Mulhuddart's old school gone

dickwod1 · 18-03-2013 4:10pm #1

I was driving past Mulhuddart's old school today and its demolished, and the site is cleared so it looks like we will have our new ALDI in a couple of months!

January · 18-03-2013 5:25pm

Exciting, although I think congestion is going to be an issue... especially with the petrol station a few meters away!

triple-M · 19-03-2013 8:12am

cool,this is news to me,when can I apply ;-)

gugleguy · 19-03-2013 8:22am

Wat will remain in my mind about mulhuddart school is the plaque on the pillar outside supplied by then telecom eireann declaring how this school was now part of the Information Age maning it had aconnection to the internet. This was around 1997. Exciting stuff then.

eviltwin · 19-03-2013 9:42am

Are you serious?? Is that going to be an Aldi?!! :eek:

What a terrible place to have one. The traffic in that street is bad enough now the new Tesco and other shops across the street have opened, its going to be a nightmare now. And as for getting into the petrol station.....

On the plus side I have been moaning about our lack of Aldi's and an overabundance of Lidl's in the Mulhuddart/Blanch area so its good to see one coming.

Nolimits · 19-03-2013 9:45am

That was my dad's old school. He was born in one of the cottages that used to be behind where Spar is now, and now there are a block of flats there.

January · 20-03-2013 3:26pm

It obviously wasn't a protected building because Aldi bought the site, applied for and got planning permission to build there before they knocked the school down.

22-03-2013 10:16am

But the new bridge further up will probably be finished soon after Aldi, so more people will use it instead of the Blakestown road. The only real times I use the Blakestown road is when I'm coming from Meath on N3 to avoid traffic at the second turn off.

And once the Blakestown road is clear, that area is normally fine.

dickwod1 · 27-06-2013 1:34pm

I was driving past the new Aldi yesterday, very swanky looking building compared to other stores that I've seen but after I passed it I noticed someone was building something that resembled a garage/shed beside the smoking area of Paidi Ogs but outside its fence where the old bridge was ... Anyone know what this is for?

27-06-2013 2:14pm

dickwod1 wrote: »

I was driving past the new Aldi yesterday, very swanky looking building compared to other stores that I've seen but after I passed it I noticed someone was building something that resembled a garage/shed beside the smoking area of Paidi Ogs but outside its fence where the old bridge was ... Anyone know what this is for?

There was a large drain there before so maybe it's a water shed?

January · 27-06-2013 2:37pm

Wouldn't be the new Men's shed type thing they have going on down there?

jack presley · 28-06-2013 9:42pm

Planning permission was got for two retail kiosks beside Paidi Og's.

http://planning.fingalcoco.ie/swiftlg/apas/run/WPHAPPDETAIL.DisplayURL?theApnID=FW12A/0140

January · 28-06-2013 9:43pm

A good butchers would be nice...

jack presley · 28-06-2013 9:46pm

January wrote: »

A good butchers would be nice...

The foundations are in and they're very small. I wouldn't say it'll be big enough for a butchers. They're kind of the size of that locksmith beside the chemist so they'll be something along those lines I'd say.

January · 28-06-2013 9:52pm

Wonder what they could possibly put in two tiny spaces... $:\$

jack presley · 28-06-2013 9:59pm

January wrote: »

Wonder what they could possibly put in two tiny spaces... $:\$

Yeah, I wonder too. Conditions of the pp include that they can't sell or store alcohol and only be open between 7am - 10pm. Part of the application is also to landscape the park between the apartments and the river and build a pathway to the estate behind so I'd imagine that was part of the pre-planning 'you do something for us and we'll give you planning' meetings.

Edit - Here's the plans

http://documents.fingalcoco.ie/NorthgatePublicDocs/00435721.pdf

dodzy · 29-06-2013 6:22am

jack presley wrote: »

Yeah, I wonder too. Conditions of the pp include that they can't sell or store alcohol and only be open between 7am - 10pm. Part of the application is also to landscape the park between the apartments and the river and build a pathway to the estate behind so I'd imagine that was part of the pre-planning 'you do something for us and we'll give you planning' meetings.

Edit - Here's the plans

http://documents.fingalcoco.ie/NorthgatePublicDocs/00435721.pdf

Link dead

jack presley · 29-06-2013 8:51am

dodzy wrote: »

Link dead

Link dead for me too on my phone but works fine on the computer. What device are you using?

Either way, it's easy enough to find on Fingal's website.

Stereomaniac · 29-06-2013 8:56am

I'm using a laptop and it's dead.

jack presley · 29-06-2013 9:06am

Stereomaniac wrote: »

I'm using a laptop and it's dead.

Ah well, sorry about that so. Don't know what's going on then.

As I say though, easy to find yourself on the planning section of FCC.

Stereomaniac · 29-06-2013 10:10am

Thanks.

ibstar · 29-06-2013 1:04pm

This will save me some time on grocery shopping, as I work only 5 mins drive from there.Hopefully there's going to be a big enough drive in car park.

30-06-2013 1:14pm

Hopefully something useful. Small tech repair shop wouldn't be bad idea.

January · 30-06-2013 1:53pm

I thought the shop that did the printer ink beside the dragon inn also does repairs?

jack presley · 21-07-2013 9:49pm

Construction moving along on these 2 kiosk and roof on one of them so has anyone heard any rumours about what's they're going to be?

21-07-2013 9:56pm

jack presley wrote: »

Construction moving along on these 2 kiosk and roof on one of them so has anyone heard any rumours about what's they're going to be?

Mid-late August.

January · 21-07-2013 10:03pm

Not when they're going to be, what they're going to be.

dickwod1 · 08-09-2013 5:21pm

So its official ... ALDI will open its new Mulhuddart store on Thursday 19th September

B.A._Baracus · 08-09-2013 5:38pm

That's crazy. I was just down there and the shelves are already packed.

January · 08-09-2013 5:43pm

I thought they were supposed to be opening on the 12th myself... wonder what happened.

jack presley · 10-09-2013 1:14pm

January wrote: »

I thought they were supposed to be opening on the 12th myself... wonder what happened.

Probably had some D-List celebrity booked a while back to cut a ribbon or something. Although that's probably not Aldi's style.

January · 10-09-2013 1:22pm

Well they had Niall Horan do a photo op in the Mullingar one recently so it probably is their style.

dodzy · 11-09-2013 9:40am

January wrote: »

Well they had Niall Horan do a photo op in the Mullingar one recently so it probably is their style.

Go 'way ouwa da ! We all know that January has a poster on the bedroom ceiling of Niall and the the lads

January · 13-09-2013 2:47pm

Looks like there will be pandemonium on the first day of opening... Their Special Buys that day are all the baby stuff! Always a popular day!

jeffk · 14-09-2013 8:17am

January wrote: »

Looks like there will be pandemonium on the first day of opening... Their Special Buys that day are all the baby stuff! Always a popular day!

Snap, I remember the last time they done it in Clonee and youd think they where giving the stuff away for free.

Ill still go down early enough and see what they do for the opening(Lidl had a tent thing with free tea coffee cake etc)

jeffk · 19-09-2013 9:40am

Went down today early enough, opened around 8.50. Nothing compared to Lidl in Blakestown opening,a small table with cake as you come in the door and then a big Aldi canvas bag.

Mental as you would expect for the first time, usual lay out and a big enough car park. Be handy not having to go to Clonee

jack presley · 19-09-2013 9:45am

jeffk wrote: »

Went down today early enough, opened around 8.50. Nothing compared to Lidl in Blakestown opening,a small table with cake as you come in the door and then a big Aldi canvas bag.

Mental as you would expect for the first time, usual lay out and a big enough car park. Be handy not having to go to Clonee

I live close by and the traffic was mental around 9-9:30. Was there any free stuff being given out (apart from the bag)?

jeffk · 19-09-2013 10:08am

jack presley wrote: »

I live close by and the traffic was mental around 9-9:30. Was there any free stuff being given out (apart from the bag)?

We got out around 9.20 and it was madness,queues from either side to get it and lads trying to direct people.

Some women got flowers for being first,that was is,very poor.

Also some fella taking pictures.

glossy · 19-09-2013 4:11pm

was there this afternoon busy enough, but there is always one loon messing it up for everyone for parking...

Just hope it stays nice and clean and neat. Other then that my new shopping heaven

horse7 · 07-10-2013 7:36pm

Have aldi permission for a new store in castleknock village?

jack presley · 07-10-2013 7:41pm

horse7 wrote: »

Have aldi permission for a new store in castleknock village?

I don't know but it'd be very easy to find out by checking Fingal's website (on phone myself so can't)

horse7 · 08-10-2013 8:48am

Its a bit of a maze http://www.fingalcoco.ie/Planning/PlanningApplications/

ThisRegard · 08-10-2013 9:07am

This is the link you want
http://www.fingalcoco.ie/Planning/SearchforaPlanningApplication/

horse7 · 08-10-2013 9:40am

Thanks for the link.

horse7 · 16-10-2013 7:30am

thats a postive for an aldi store in castleknock.

ThisRegard · 16-10-2013 7:52am

horse7 wrote: »

thats a postive for an aldi store in castleknock.

Where exactly ?

Gaspode · 16-10-2013 7:57am

I couldn't find any applications for an Aldi in Castleknock - have you got the ref number?

horse7 · 17-10-2013 11:14am

Here is the link from Thisregard http://www.fingalcoco.ie/Planning/SearchforaPlanningApplication/ ,its a big site at the rear of the flower shop, if you drive by you will see the wooden hoarding. By the way old mogensons is up for sale,i think the shop closed on wednesday.

January · 17-10-2013 11:17am

That's just bringing me to the search page. Is there a particular search term used?

jack presley · 17-10-2013 11:33am

January wrote: »

That's just bringing me to the search page. Is there a particular search term used?

Try searching by reference and use FW12A/0091. I think this is the one but apologies if it isn't.

ThisRegard · 17-10-2013 12:41pm

Something odd there, the applicant is Uxbridge LTD, but according to Solocheck.ie and the CRO they've been dissolved since 2000.

However, if you take a look at the original planning application form, http://documents.fingalcoco.ie/NorthgatePublicDocs/00428965.pdf and look at the press clipping for the planning notice, the company involved is Uxbridge Properties.

Uxbridge Properties are currently in receivership, so what's up ? Could be just the company that Aldi used to draw the plans etc.

Mulhuddart's old school gone

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