Room For 9 More On Bow Lane?

The Bow Lane site behind Helena & Mentone… JUNE26

aving gone to market in September 2019, the double-whammy of Helena and Mentone cottages getting the thumbs up two years later for a resurrection plan back was something of a relief.

The new owners, the shy and retired Barry and Eibhinn, spoke to us about their determination to keep as much of the original bricks and beauty as they could whilst creating a whole new space for our main street.

With, fingers crossed, a sunny wine bar right on the corner, complete with space inside for a baby grand agus outside, a walled-in patio.

And now, as residents begin moving into the new Helena and Mentone abodes, and the shops get ready to open their doors, tucked in behind the cottages, another, more straightforward development is underway, as the last small pocket of land left on Bow Lane gets its inevitable build.

Last week, developers Darnick Company Ltd filed a new application…

Section 42 – extension of appropriate period -20/1068, 1 apartment block consisting of 6 no.2 bedrooms apartments and 2 no.3 bedrooms apartments, with gross floor area varying from 75m2 to 99m2 and balconies to the rear/east elevation. 1 no. detached 3-storey dwelling, comprising of 154m2 of floor area, with balconies to the rear/east elevation, provision of new vehicular entrance off Bow Lane to serve proposed dwellings. Alterations to existing services to provide connections to proposed dwellings; all together with associated site works necessary to complete this development.

With the planning decision due on August 18th, you can check out application no.26123 here, and check out the Darnick Company cover letter right here.

We’ll be swinging by Helena and Mentone later in the week, to see just how far they’ve come, baby…