Dundalk developments

dave 27

Hi all, i just said i would create a developments thread here instead of creating a number of different ones.

Anyone know what the latest is with the Connolly's field development which is to be built beside the tesco extra off the Dublin road?

http://www.connollysfield.ie/

Latest i can see is that it is approved by an board pleanala back in april

https://www.talkofthetown.ie/plans-for-114-apartments-at-connollys-field-approved-by-an-bord-pleanala/

anyone know when they will start? It will seriously transform the eyesore thats currently here

event

They are going to put 114 apartments, right beside hill street bridge??

The congestion there will be amazing

dave 27

event wrote: »

They are going to put 114 apartments, right beside hill street bridge??

The congestion there will be amazing

I think i saw somewhere that the bridge is actually to be taken away, there must be other link roads incorporated into the development so as not to be relying solely on this exit

Smee_Again

dave 27 wrote: »

I think i saw somewhere that the bridge is actually to be taken away, there must be other link roads incorporated into the development so as not to be relying solely on this exit

I'm pushing 40 and they've been removing that bridge for as long as I can remember.

event

Smee_Again wrote: »

I'm pushing 40 and they've been removing that bridge for as long as I can remember.

Same

Plus they cant really remove it. The traffic that comes in that way, would be a disaster, they cant really close the road for an extended period.

Smee_Again

event wrote: »

Same

Plus they cant really remove it. The traffic that comes in that way, would be a disaster, they cant really close the road for an extended period.

It’ll be removed eventually and could probably be done quite quickly but it’ll cause a lot of hassle while it’s being done.

event

Dundalk town planners though. They'd probably start it over the Xmas break and leave it there for 3 weeks untouched

event

event wrote: »

Dundalk town planners though. They'd probably start it over the Xmas break and leave it there for 3 weeks untouched

Start the last week of August. Maybe it's not close enough to a school for that though. :pac:

dave 27

Best time to have done something like that was over the lockdown but i suppose nothing has started there.

I read that apparently Tesco had to contribute to the removal works if it was within the 10 years of Tesco being there (part of the planning agreement), but since the time has lapsed they dont have to contribute anything as its gone on for too long

On a seperate note, i noticed theres a tower crane in the Port near the silos, does anyone know what there building?

cargo

dave 27 wrote: »

On a seperate note, i noticed theres a tower crane in the Port near the silos, does anyone know what there building?

There's a yellow tower crane in the middle of the derelict apartment block beside Tom Clarke's pub. (Opposite the port) They are back working on those apartments. Is that the crane you are seeing?

dave 27

cargo wrote: »

There's a yellow tower crane in the middle of the derelict apartment block beside Tom Clarke's pub. (Opposite the port) They are back working on those apartments. Is that the crane you are seeing?

I think it was a blue one that I saw, I noticed it crossing the bridge going into town with the port on the left, you wouldn't really notice it otherwise

event

Its the one at those apartments alright

sibersha

There is a retirement home being built next to Crowne Plaza and plans for another block of apartments across the road also. Can be a bad enough spot for traffic already.

sibersha

sibersha wrote: »

There is a retirement home being built next to Crowne Plaza and plans for another block of apartments across the road also. Can be a bad enough spot for traffic already.

Fair few For Sale signs on the Dublin Road from the Xerox Junction on out the last few years. Can't blame them really, gonna be in the middle of a massive housing development with a traffic jam out the front.

dave 27

Deleted User wrote: »

Fair few For Sale signs on the Dublin Road from the Xerox Junction on out the last few years. Can't blame them really, gonna be in the middle of a massive housing development with a traffic jam out the front.

If there is big development in the town this link road is probably most suitable tho, close to the motorway and two lanes (at least) either way

Smee_Again

dave 27 wrote: »

If there is big development in the town this link road is probably most suitable tho, close to the motorway and two lanes (at least) either way

These developments are on the town side of the Xerox junction so only 1 lane at that point (not counting the right turn lane heading outbound).

Bhaswar

Hi ,I have recently visited Dundoogan housing project ,Haynestown . Any thoughts from the group about the project and advantages\disadvantages of living in that area. I mostly WFH but might need to commute to Dublin for work a couple of times in a week.

How does it compare with lets say Ruthdrum(wicklow) in the south which seems to be another popular commuter town approximately the same distance from Dublin .

event

I used to commute to blanchardstown from Dundalk. Its a disaster tbh. We would go the back way (Drogheda, Duleek, Ashbourne, Blanch) but that was still about an hour each way, every day.

Have no idea how that compares to wicklow.

cargo

Hollywood developments in for planning for a large development in behind the red brick houses on the bridge end of the Avenue Road. Access from Dunmore estate.

Earthworks ongoing in behind Byrne's pub on HillStreet. I think it's a sports development linked to the Grammer School. (I believe the site compound setup in Connolly's field is linked to this)

Building finally underway on the derelict grounds between Topaz on Dublin Road and Dept of Ag building. It's been in planning for years.

cargo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/114600756#Comment_114600756

Apartment block very close to completion. Looks very well.

And also a new site started for a small development across the road on the traffic light side of the shop. Backs onto the Port.