Old school and vacant funeral home set to be transformed into homes in Drimnagh
An application for Part 8 planning for 38 new homes in Drimnagh looks set to move forward at next Monday’s Dublin City Council monthly meeting.
These new homes will be social housing and will be managed by Dublin City Council at Crumlin Road/Rafters Lane in Dublin 12. They will be located at the site of a vacant funeral home and the Ardscoil Eanna buildings.
Consisting of ten one-bedroom homes, 22 two-bedroom homes, and six three-bedroom homes, the development also includes the provision of a landscaped communal courtyard garden. With building heights ranging from three to four storeys, a Part 8 was previously granted for the destruction of the existing buildings.
Internal consultations have brought up no objections relating to drainage, transport, or archaeological issues for the development. The development will see the construction of a new ESB substation.
The eastern area of this site is also part of a permitted library to be developed on Crumlin Road. This will be located within the site of the former Ard Scoil Eanna secondary school.
Local councillor Ray Cunningham has welcomed the development as an excellent use of a site that has been empty for far too long. “There’s such a huge need for housing in the city, so it’s wonderful to see this going up.”
Cllr Cunningham praised the development as a great example of council-led project that’s not reliant on private developers. “It’s going to social housing and housing for people who need it most. It’s fantastic and great to see it.”
See full details of the development below:
Construction of new apartment block to include the following;
• Provision of 38 homes (10 no. 1 bed homes, 22 no. 2 bed homes, 6 no. 3 bed homes)
• Provision of landscaped communal courtyard garden
• Building heights ranging from 3 to 4 storeys
• Provision of communal and private open spaces, ancillary structures and associated site infrastructure works / supporting infrastructure, landscaping, revision to access, pavements, boundary treatments and all other necessary enabling works, roads and services.
• Construction of new ESB substation.
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