Enniskerry Heading For A Delgany Deluge?

An application has been made to An Bord Pleanála for a strategic housing development of 218 houses at Kilgarron Hill in Enniskerry.

The neighbouring Knocksink Wood has just been granted conservation status.

As part of Capami Limited’s application, a childcare facility will be included in the new estate, along with a series of upgrades in the surrounding area.

Consisting of a mix of one, two, three, four and five-bedroom units, the new houses will vary from one storey to three, and will include apartments, terraced, semi-detached and detached housing.

There will be two main access points for vehicles off the Glencree Road, with repairs, replacements and privision of new drainage and pedestrian infrastructure – including lighting towards the village centre on Kilgarron Hill, along the Glencree Road.

The planning application is part of the Rebuilding Ireland strategy, legislation which came into effect in June 2017, whereby large-scale housing developments of 100 units or more, or large-scale student accommodation projects, would be made directly to An Bord Pleanála rather than through the local authority, thereby expediting the process. The purpose being to address the housing shortage in the country.

You can view the application online here, and you can make submissions to An Bord Pleanála, 64 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1, on payment of €20, relating to the impact of the proposed development. The deadline for submissions is April 25th.