there are a few visitor spots around the corner that aren't in front of anyone in particular's house, they face a green area, and are generally empty anyway. If there is somewhere like that perhaps park there? Or are there any neighbours who haee 2 spots who only have one car? maybe approach them nicely and ask if they would mind if you park there. Of course, tell them you will be happy to park elsewhere if they have visitors or whatever, but when its unused they might let you use the space.

ryaner1979 wrote: »

We did ask the letting agent who told us we could use the visitors spots

sure a letting agent will tell you anything to get you to sign a lease. Next time, rent somewhere with 2 spaces and make sure its specified in the lease agreement!

JohnnieK · 27-06-2012 2:31pm

If you have to park, you have to park. As simple as that in my opinion. Im lucky to have a drive way so it doesn't really affect me.

SocSocPol · 30-06-2012 6:39pm

904473 wrote: »

Well I have had my car damaged. A neighbour further into the estate had a shovel put through his window and bottles smashed against his wall. Another neighbour has had her house pelted with eggs and regularly finds broken bottles outside her house at weekends. Trees in the estate have been broken down. Graffiti has appeared on some peoples houses. Drug deals have been witnessed. Young teen schoolgirls have been seen on the mitch in a certain house of ill repute during school hours. They have been escorted out by Gardaí a few times.

This is a small estate with more than it's fair share of problems.

I have lived in Newhaven Bay since 2008 and have never witnessed any anti-social behaviour. The only thing the so called residents association seem to be interested in is creating issues for their own ends (electoral purposes, the chairman ran in the local elections for Sf).

Newhaven Balbriggan

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