Barnageeragh Cove, Skerries

blue.jester · 14-12-2016 2:48pm

Hey,

So, the clan are moving into one of these lovely houses in early Jan and I was just onto Digiweb about our broadband. It turns out that the only options they can provide are 2MB or, at best, "Next Gen" 24MB. Surely this can't be the case in a modern development can it?

At the minute we are in Enfield with Fibre broadband.

Has any of our future neighbours got decent internet in the cove or is Dublin somehow going backwards?

by the seaside · 15-12-2016 11:17am

Siphious wrote: »

Hi,

We are looking at a 3 bed unit here. We are looking at Guillemot. Has anyone living here had any problems with smell from the water treatment plant across the road?

Oddly I could smell it faintly this morning for the first time, due to the wind direction. But this was at the school end of the shopping centre car park so right next to it. I doubt it would be noticeable further away but I could be wrong.

We did our final check today. A few small jobs left and we complete tomorrow and move on Saturday.

by the seaside · 19-12-2016 12:24am

And... we moved in. Boxes everywhere and Christmas tree up. Happy days.

Ms Tootsie · 19-12-2016 10:29am

by the seaside wrote: »

And... we moved in. Boxes everywhere and Christmas tree up. Happy days.

Congratulations! Health and happiness in your new home. Fantastic to get in before Christmas

Utah · 19-12-2016 11:18am

Welcome!

Ms Tootsie · 19-12-2016 6:06pm

Trying to line a few things up for moving. What bin companies service Barnageeragh?

Utah · 19-12-2016 8:22pm

I got bins from Panda.

younge · 24-01-2017 12:29am

Hey all, I'm interested in the next phase.. houses look beautiful.
What's the wooden build like, would you here your neighbours chatting? I'm a stickler for sound lol

conf101 · 24-01-2017 12:12pm

Maybe this is the wrong place for this - apologies if so - but what would his area be like for commuting to work in the city centre? Looks like a lovely area to live but am not sure the commute would be so lovely.

Thanks

ILikeBoats · 25-01-2017 9:29am

younge wrote: »

Hey all, I'm interested in the next phase.. houses look beautiful.
What's the wooden build like, would you here your neighbours chatting? I'm a stickler for sound lol

I haven't heard my neighbours ever.

conf101 wrote: »

Maybe this is the wrong place for this - apologies if so - but what would his area be like for commuting to work in the city centre? Looks like a lovely area to live but am not sure the commute would be so lovely.

Thanks

You can get the bus or train. I'm not so sure on the bus, there's the normal 33 which can take 1.5hrs to get to town, there might be a 33x which does it quicker, not sure?
The train is around a 20 min walk from BC. The train takes around 45 mins to get to the city centre. I did it for over 10 years, tis fine 99% of the time.

ILikeBoats · 06-02-2017 1:00pm

Just noticed the prices for the new phase. The 3 beds have gone up 30k. That's a lot.

SydneySyder · 20-02-2017 10:14am

Good Morning all,

Was anyone successful in snagging a home at the sister site to Barnageeragh Cove - Hamilton Hill?
I'm very excited as we put a hold on a 3 bedroom! Looking forward to moving in come September.
Have been living in D12 for the last 3 years after moving from Sydney (where I'm from) so am excited for this big literal sea change!

ILikeBoats · 20-02-2017 10:35am

SydneySyder wrote: »

Good Morning all,

Was anyone successful in snagging a home at the sister site to Barnageeragh Cove - Hamilton Hill?
I'm very excited as we put a hold on a 3 bedroom! Looking forward to moving in come September.
Have been living in D12 for the last 3 years after moving from Sydney (where I'm from) so am excited for this big literal sea change!

Morning,

Congratulations!
Already a BC resident. Wasn't around the weekend so didn't get in to see the showhouse. Was there much interest? Were there many red dots on the map?

Ms Tootsie · 20-02-2017 10:44am

SydneySyder wrote: »

Good Morning all,

Was anyone successful in snagging a home at the sister site to Barnageeragh Cove - Hamilton Hill?
I'm very excited as we put a hold on a 3 bedroom! Looking forward to moving in come September.
Have been living in D12 for the last 3 years after moving from Sydney (where I'm from) so am excited for this big literal sea change!

Congratulations, hope all goes well with the sale. Already living in Barnageeragh Cove and it is a lovely area and the residents are very friendly.

Ms Tootsie · 20-02-2017 10:46am

ILikeBoats wrote: »

Morning,

Congratulations!
Already a BC resident. Wasn't around the weekend so didn't get in to see the showhouse. Was there much interest? Were there many red dots on the map?

We popped into the showhouse for a nosy on Sunday, it was pretty busy but Saturday was crazy!! The whole area was packed with people. Estate agents were constantly bus-ing (literally they had a bus) perspective buyers from the show house to the new site. Could hardly get into our road with cars parked and people walking about.

ILikeBoats · 20-02-2017 11:12am

Oh wow.
They'll probably have another open weekend soon so will hopefully get a nose around!

Heard that the 4 bed semi d's in Hamilton Hill will be 440k and they have a completely different floor lay out, so will be interested to see that

SydneySyder · 20-02-2017 11:38am

Saturday was a nightmare but Sunday seemed to be a bit more calm but we did arrive quite early.

8 of the 20 homes were taken by the time we reserved one and we were first in on Sunday afternoon when they opened - so i'm not sure how it went for the rest of the day.

We thought the busses were bringing people in to take a look at the homes we found it hilarious that they were only there to bus people over to the actual site.

The 4 bedroom homes sound fab but that would be far too big for our needs.

ILikeBoats · 20-02-2017 11:44am

Selling like hot cakes so!

I would say take your completion date with a pinch of salt. The estate agents don't really have a clue. Our place was ready 10 weeks after they told us it would be complete when we bought off plans

SydneySyder · 20-02-2017 12:02pm

Thanks for the tip. We are in no rush (well not pressing) as we are lodging with my in laws!

Just a question if anyone knows: is the tiling included in the bathroom/ensuite or do you have to sort that out yourself?

ILikeBoats · 20-02-2017 12:30pm

Yeah the wet areas and floors of the bathrooms are included. Well they were for us. You can upgrade them if you want.

SydneySyder · 20-02-2017 1:49pm

ILikeBoats wrote: »

Yeah the wet areas and floors of the bathrooms are included. Well they were for us. You can upgrade them if you want.

Oooh Fantastic as we would like to put a little bit of ourselves into it so hopefully they do allow us to have a say in the tiles used - even if at an extra cost.

Has anyone altered the little office space on the landing and used it as a different space or have you all left it as is? It seems like a really odd space to put a desk!

ILikeBoats · 20-02-2017 2:31pm

You'll be told to head off to Doramics in Santry to get your tiles. You tell them exactly what you want for each of the bathrooms whether it be the standard or different, you pay the difference if it's more expensive.

Same goes for the kitchen and wardrobes. You can add whatever extras you want.

CyberSecurity · 20-02-2017 10:46pm

Hi all, managed to get my name down on one of the 3 beds on Saturday in the new Hamilton Hill phase. I must say the whole development looks great!!! has anyone any experience with broadband providers that service the estate?? Just wondering what options are available?

Similarly, options for TV .... I see Sky is an option...any others?

Thanks for any replies in advance

ILikeBoats · 21-02-2017 9:34am

CyberSecurity wrote: »

Hi all, managed to get my name down on one of the 3 beds on Saturday in the new Hamilton Hill phase. I must say the whole development looks great!!! has anyone any experience with broadband providers that service the estate?? Just wondering what options are available?

Similarly, options for TV .... I see Sky is an option...any others?

Thanks for any replies in advance

Congratulations!

Broadband - You can go with Eir, Vodafone or Sky I think. There is a long wait between moving in and getting connected. Open Eir need to put the main cable down whatever street you move into, this takes a long time and there's very little you can do to speed up the process. So don't expect to be connected and online straight away! I'm sure some of the roads were waiting between 4-6 months for this to be done.

TV - You can get Sky or Freeview/Saorview. No Virgin cable out in Skerries unfortunately. Obviously other non-legal methods which cannot be talked about would rely on an internet connection so you could be waiting a while for them!

SydneySyder · 21-02-2017 1:38pm

CyberSecurity wrote: »

Hi all, managed to get my name down on one of the 3 beds on Saturday in the new Hamilton Hill phase. I must say the whole development looks great!!! has anyone any experience with broadband providers that service the estate?? Just wondering what options are available?

Similarly, options for TV .... I see Sky is an option...any others?

Thanks for any replies in advance

Awesome news! Congrats! Did you get front row or back row?

SydneySyder · 21-02-2017 1:39pm

ILikeBoats wrote: »

Congratulations!

Broadband - You can go with Eir, Vodafone or Sky I think. There is a long wait between moving in and getting connected. Open Eir need to put the main cable down whatever street you move into, this takes a long time and there's very little you can do to speed up the process. So don't expect to be connected and online straight away! I'm sure some of the roads were waiting between 4-6 months for this to be done.

TV - You can get Sky or Freeview/Saorview. No Virgin cable out in Skerries unfortunately. Obviously other non-legal methods which cannot be talked about would rely on an internet connection so you could be waiting a while for them!

Oh dear God , 4-6 months!:eek: I'm actually going to have to talk to my spouse or actually pick up a book ha ha ha!:p

Ms Tootsie · 21-02-2017 1:53pm

CyberSecurity wrote: »

Hi all, managed to get my name down on one of the 3 beds on Saturday in the new Hamilton Hill phase. I must say the whole development looks great!!! has anyone any experience with broadband providers that service the estate?? Just wondering what options are available?

Similarly, options for TV .... I see Sky is an option...any others?

Thanks for any replies in advance

Internet is a joke. We moved in to our house in December and still Eir havent laid the cables. Forecasted date of Feb 28 (but have been told this is likely to change again) and once the cables are laid it will be another few weeks to get an engineer out and a phone line in to secure Internet. Unfortunately we are stuck waiting on backwards Eir to get their fingers out.

Ms Tootsie · 22-02-2017 5:38pm

Can I ask what the buyers of houses in the new phase think about the proposed petrol station planned at the end of that road? Just curious as we were not informed about it until after we had signed contracts.

CyberSecurity · 22-02-2017 7:28pm

only found out on Saturday when we put deposit down

CyberSecurity · 22-02-2017 9:01pm

wouldnt bother me once its nicely finished off.... applegreen maybe?

SydneySyder · 22-02-2017 9:07pm

We weren't told about it.

Where exactly do they plan on putting it. Do you have any concerns about it Ms Tootie ?

ILikeBoats · 23-02-2017 9:52am

It'll be right beside Hamilton Hill. Some of the houses will be overlooking it.
http://documents.fingalcoco.ie/NorthgatePublicDocs/00544505.pdf
The permission isn't granted yet but more than likely will be.

Very bad form of the estate agents not to inform you. I would go back to them asking for an explanation

Ms Tootsie · 23-02-2017 11:04am

SydneySyder wrote: »

We weren't told about it.

Where exactly do they plan on putting it. Do you have any concerns about it Ms Tootie ?

It is planned to go right beside Hamilton Hill and a number of the houses there will be beside it or overlooking it.

Quite a lot of concerns, particularly since Dublin City Council recently denied PP for a petrol Station close to a primary school due to health issues connected to being in close proximity to such an outlet (these are the main issues noted in the 20 plus objections to the proposed outlet). Skerries Educate Together is only a few hundred yards down the road. The opening hours are very antisocial and the retail outlet aspect is likely to mean teenagers hanging around it late at night. Given that the outlets up by Spar are empty I also worry about the need for such an outlet and can see Skerries Point being further damaged by it. Not to mention the volume of traffic it will bring to a road that is already too congested and the noise pollution that will come with that. I also think it will significantly detract from the scenic beauty in the area - one of the main reasons we bought. I also think it is very sketchy it is not being highlighted to prospective buyers - having bought late in 2016 it was not mentioned to us at all despite numerous requests for information about future plans for building in the development, and it is not mentioned in the current brochure for Hamilton Hill which is a bit sneaky.

dutopia · 23-02-2017 12:55pm

It's shocked that none of the buyers from last weekend had any idea a petrol station was planned to be built right beside them. I feel the sales agents are being really dishonest... even if planning permission hasn't been granted yet, it's very dodgy.

I've lived in B. Cove for a over a year, and very happy overall but there are a few things that are very disappointing. Street lighting has still not been completed yet!

Broadband is up to 100mb, fibre to cabinet but not to home. Vodafone were fine for me.

You can change a lot but you have to ask for it. We changed all the tiling and got the bathrooms completely tiled. All bathroom ware changed, etc.

CyberSecurity · 27-02-2017 2:33am

Anyone looked into converting the attic in the 3 bed units?
was on site today (Showhouse for Hamilton Hill was at foundations level last saturday , now its got 4 walls, a roof and all studded out inside...very quick build time... intrigued to know if the attic conversion is an option?

SydneySyder · 27-02-2017 9:05am

Ms Tootsie wrote: »

It is planned to go right beside Hamilton Hill and a number of the houses there will be beside it or overlooking it.

Quite a lot of concerns, particularly since Dublin City Council recently denied PP for a petrol Station close to a primary school due to health issues connected to being in close proximity to such an outlet (these are the main issues noted in the 20 plus objections to the proposed outlet). Skerries Educate Together is only a few hundred yards down the road. The opening hours are very antisocial and the retail outlet aspect is likely to mean teenagers hanging around it late at night. Given that the outlets up by Spar are empty I also worry about the need for such an outlet and can see Skerries Point being further damaged by it. Not to mention the volume of traffic it will bring to a road that is already too congested and the noise pollution that will come with that. I also think it will significantly detract from the scenic beauty in the area - one of the main reasons we bought. I also think it is very sketchy it is not being highlighted to prospective buyers - having bought late in 2016 it was not mentioned to us at all despite numerous requests for information about future plans for building in the development, and it is not mentioned in the current brochure for Hamilton Hill which is a bit sneaky.

Thanks for the heads up will definitely look into it! That's a lot of food for thought.

SydneySyder · 27-02-2017 9:06am

CyberSecurity wrote: »

Anyone looked into converting the attic in the 3 bed units?
was on site today (Showhouse for Hamilton Hill was at foundations level last saturday , now its got 4 walls, a roof and all studded out inside...very quick build time... intrigued to know if the attic conversion is an option?

Spending quite a bit as it is at the moment on the house so if we wanted to do it ...it'll have to wait a while. Where the 'study' is placed seems like a good place for stairs up to the attick though!

ILikeBoats · 27-02-2017 9:50am

CyberSecurity wrote: »

now its got 4 walls, a roof and all studded out inside...very quick build time.

Yeah they get the walls up in a day usually

CyberSecurity · 27-02-2017 5:48pm

When we were up yesterday, the agents were supplying a printout of the proposed petrol station / car wash / food area.

It has the look of an apple green to me. Planning still pending ( further info requested ).

Grawns · 27-02-2017 6:15pm

CyberSecurity wrote: »

When we were up yesterday, the agents were supplying a printout of the proposed petrol station / car wash / food area.

It has the look of an apple green to me. Planning still pending ( further info requested ).

Just had a look at this Planning application and I was pretty shocked to see that the developers of said petrol station are none other than Winsac Ltd. The same people selling the good life in Barnageeragh. :eek:

ILikeBoats · 27-02-2017 9:34pm

Yeah I think they'll just build it and sell it off

Grawns · 27-02-2017 10:45pm

ILikeBoats wrote: »

Yeah I think they'll just build it and sell it off

I'm not involved in this situation but I feel very sorry for the residents who are. I sincerely hope planning is turned down.

yannakis · 01-03-2017 3:40pm

Ms Tootsie wrote: »

Can I ask what the buyers of houses in the new phase think about the proposed petrol station planned at the end of that road? Just curious as we were not informed about it until after we had signed contracts.

CyberSecurity wrote: »

When we were up yesterday, the agents were supplying a printout of the proposed petrol station / car wash / food area.

It has the look of an apple green to me. Planning still pending ( further info requested ).

We viewed the 3 bed semi-d last weekend, and the printout of the proposal was lying on the kitchen counter but not mentioned until we asked.

What I particularly liked though, was that someone was approaching people exiting the showhouse, handing out flyers in case they were not informed.

Edit: I'd be interested to hear about the attic conversion options if anyone has looked into the subject

julz2403 · 02-03-2017 7:40am

Hi all, We have purchased a 4 bed in the Guillemot and we were also not told about plans for a petrol station. Can you shed some light on where exactly the plan is for the petrol station to be located?

We are having a difficult time to get a quote for reasonable flooring - please can you PM me if you have any good suggestions.

We are excited to move in as the community looks fantastic!

ILikeBoats · 02-03-2017 9:28am

julz2403 wrote: »

Hi all, We have purchased a 4 bed in the Guillemot and we were also not told about plans for a petrol station. Can you shed some light on where exactly the plan is for the petrol station to be located?

We are having a difficult time to get a quote for reasonable flooring - please can you PM me if you have any good suggestions.

We are excited to move in as the community looks fantastic!

You'll be able to see it out your front windows. It will be across the main road to the right as you're looking, just before the new estate, Hamilton Hill.

Ms Tootsie · 02-03-2017 9:51am

julz2403 wrote: »

Hi all, We have purchased a 4 bed in the Guillemot and we were also not told about plans for a petrol station. Can you shed some light on where exactly the plan is for the petrol station to be located?

We are having a difficult time to get a quote for reasonable flooring - please can you PM me if you have any good suggestions.

We are excited to move in as the community looks fantastic!

Tiles, carpet or wooden flooring?

The community is fantastic and it really is a lovely place to live hence why so many residents are very opposed to the petrol station. I find it very sneaky of the EA that you were not told about it given that it will be across the road from you.

yannakis · 02-03-2017 10:04am

julz2403 wrote: »

Hi all, We have purchased a 4 bed in the Guillemot and we were also not told about plans for a petrol station. Can you shed some light on where exactly the plan is for the petrol station to be located?

Planning application: http://planning.fingalcoco.ie/swiftlg/apas/run/WPHAPPDETAIL.DisplayUrl?theApnID=F16A/0602&theTabNo=2

(Ugly) map: http://fusion.fingalcoco.ie/LocalView/Sites/Planning/?layers=layer3:1&identifyitem=layer2:2:PLANNING_REFERENCE:%27F16A/0602%27

CyberSecurity · 03-03-2017 3:19pm

Does anyone know if work has commenced on the link road since the application was approved on 23rd January?

SydneySyder · 06-03-2017 4:54pm

Popped down again on the weekend. Looks like the framework for two homes have been put down. Exciting!

CyberSecurity · 06-03-2017 4:59pm

SydneySyder wrote: »

Popped down again on the weekend. Looks like the framework for two homes have been put down. Exciting!

Yep, dropped down also..... flying up now.... flags down for the foundations on the upper tier also.

Place starting to take shape nicely.

Interested to see how they will finish off the " tiered garden concept".

Barnageeragh Cove, Skerries

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