New Development Royal Canal Park D15

1dav wrote: »

Hi. Do you have details what is the paint colour/type/brand that should be used?

They recommend Sikkens Oil Based Paint RAL 9001 chalk.

Wont be getting this sorted for some time so if anyone does so in the mean time, please update the thread.

The footbridge will be great. The station will serve ashington more so then us I think. They are very cut off from either ashtown or broombridge.

From an rcp point of view what will be great is the connectivity down to the Navan Road. It brings a lot of extra bus routes into play and alot of amenities become far more walkable.

Can't say I see parking as a problem. Why would you park at rcp vs the other stations? Especially when broombridge will have a luas.

The cost is something like 2.3m.

park by text is horrible for residents. asking visitors to pay for parking if they want to call over.
There are lots of other solutions, of course with their own drawbacks, but at least they are to the benefit of residents.

i.e. token system, each house has a token to give to guests to display when parked in guest parking. inspectors ensuring cars are not parked more than 24 hours. works pretty well in a few south side apartment blocks I've visited.

fret_wimp2 wrote: »

it's already a problem, all guest spaces are gone monday to Friday by 7 am with people driving to RCP and walking to either station.

Are those not gone overnight to residents without enough parking spaces. There's usually plenty free in thé middle of the day.

PhoenixParker wrote: »

The footbridge will be great. The station will serve ashington more so then us I think. They are very cut off from either ashtown or broombridge.

From an rcp point of view what will be great is the connectivity down to the Navan Road. It brings a lot of extra bus routes into play and alot of amenities become far more walkable.

Can't say I see parking as a problem. Why would you park at rcp vs the other stations? Especially when broombridge will have a luas.

The cost is something like 2.3m.

There is no parking near broombridge and parking in the cabra side wouldn't be a great idea in terms of not having your car vandalised. Likewise there is no commuter parking near ashtown and the few spots a car could park in all day are pretty much always full. Without parking controls the pelletstown station would be the same.

As for a foot bridge being great, I don't know, the canql is pretty dodgy at night and I've personally been advised by gardai not to walked at night due to it being unpolicable. Having a public park on your door step is not great from a security point of view. The money would be better served improving access to broombridge.

minkey wrote: »

Re the guest parking

Can someone explain this to me? My understanding is that all unallocated parking is the text2park. This is supposed to be for 2 hours only at a time, so I dont see how a commuter could park there all day. Is there other guest parking that I dont know about? I thought some people when they bought houses had the option to purchase an extra space for an additional fee, if that is the case how are their spaces allocated. For myself if I have guests over its very awkwkard as I don't know what to tell them. Its not very clear to me. I tend to use the spots near the kiosk on bridge avenue, but I don't know if these spots are assigned to houses or not?

Thanks

The option for extra space was not available on every house. So some people bascaly are out of luck.

fret_wimp2 wrote: »

park by text is horrible for residents. asking visitors to pay for parking if they want to call over.
There are lots of other solutions, of course with their own drawbacks, but at least they are to the benefit of residents.

i.e. token system, each house has a token to give to guests to display when parked in guest parking. inspectors ensuring cars are not parked more than 24 hours. works pretty well in a few south side apartment blocks I've visited.

How is the attendant to be paid for? Management fees are already very high so any system would have to be self sufficient.

fret_wimp2 wrote: »

Like i said, all systems have thier flaws, but asking guests to pay for parking when visiting residents is a pretty big one. If guest parking was for resident use only, and not commuters using the train and eventually the luas, it would be a much better.

Who monitors if non authorized cars are parked in numbered residents spaces?
Couldnt they do this? Residents report cars parking without tokens to these guys.

I agree It needs a bit of thought but the time needed to weigh up a better solution should not be the reason we resort to the standard pay for parking model.

All a matter of prospective tbh. Assumption would be that everyone today using this parking is a resident or guest, and still there is an issue with parking. Permits only really help if you have people coming into the area, so yes if the train station opens it would stop it being worse than today but won't help. There's more demand then there is available spaces so a charge is a good way to allocate fairly and tbh why souldn't someone coming into the area contribute to the upkeep of the area?

As for who monitors incorrect parking in reserved spots, the owner does and then they ring the clampers.

fret_wimp2 wrote: »

Ive been able to get spaces for friends on saturdays/sundays and evenings.
On the few morning occasions i needed to move my car to let workmen pull the van into my drive i have struggled to get the guest spaces.

When I lived in rathborne which is much closer to the station there were plenty of visitor spaces open around 7am and 930 am (when I went to the gym and work). It was impossible to find a spot if I came back late at about 11pm though. Weekends were fine except late on Sundays.

I'm very surprised if what you say is true and royal canal park has commuter parkers.

Nhol78 wrote: »

Also let us know as well please as the top windows will be a pain.

I got the cleaners onsite to clean all the windows from outside and inside. I found him to be good and was not expensive. PM me if you need his contact details.

Danny87 wrote: »

Does anyone know the deal regarding parking on Hamlton walk . SF mentioned they were free for all ?!Main reason we didn't purchase the extra space in the garden tbh! I like the sound of the token system . Surely we as residents have the final say ?

The management company decides and we as residents appoint the board at the AGM. Which btw is soon I think.

fret_wimp2 wrote: »

Got a response from management company regarding the windows:


All obligations and planning restrictions are contained in your lease document and the regular service/maintenance details should be outlined in your home owners manual.
To clarify your question in relation to the painting of the windows I have copied Jason in Ballymore on this mail as he is best placed to confirm if this is necessary and will be able to tell you the RAL numbers.
If painting is recommended or required then it will fall to the each owner to organise individually or co-ordinate with a few neighbours, I would strongly recommend that you make sure that whatever contractor you use has the relevant insurances in place.

In general terms there are planning restrictions in relation to changing colours of finishes and making alterations, the specific details are outlined in your lease agreement.

Maybe we could sync up in April or May to see if a group of us can find a painter, rather than doing it individually?

+1 for doing this as a group

Hi,

We are going to be moving in in the new year and we are just trying to get flooring lined up at the minute. We are thinking of putting wooden floors downstairs and carpet everywhere else.

We aren't sure what tone of wood will go well with the kitchen. If anyone could share photos of what they did that'd be really helpful.

Thanks!

Would any one be able to tell me what type of light bulbs are used in the house please? are they screw in light globes or bayonet? Looking to get some smart globs today while they are 40% off. Thanks!

RandomAccess wrote: »

They are Bayonet.
I guess you could switch the fitting itself to be a screw in pendant.

Brilliant thanks a million

ballymore were to schedule a meeting between the residents and Joule, the company who installed the heating in the houses.
It was supposed to be November, but thats not going to happen now.

I emailed about it and got the impression they are waiting for joule to arrange it, which wont happen.

Would people mind emailing the ballymore site office to request this meeting with Joule?


With the colder weather now here, it would be good to know exactly how the heating works, what i can change and what i should leave alone.


Thanks,