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New Development Royal Canal Park D15

minkey

Hi All

Just wondering if anyone has thought on this area

Have looked at these houses and they look to be of very good build quality, the interior is lovely and the BER is very good. Prices seem reasonable for the location . I have smallish children and would have a concern about them living in a dense area so close to water, but then again it not like you can really let them outside unsupervised anywhere else in D7 unless you have a decent back garden . I took a walk up there the other day and noticed a well known Dublin "Diner" (not ERs ..I wish)...Chipper is going to open soon. I would not mind so much but it has a very tacky signage . Just wondering if anyone has bought here or is thinking about it , any tips or advice on the area for anyone living there already

Thanks

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PhoenixParker

From what I can work out the glass roof is fine against any planning or other restrictions as it doesn't touch the ground. Every planning condition/contract condition I've looked at talks about a footprint.

We're planning to get one at some point, can see several out our back window and they look good and seem really handy.

Chumpski

I don't have it anymore, sorry.

But in short, it was a reminder that the contract states that we cant have a shed in the back that is higher than the fence, and we cant make any alterations on back or front like satellite dishes and so on. Nothing in there that was not in the contract really.

It kind of sucks a little they are strict about all this. But on the other hand we all knew what we were signing up to and the development currently does look really well, and letting people do whatever will lead it to looking kind of crap like every other housing estate.

Personally i wish they let us put up satellite dishes, failing that, get the skates on with getting Virgin media hooked up in the area.

stenomattia

Thank you, I'll certainly do. Has anyone posted the content or an image of that letter? I haven't seen it and it would be a good starting point. Thank you!

Danny87

Manion wrote: »

That's not true.

Your house must be like no other if that is the case. Like out of interest have you thought about how your neighbour might feel about this?

Must be because there are two flower beds clearly in front of any house that has one allocated space! I'm referring to the Landscape Architectural plans DWG NO: 6095-300-00! Unless they have changed ? There is clearly no flower beds in front of the houses that have two allocated spaces .The flower beds seem to act as the property boundary so if some degree of flora is maintained to this line why would the neighbour have an issue?

I'm not assuming ownership by any means ,but it would seem a bit strange to 'share' a flower bed that is within the property line of your house don't you think ?. If you are standing in this bed you would be looking directly into the sitting room of the house!

Its only a general question anyway and it looks as though the flower beds form part of some sort of biodiversity plan for the development so it is very likely to stay like that.

Chumpski

Best to ask the management company and the solicitor you worked with on the house purchase i think. Some houses have done something like that.

But then we did all get a letter from the management company about sheds and such alterations recently.

stenomattia

Morning all, we are thinking of adding a veranda (glass roof) to the rear of the house to cover the portion just outside the kitchen (3x3 m) to cover from rain. Basically an aluminium frame with a glass roof attached to the outside wall of the house, outside the kitchen. Has anyone looked into it or done it already? I've looked up info for eventual planning permission and it does not seem to need one (http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/housing/planning_permission/planning_perm_altering_a_house.html), anyone have any insight into this?

Manion

bluemc wrote: »

The ownership boundary stops at your front door. Parking space is leased from the management company as part of your management fees. If you don't keep up the payments they can lease the space to someone else. You definitely cannot modify the area.

That's not true.

Danny87 wrote: »

Not sure about this one .Sure when we bought there was an option to purchase houses with an additional space for an extra cost! We were told the space(s) you receive with the house are yours . The flower beds aren't and form part of the maintenance contract.

It certainly looks as though the flower beds are contained within the property lines and aren't shared. I was just wondering if anyone has at least considered this thought and contacted the management company about extending their driveway. Could be shot down straight away but perhaps you can pay to purchase this back to extend the driveway? It would certainly solve our issue with the new parking rules.

Your house must be like no other if that is the case. Like out of interest have you thought about how your neighbour might feel about this?

PhoenixParker

Danny87 wrote: »

I hear you regarding SF. A lot of lies were told

No, I believe our Lawyer told us this .The purchase price you pay for the house includes the lease for the parking spot so essentially its yours . (However I'm not sure of the duration of the this lease)

I'm in construction and to pave over the flower bed would be a relatively easy task and would not cost much at all. Manhole or not.

Ill get onto them today and let everyone know what they say.

The original planning application had two spaces per house. DCC explicitly changed it to a mixture of two and one.

Danny87

fret_wimp2 wrote: »

Who told you, Sherry Fitz ? Just like they told us kitchen flooring would be included, and how they told us walls would be painted grey, or how they said the entertainment unit in the back room was only 1k extra (actually 4k).

Sherry Fitz knew very little about the development and i wouldnt trust anything on their word alone.

Have a look at your contract to confirm what your exact situation is.
Defo worth a call with the management company also.

AFAIK, and this is not 100%, parking spaces are lease hold, the amount you paid per space or extra space is the lease cost. its not part of the management fees.

Let us know what you find out.

Sherry Fitz again, they should write fiction, they are better at it than selling houses!

If permission to pave over the garden can be granted, replacing the manhole with one flush with the paving is a relatively easy task, remember, you drive over manholes every day of the week on the roads.

I hear you regarding SF. A lot of lies were told

No, I believe our Lawyer told us this .The purchase price you pay for the house includes the lease for the parking spot so essentially its yours . (However I'm not sure of the duration of the this lease)

I'm in construction and to pave over the flower bed would be a relatively easy task and would not cost much at all. Manhole or not.

Ill get onto them today and let everyone know what they say.

fret_wimp2

Danny87 wrote: »

when we bought there was an option to purchase houses with an additional space for an extra cost! We were told the space(s) you receive with the house are yours .

Who told you, Sherry Fitz ? Just like they told us kitchen flooring would be included, and how they told us walls would be painted grey, or how they said the entertainment unit in the back room was only 1k extra (actually 4k), or how sheds didnt require planning permission.

Sherry Fitz knew very little about the development and i wouldnt trust anything on their word alone.

Have a look at your contract to confirm what your exact situation is.
Defo worth a call with the management company also.

AFAIK, and this is not 100%, parking spaces are lease hold, the amount you paid per space or extra space is the lease cost. its not part of the management fees.

Let us know what you find out.

Bruncvik wrote: »

When we were discussing the pricing with Sherry Fitz, they told us that we can pay the management company a one-time fee of 10k in the future for the permission to convert the flower bed into an additional parking spot. Which is one of the reasons we went with the cheaper house and use the extra money to pay down a larger portion of the house.

That said, I don't see how we'd be able to covert the flower bed now. Aside the fact that Sherry Fitz has proven to lie through their teeth at almost every opportunity, in our case the flower bed does overflow into the neighboring property, and it also contains a manhole cover, which I don't think we'd be able to pave over.

Sherry Fitz again, they should write fiction, they are better at it than selling houses!

If permission to pave over the garden can be granted, replacing the manhole with one flush with the paving is a relatively easy task, remember, you drive over manholes every day of the week on the roads.

Bruncvik

When we were discussing the pricing with Sherry Fitz, they told us that we can pay the management company a one-time fee of 10k in the future for the permission to convert the flower bed into an additional parking spot. Which is one of the reasons we went with the cheaper house and use the extra money to pay down a larger portion of the house.

That said, I don't see how we'd be able to covert the flower bed now. Aside the fact that Sherry Fitz has proven to lie through their teeth at almost every opportunity, in our case the flower bed does overflow into the neighboring property, and it also contains a manhole cover, which I don't think we'd be able to pave over.

Danny87

bluemc wrote: »

The ownership boundary stops at your front door. Parking space is leased from the management company as part of your management fees. If you don't keep up the payments they can lease the space to someone else. You definitely cannot modify the area.

Not sure about this one .Sure when we bought there was an option to purchase houses with an additional space for an extra cost! We were told the space(s) you receive with the house are yours . The flower beds aren't and form part of the maintenance contract.

It certainly looks as though the flower beds are contained within the property lines and aren't shared. I was just wondering if anyone has at least considered this thought and contacted the management company about extending their driveway. Could be shot down straight away but perhaps you can pay to purchase this back to extend the driveway? It would certainly solve our issue with the new parking rules.

bluemc

The ownership boundary stops at your front door. Parking space is leased from the management company as part of your management fees. If you don't keep up the payments they can lease the space to someone else. You definitely cannot modify the area.

Manion

I'll dig out the folio, that would be great. My solicitor was pretty useless so this could be good.

Arbie

fret_wimp2 wrote: »

I understood that the area of land under the house was freehold but the driveway was leasehold.

flowebeds are arranged as they are for drainage, it was in the planning application. They are not supposed to be changed.

This is correct, our solicitor confirmed it before we bought.

fret_wimp2

Everything is least hold, none of the properties are freehold

I understood that the area of land under the house was freehold but the driveway was leasehold.

Does anyone know the exact legals regarding the driveway . We have one car space but obviously there is potential for another if we pave over our flower bed

In my eyes its it's crazy even asking this question as it is our own driveway but does anyone know if it can be done or has done it themselves ?

flowebeds are arranged as they are for drainage, it was in the planning application. They are not supposed to be changed.

RandomAccess

Manion wrote: »

Everything is least hold, none of the properties are freehold. But even if the drive way was freehold the flower beds are not. They are the property of the management company. Even if they were not, the beds cross the property boundary so why would one property owner assume ownership of something to the point of removing that thing, when clearly it is not exclusively theirs.

Actually our solicitor pointed out that the property itself and the back garden were both free hold. Perhaps someone else can confirm but he was quite clear with us about this fact as I had enquired and he was very competent.

If anyone else can confirm please do.

Manion

Danny87 wrote: »

Does anyone know the exact legals regarding the driveway . We have one car space but obviously there is potential for another if we pave over our flower bed

In my eyes its it's crazy even asking this question as it is our own driveway but does anyone know if it can be done or has done it themselves ?

RandomAccess wrote: »

I'm absolutely sure you can't do that.
Your solicitor will have explained that the driveway is under the remit of the management company and I believe is not part of the freehold property.

Talk to your solicitor and the management company as first port of call.

Everything is least hold, none of the properties are freehold. But even if the drive way was freehold the flower beds are not. They are the property of the management company. Even if they were not, the beds cross the property boundary so why would one property owner assume ownership of something to the point of removing that thing, when clearly it is not exclusively theirs.

RandomAccess

Danny87 wrote: »

Does anyone know the exact legals regarding the driveway . We have one car space but obviously there is potential for another if we pave over our flower bed

In my eyes its it's crazy even asking this question as it is our own driveway but does anyone know if it can be done or has done it themselves ?

I'm absolutely sure you can't do that.
Your solicitor will have explained that the driveway is under the remit of the management company and I believe is not part of the freehold property.

Talk to your solicitor and the management company as first port of call.

Danny87

Does anyone know the exact legals regarding the driveway . We have one car space but obviously there is potential for another if we pave over our flower bed

In my eyes its it's crazy even asking this question as it is our own driveway but does anyone know if it can be done or has done it themselves ?

Manion

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fret_wimp2 wrote: »

seems that park by text is being introduced to all guest spots in the new year.

management company mentioned a big drive for this is residents parking in the guest spots but leaving their own spot in their driveway empty. not sure why anyone would do this on an ongoing basis but it's ruined guest parking for everyone.

even after paying via text, 9-5 will be 3 hours max stay.

reduces the quality of the area in my eyes when guests have to pay to come over and can only stay 3 hours.

Yep, people were definitely doing this. It means that their designated parking spot is free for a guest. Tragedy of the commons. Most of the guest parking is occupied by residents not guests. Tbh I've noticed a lot of illegal parking of late so this is probably a good thing.

fret_wimp2

seems that park by text is being introduced to all guest spots in the new year.

management company mentioned a big drive for this is residents parking in the guest spots but leaving their own spot in their driveway empty. not sure why anyone would do this on an ongoing basis but it's ruined guest parking for everyone.

even after paying via text, 9-5 will be 3 hours max stay.

reduces the quality of the area in my eyes when guests have to pay to come over and can only stay 3 hours.

bluemc

Anyone else get charged for phone line installation? Original discussions with eir was that there would be no charge as it's covered as part of your monthly fees but they've now issued us with a bill for the install.

slayerking

rns wrote: »

Plumbing company charge 80e for the service I think. PM me know if you need their contact details

Is that the same plumbing crowd that originally plumbed the house or a different crowd? Their contact details are in the welcome pack I believe

rns

cronos wrote: »

Has anyone found any reasonably priced maintainers for the heating system?

Plumbing company charge 80e for the service I think. PM me know if you need their contact details

Arbie

TDs & Councillors have been doing the rounds talking about local issues.

Ruth Coppinger sent an email:
"Royal Canal Park Train Station Following a Dail question on 5th December from Ruth Coppinger the Minister for Transport outlined that Royal Canal Park/Pelletstown Train Station will have timeframe for completion published early in the new year. Local residents in the Navan Road/Ashtown area will need to keep up pressure for delivery of this necessary transport infrastructure."

Roderic O'Gorman (Greens) also sent a letter re: RCP issues, including ramps & speeding problems.

fret_wimp2

Im pretty sure i asked and they said there was no issue.

IrishGirl12

Hi. Just wondering if anyone got flood cover with their insurance? We are being told the eircode is in a flood zone.

Bruncvik

Anyone else has been experiencing loud rapid clicking noises from the extractor fans when they are off and its windy outside? if so, how did you deal with them?

crby

thanks guys...in the market for an apartment in 2018 and around Ashtown would be ideal. I'll keep an eye out for future developments. Congrats on getting your own places!