However, Mr O’Leary said it’s the cumulative effect of proposed SHD developments further south that will put unsustainable pressure on the road network.
Mr O’Leary said he is an advocate of building more homes. “There’s no escaping the fact that we have a housing crisis, and we can’t continue the model of building out into the countryside. We need compact growth, but without the upgrade of the Luas that growth will be unsustainable.” With no parking at the student schemes, there was some risk of illegal parking on Goatstown Road, or parking in neighbouring estates, but he said the Goat Grill scheme had gone too far in the other direction.
“The development plan had zoned the site for 600-800 homes, so it is quite disappointing they are going against that.”Rat-running “A huge proportion of the kids live within a small radius of the school. About 50-60 households are less than 2km away, and for me it seemed a bit mad that I’d hop into the car just for that distance.”
The route starts near the junction of Bird Avenue and Goatstown Road and runs as much as possible through quiet housing estates.