The council has granted permission to Keldrum Ltd for the scheme at Tinakilly, Rathnew after concluding that the proposals would not seriously injure the residential amenities of the adjoining properties or the visual amenities of the area, and would be acceptable in terms of traffic safety and convenience.Underlining the scale of the residential development, Keldrum Ltd must pay €3.
The residents stated that “the layout and density of the proposed development is inappropriate. It is of a high density which local services cannot service adequately or appropriately.” The council has used new powers available to planning authorities to prevent a repeat of a Ryanair-style block purchase of homes, where the airline recently confirmed it purchased 25 properties in a housing estate in Swords, north Dublin.
A design statement lodged with the application states that Keldrum Ltd is developing phase one of the project on the overall applicant landholding at Tinakilly, to the south of the development site.