New development Somerton ,NewCastle Road,Lucan

New2018 · 28-05-2018 8:45pm

Omg that’s so annoying. Do u know what the delay is? What is happening??

shaila · 28-05-2018 9:57pm

Am a phase 1 buyer and the dates for us have been pushed to July/August .They have not quoted any reasons but it seems like there is an issue getting the water connection.No details yet.

eyesofvenus · 03-06-2018 12:52pm

Phase 3 going on sale this weekend, 9th and 10th June. If anyone wants to get one in this phase my advice would be to queue outside Leahy office in Adamstown on Friday. Last time they started handing out tickets around 5pm. No point waiting during the week, they won't give you a ticket and may call the guards. All 3 beds sold out on first day last phase so you need to be on the ball to get one.

Phil Kearney · 04-06-2018 6:29pm

Hey thanks for the advice, whereabouts is the office in Adamstown?

climber59 · 04-06-2018 6:49pm

Just to add to that. We were first there outside Leahy’s on Friday morning at 9am and when they gave out the tickets at 5pm we were still only number 17. There was a group of 8 people who had been queueing the previous night who were told to come back at 5pm and I’m guessing the other 9 were there the day before that.

So even though they only gave out tickets on Friday evening there was definite queueing/an order before that.

It was fine for us because we got the house we wanted but I know a few who had earlier numbers than us and were disappointed.

Leahy’s office is right down the back of Adamstown near the train station. I’m almost sure it says Adamstown Sales Suite outside.

Best of luck!

Phil Kearney · 06-06-2018 8:37pm

FYI there were people queuing at the somerton houses today buying 3 beds. It seemed as though these were people registered for phase 2 that missed out.

meonaredcouch · 08-06-2018 8:00am

climber59 wrote: »

Just to add to that. We were first there outside Leahy’s on Friday morning at 9am and when they gave out the tickets at 5pm we were still only number 17. There was a group of 8 people who had been queueing the previous night who were told to come back at 5pm and I’m guessing the other 9 were there the day before that.

So even though they only gave out tickets on Friday evening there was definite queueing/an order before that.

It was fine for us because we got the house we wanted but I know a few who had earlier numbers than us and were disappointed.

Leahy’s office is right down the back of Adamstown near the train station. I’m almost sure it says Adamstown Sales Suite outside.

Best of luck!

you were in the queue from the morning to evening? woah!:eek:

climber59 · 08-06-2018 8:16am

It was actually grand on the Friday and we got to meet our new neighbours. It was the days before when we were uncertain what was happening, whether to queue or not that were really stressful.

There's another Castlethorn development in Rathborne going on sale tomorrow. I live right beside it and there were people out in deckchairs at 6.30am this morning! At least they have the weather for it - ours were the week after the snow :eek:

tobottherobot · 08-06-2018 7:35pm

Hi all,

Did anyone get tickets for tomorrow? We were told they weren’t doing that this time round ðŸ™„

Thanks

climber59 · 09-06-2018 9:07pm

If anyone bought a house in Somerton today, we have a Facebook group for Phase 2 - and now Phase 3 - buyers if anyone wants to join: https://m.facebook.com/groups/1781075918618228

And congrats!

moranr7 · 10-06-2018 10:09am

Does anyone know if there is another phase planned this year?

Darraghm1886 · 17-06-2018 3:40pm

Hey guys bit of a long shot but does anyone have the floor measurements for the blackthorn with the family room (option 1)

Cheers.

climber59 · 17-06-2018 5:41pm

I didn’t measure it myself but if you go on SDCC’s website and look for the planning permission the m2 of each room is there in one of the documents. It doesn’t have length and width but it’s something. Think the link might be further back in this thread.

You could try ask on the Facebook group, maybe someone there measured it themselves.

giallo · 18-06-2018 9:16pm

climber59 wrote: »

I didn’t measure it myself but if you go on SDCC’s website and look for the planning permission the m2 of each room is there in one of the documents. It doesn’t have length and width but it’s something. Think the link might be further back in this thread.

You could try ask on the Facebook group, maybe someone there measured it themselves.

I'm also interested in the plan for Blackthorn Option 2 instead. I wasn't able to find that document in the SDCC website. Would you mind to share a direct link to the planning permission?

climber59 · 19-06-2018 9:01am

That's weird alright - the only thing there now is a pre planning app for Phase 2. I do have the pdf saved on my PC which I've attached (I think).

giallo · 19-06-2018 8:49pm

climber59 wrote: »

That's weird alright - the only thing there now is a pre planning app for Phase 2. I do have the pdf saved on my PC which I've attached (I think).

Thanks a lot! I've noticed from the plans that there is an option of a convertible attic. I was just wondering if anyone asked about that.

meonaredcouch · 19-06-2018 9:04pm

giallo wrote: »

Thanks a lot! I've noticed from the plans that there is an option of a convertible attic. I was just wondering if anyone asked about that.

I tried to ask one of those leahy folks. But they avoided answering the question. Also, shouldn't the developers put a window on the roof for attic to be convertible? The blackthorns in phase 2 don't seem to have any windows.

ToonArmy1984 · 19-07-2018 1:09pm

Question for the board regarding contracts. I've signed up for a 5 bed detached from phase 2. I'm assuming a lot of people have had to sell to buy and was wondering if anybody has experienced issues with the developer threatening to pull the plug on the sale. I was sale agreed on my house and it fell through. Its recently gone back sale agreed again and hopefully it moves fairly quickly. I've since had the developers solicitor in touch saying that I need to stump up the rest of the deposit or they will put it back on the market. Anyone else any experience on this?

Devia · 19-07-2018 3:37pm

ToonArmy1984 wrote: »

Question for the board regarding contracts. I've signed up for a 5 bed detached from phase 2. I'm assuming a lot of people have had to sell to buy and was wondering if anybody has experienced issues with the developer threatening to pull the plug on the sale. I was sale agreed on my house and it fell through. Its recently gone back sale agreed again and hopefully it moves fairly quickly. I've since had the developers solicitor in touch saying that I need to stump up the rest of the deposit or they will put it back on the market. Anyone else any experience on this?

I'd imagine you'll be fine on a 5 bed. There isn't a huge market for 5 bed houses so to pull the plug after you've explained your situation would be very bad business on their part. I recently signed on a house in another development and experienced the same sort of posturing from the sales agents and the developers solicitors. They are given timelines and targets to meet and they try everything to push things along. All you can do is engage with them and keep them updated on the progress of your sale. Don't leave them in the dark wondering if you're going to back out.

ToonArmy1984 · 20-07-2018 10:07am

Thanks for the reply.I'm hoping its just them putting on a bit of pressure, would hate to have put all the hard work in for it then to fall down at the last minute.

ToonArmy1984 · 23-07-2018 12:54pm

Anybody have a move in date for phase 2. Last I received was September/October timeframe. Is this still realistic? Has anybody from Phase 1 moved in yet?

climber59 · 23-07-2018 2:26pm

Last I got was November/December for Phase 2 but plenty have September/October, it just depends on the street. There was a post with a lot of replies on the Facebook group so maybe check there?

kevincool · 28-08-2018 11:32pm

How much is the 3 bed detached in somerton?
Any one who has moved into a 3 bed, could you please say your opinions...

xalot · 29-08-2018 10:01am

kevincool wrote: »

How much is the 3 bed detached in somerton?
Any one who has moved into a 3 bed, could you please say your opinions...

In the last phase they were €370 but I'm sure they'll go up in the next phase. I didn't buy there in the end but the show house was lovely, living areas very spacious but the bedrooms were a little on the small size for my liking.

climber59 · 29-08-2018 10:27am

I'm not sure anyone had moved into the 3 beds yet. Up until a few weeks ago only a few 5 beds had been moved into. A lot of people are snagging at the moment though so someone should be able to report soon!

moranr7 · 30-08-2018 8:29am

A South Facing Garden 3 bed Terrace was 350K in phase 3. 3-bed terrace started from 340K.

yakoub · 29-12-2018 2:05pm

Does anybody know where the 10% of the community housing that must be provided by the builders will be located?

My wife and I were going to buy a property in Shackleton until we discovered that there will be a concentration of 60 apartments for community housing in the middle of the place so we decided not to buy there. As far as we understand the builders must give 10% of the properties to the city council so we are wondering where these houses/apartments will be in Somerton.

Darraghm1886 · 29-12-2018 2:10pm

Fairly sure they are building the community housing closer to tandy's lane.

yakoub · 29-12-2018 2:15pm

Thanks Darraghm, it is great they can build the community housing outside the premises of the compound.

Dr.Winston O'Boogie · 29-12-2018 2:15pm

Not sure about positioning, however from what I understand there is 32 social housing units allocated to Somerton, all houses. Can't imagine them all been in one place in the estate due to the volume of them.

Darraghm1886 · 29-12-2018 2:19pm

What's wrong with that though?

yakoub wrote: »

Thanks Darraghm, it is great they can build the community housing outside the premises of the compound.

Paddygreen34 · 17-01-2019 11:54am

Hi all

My wife and I are looking at a house in this estate and just looking to get some local knowledge on transport options/ traffic in the mornings.

Both of us would be commuting towards city centre direction. What's the traffic like if we were to drive leaving around 7.45?

Would it be better to get a bus? If so are the buses frequent enough and will you get on at that time?

Also I see from the thread that there's talk of fire stations and traveller sites nearby. Roughly how close by are they?

Thanks
Paddy

climber59 · 17-01-2019 12:20pm

Not sure about driving but I get the 25d at 7.30am and get off on the quays at 8.10am. There are about 15/20 people at the bus stop and it's nearly full after that stop. Haven't had to stand on any bus yet though and have always got on.

The 25a and 25b are slightly longer but so far (only 2 weeks to be fair!) I've never been on the bus for more than 50 minutes either way even at the height of rush hour. Max 40 minutes on the 25d.

I'm not sure about your other questions. I'm sure someone else can help but if not the best bet is to look at the most up to date plans on the SDCC website.

Paddygreen34 · 17-01-2019 12:30pm

Thanks Climber59... someone mentioned that there's a train station closeby in Adamstown... have you any knowledge of this?

Sounds promising on the bus front...40 minutes isn't too bad.

Would be 50/50 public transport and needing to drive for work so if anyone can shed some light on driving that would be very helpful.
Thanks

climber59 wrote: »

Not sure about driving but I get the 25d at 7.30am and get off on the quays at 8.10am. There are about 15/20 people at the bus stop and it's nearly full after that stop. Haven't had to stand on any bus yet though and have always got on.

The 25a and 25b are slightly longer but so far (only 2 weeks to be fair!) I've never been on the bus for more than 50 minutes either way even at the height of rush hour. Max 40 minutes on the 25d.

I'm not sure about your other questions. I'm sure someone else can help but if not the best bet is to look at the most up to date plans on the SDCC website.

xalot · 17-01-2019 12:34pm

Adamstown has a regular train service to Heuston and a less regular service to Connolly. There are always seats on the Heuston trains but the Connolly one is a lot busier. It's a good option if you drive, as you'd be going against traffic and less than 5 minutes to the station, with free parking - the car park is a 5 min walk from the station.

Newcastle road traffic towards Supervalu / N4 is always mental.

I drive as far as the the start of the quays and it generally takes me 35 mins in high traffic.

climber59 · 17-01-2019 12:38pm

I've never used the train myself but it's about a 20 minute walk away and then 20/25 minutes or so on the train depending on where you get off. Not sure of the timetable/frequency though.

In terms of traffic, it never looks too bad in the morning - busy but moving - but on the way home it's packed. Just looking from the bus on the N4, it's extremely busy with traffic. And that's around 4/4.30pm. There's a bus lane the whole way so it doesn't affect that too much. There might be better routes you could take though.

I find this quite accurate usually: http://www.journeyplanner.transportforireland.ie/nta/XSLT_TRIP_REQUEST2?language=en You can put in your start and end point at whatever time you want to leave/arrive and it will give you an approx time taking usual traffic into account.

swatch · 02-02-2019 10:20pm

Hi,

Would anyone be able to tell me what schools Somerton is in the catchment area for? We are first time buyers and are considering a house in this development, we don’t have any family yet but are just trying to be as thorough with our research as we’re not familiar with the area at all.

Thanks!

ParadoxMillin · 03-03-2019 11:16pm

Hi All,
My partner and I are looking at a house in Somerton. Obviously, we did love the houses. There's one big sticking point though. We learnt that the houses in the lane next to the house we are interested in, will be council houses - around 25 of them beside Tandy's lane. We are getting mixed reviews on what this means. While I understand that every new development will have 10% of council houses, does anyone know what these houses are? Affordable houses rented at a lower price by the council? Houses sold off at a lower price by the council? Someone in the above threads mentioned it's a traveller site? Someone else mentioned that they'd apartments? Where can we find the detailed information regarding this?

Also, what does this mean in terms of property resale value and more importantly safety?

Thanks

kevincool · 04-03-2019 11:35pm

ParadoxMillin wrote: »

Hi All,
My partner and I are looking at a house in Somerton. Obviously, we did love the houses. There's one big sticking point though. We learnt that the houses in the lane next to the house we are interested in, will be council houses - around 25 of them beside Tandy's lane. We are getting mixed reviews on what this means. While I understand that every new development will have 10% of council houses, does anyone know what these houses are? Affordable houses rented at a lower price by the council? Houses sold off at a lower price by the council? Someone in the above threads mentioned it's a traveller site? Someone else mentioned that they'd apartments? Where can we find the detailed information regarding this?

Also, what does this mean in terms of property resale value and more importantly safety?

Thanks

I would never buy here. I overlooked atleast three developments because the social houses were so close to the house I liked.

Bbborris · 21-03-2019 12:34am

Has the traveller accommodation location been finalised yet?
There has been speculation on other forums regarding a definitive area i.e Shackleton, Arderrig.
The SDCC Planning docs which contained the area seem to be removed the site.

Eric Cartman · 21-03-2019 12:35am

ParadoxMillin wrote: »

Hi All,
My partner and I are looking at a house in Somerton. Obviously, we did love the houses. There's one big sticking point though. We learnt that the houses in the lane next to the house we are interested in, will be council houses - around 25 of them beside Tandy's lane. We are getting mixed reviews on what this means. While I understand that every new development will have 10% of council houses, does anyone know what these houses are? Affordable houses rented at a lower price by the council? Houses sold off at a lower price by the council? Someone in the above threads mentioned it's a traveller site? Someone else mentioned that they'd apartments? Where can we find the detailed information regarding this?

Also, what does this mean in terms of property resale value and more importantly safety?

Thanks

well, neither are likely to be improved by it , could go well and make no change, could go horrifically or somewhere inbetween.

somertonlucan · 18-04-2019 12:18pm

Hi all, i have bought in the most recent phase nearer tandys lane. Does anyone know why they changed the colour of the brick front from red to sandstone colour?
Also been told move in date of June, but based on what i have read here i expect that isnt accurate

The Rook · 18-04-2019 12:32pm

Apparently the change of brickwork colouring is so as to provide a "colour gradient" from the red brick of the majority of the Somerton houses, into the brick style of the houses across the road in Westbury estate.

The thinking is that it integrates the two estates better if there's an "in-between" colour that is a little of both styles.

I don't know if it works but that's the thought process anyway.

No idea on the timing of your phase, all I can say is that we moved in about 9 months after we were told we'd be in, but others since us have been quicker.

van_beano · 07-08-2019 4:42pm

Respond Housing seem to be purchasing 97 homes across the road from the Lord Lucan pub. The back of Somerton would be bordering this development I’m presuming.

http://www.echo.ie/lucan/article/finnstown-fury

The Rook · 07-08-2019 4:45pm

van_beano wrote: »

Respond Housing seem to be purchasing 97 homes across the road from the Lord Lucan pub. The back of Somerton would be bordering this development I’m presuming.

http://www.echo.ie/lucan/article/finnstown-fury

Not bordering as such, it’s down the road on the other side of Finnstown House, closer to the Fairways.

shanec1928 · 09-08-2019 1:49pm

The Rook wrote: »

Not bordering as such, it’s down the road on the other side of Finnstown House, closer to the Fairways.

the houses look tiny front what has been built so far.

hi! · 11-11-2020 12:49am

Got email today that new phase is launching in February. Trying to find floor plans/prices online and there’s nothing there. Previous phases look good with two living rooms downstairs? Wondering will future phases be similar.
Anyone got anymore information on these would love to hear. Pros/cons. Thanks

tobottherobot · 11-11-2020 12:56am

hi! wrote: »

Got email today that new phase is launching in February. Trying to find floor plans/prices online and there’s nothing there. Previous phases look good with two living rooms downstairs? Wondering will future phases be similar.
Anyone got anymore information on these would love to hear. Pros/cons. Thanks

The website is brutal but one of my friends recieved a mail from them earlier this week. I’ve tried to attach what they sent but it won’t work so drop me a pm and I’ll send you it... I don’t know prices though.

I live in one of the earlier phases that were built by another developer so the houses are a bit different. Overall very happy with the house, area etc.

hi! · 11-11-2020 1:01am

tobottherobot wrote: »

The website is brutal but one of my friends recieved a mail from them earlier this week. I’ve tried to attach what they sent but it won’t work so drop me a pm and I’ll send you it... I don’t know prices though.

I live in one of the earlier phases that were built by another developer so the houses are a bit different. Overall very happy with the house, area etc.

Thanks so much! Yes it’s bizzare- it almost looks as though the development is completely finished when you go looking

virginmediapls · 11-11-2020 1:36am

I would encourage nobody to buy out here. The area is gone to ****e and we have had multiple break ins this year, two while at home.

I'm getting out of dodge as soon as possible.

New development Somerton ,NewCastle Road,Lucan

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