5.8K 85 dwellings (55 apartments – 15 no.1 bedroom, 24 no.2 –bedroom, 16 no.3 bedroom and 30 houses – 2no. 2 bedroom, 22no.3 bedroom and 6no.4 bedroom) and a crèche (104 sq. metres) the apartments are in 3 blocks – (1). 5 storey (4 storey plus penthouse) with 18 units, (2). 3 storey with 17 units, (3) 4 storey (3 storey plus penthouse) with 14 units, all over a basement/podium with car parking, motorcycle, bicycle parking spaces and associated storage areas 6 apartments are also proposed units in Kindlestown House Part of the development is accessed off Chapel Road.
84 Dwellings Approved For Kindlestown House
Greg Kavanagh has his way with another historic building
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I am writing to you as a long-term resident of Delgany, having called this place home since 1978. Over the years, I’ve witnessed with a heavy heart the transformation of our once-charming town into a sea of housing estates. It is disheartening to see the unique character of Delgany and its surrounding towns, slowly eroding due to what appears to be unchecked development driven by greed and a lack of thoughtful planning.
The pace at which housing estates are springing up seems relentless, the absence of a well-considered planning process is glaring, and the uniformity of the houses being constructed only adds to the disappointment. There is a distinct lack of individuality in the architecture, and it feels as if every new development follows the same uninspired blueprint.
As residents of Kindlestown Heights, the encroaching wave of development is becoming overwhelming. The sense of being surrounded by identical structures is disconcerting, and it raises concerns about the future of our community. It is not that we are opposed to progress or growth, but rather, we long for a balance that preserves the unique identity of our town while accommodating necessary changes.
I find myself contemplating the idea of selling our home and seeking refuge elsewhere before our surroundings are completely unrecognizable.
I suppose it’s something that Kindlestown House itself is protected, albeit it’ll be pretty well surrounded by this development. But it would be good to see greater recognition of James Ryan *and* Mairin Cregan Ryan as notable Greystones residents, perhaps by a plaque or noticeboard on site, or elsewhere in the town.
A total shame not to properly protect Kindlestown House, particularly when so many went out of their way to object.
Brown envelope stuffed with cash works wonders in our still corrupt planning process.
Despite all the corruption exposed in the various
expensive for the taxpayers Tribunals into planning process I doubt if much has changed.
It looks like business as usual. This so called Republic is rotten to the core.
Elections on the way, let the political classes know if you are happy or annoyed in
with this overdevelopment of the Greystones/ Delgany area
There’s less profit to be had building on brownfield sites nearer Dublin. Far easier to buy cheaper agricultural / greenfield land and flip it. It’s peculiar as locals would never be allowed to build all over Delgany like this. Something has to change.
Another development to add to the concrete jungle and traffic nightmare of what not so long ago was a rural idyllic village. The roads were built for coaches and horses that were on their way to Wexford and they changed horses in Delgany Inns ( History) Man’s greed knows no bounds, why all this development madness around Greystones Delgany the reason Developers can command higher prices that are out of the reach of most locals. The developer pockets huge profits the buyers and native born suffer the consequences of the traffic nightmare and destruction of the local environment
Ado,
Much? Or were you attempting to start a Black Lace singalong…?
This is disgraceful. Wicklow lands and rural life is disappearing faster than the blink of an eye. Soon Wicklow will have more sprawling estates than Tallaght. Shame shame shame
Yet again greed greed, greed.
WHY does our so called..
Council (all for the people…NO!) not stop & THINK what they have allowed to happen to this once beautiful area.
PLEASE, enough is enough!!!