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Fingal is looking for feedback on local heritage and how this should be publicised:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/dpheritage

There are paper copies of the survey in the library too.

Might be a good opportunity to shape how local history is presented.

Off the back of this thread I asked for the book in the Newbridge shop, but the girl at the counter had never heard of it.

It was/is in the library too, but wouldn't mind my own copy of it.

Not to add fuel to this, but I imagine the Fingal Coastal Way will draw more casual cyclists to the area once it gets built. Newbridge is a natural access point for a fair population to the west, and a lot of those will end up using Hearse Rd. or Turvey to get to the park. Vlad, your suggestion to n...

I get the inconvenience for drivers, and choose Turvey over Hearse Rd. whenever I'm on the bike, but ultimately cyclists have equal entitlement here. It's the price to be paid for beautiful scenery and rubbish infrastructure. Pedestrians have the same issue.

The Common Travel Area with Swords may cause diplomatic problems.

FYI, Heat Merchants at the end of Turvey Avenue sell pump mounts, basically foam-backed boards that the pump is attached to. Got one for my place in Beresford. Makes a significant difference to the sound transmitted through the floor. No idea what the setup is in the Paddocks, but worth looking into...

That's a ridiculous response from FCC. If the two path projects are in separate locations, what economies of scale do they expect to get? And if there are economies, what's to stop the Turvey path being piggy-backed onto any other similar project in Fingal, considering the planning is already in pla...

Two girls bikes for sale: 14“ Halfords Apollo PomPom bike with stabilisers and rear doll seat. Suitable for 4-6 year olds. 18“ Smyths 'Katie' bike with basket and rear carrier. Also has stabilisers and handle for balance training (not shown in photo). Suitable for 5-7 year old. Both in excellent con...

From memory, that planning application was particularly sneaky because it only included the road network for the development, not the houses or anything else that goes into the entire development. As a result, the EIS was a lot more positive than it should have been. Pretty astounding that FCC appro...

Thanks, it would be great if some of this information ended up on signs within the Turvey nature reserve. There's clearly lots of wildlife around there, and a guide would be handy.

What I took from the meeting was that a moratorium may not be legal, and even if it is legal it may not be effective. However, in the absence of any other instrument it might keep the pressure on Fingal to provide infrastructure which is so badly needed. There was a lot of "can't do, won't do&q...

Is 2020 not a bit optimistic so? I'd imagine the housing in that development will start and finish before a school? Probably optimistic. I think it's more lilkely that the Educate Together or Scoil Phadraig schools would be extended to cope with current demand, with a new school dedicated to Ballym...

Unless things have changed markedly from the first phase, the attics are just left "ready for conversion" when Hora hand the house over. This means bare OSB (chipboard) floors in the attic, and a fold-down attic ladder if you opt for it. If you want to create a living space like those show...

Not strictly "Eating Out" (though you can have a coffee there), but big shout out to An Bacus Beag. Amazing bread, pastries and coffee. It's not cheap, but you can really taste the quality.

No affiliation with them, just a happy customer. Glad they're local, and well worth supporting.

Vlad the Impaler wrote: Could the local councillors please advise who is responsible for governance in the council and what consequences they will face?

Vlad, that would be the definition of turkeys voting for Christmas...

There was very strong demand for 4-beds in Beresford (at least for the earlier releases), and judging by number of 3-bed attic conversions there are plenty of people who want the extra living space. Still a seller's market, I can see why 3-beds are more attractive for developers.

Only had a quick look, but this application looks very odd. Extensive road and utility services, without any details on what they'll be used for? How can you assess traffic management (for example) without knowing what the new road network will be expected to serve?! I thought a fully-integrated pla...

The entrance was originally supposed to be outside Beresford (just on the corner near Waterlefe) , but I heard that this would require the road to be realigned, presumably to improve visibility.

The new location makes reasonable sense, traffic calming already in place so hopefully it'll be safe.

Jozi wrote:
Does anyone know is there only the one entry/exit road from the whole development or are there plans to link it else where?

Only one access road. There's also a route through Beverton for emergency vehicles only, normally closed.

It's just ordinary weeds on the main green, nothing to worry about. The landscapers cut the grass stupidly short and hence it's stunted by the warm weather. The green has always had plenty of deep-rooted weeds (docks etc.), they're just more noticeable now because the grass is yellow.

Beresford Court looks like the beginning of the 2nd Beresford phase. See Fingal planning application F16A/0535 for details of this. I'd advise any potential buyer to look through this carefully rather than just relying on sales brochures. I'm a very content Beresford resident, but it's important to ...

I did something very similar to rataan with the CAT5e cables, but replaced the understairs cable box with a small patch panel instead. Easier to do all the wiring in one job, then just plug in a switch later as required. Mainscourt Electrical in Swords do Ethernet wall jacks etc. fairly cheaply, but...

Would I be right in saying that Beverton and Beresford are two separate private estates built by two different developers ? No, they have separate planning permissions but the same development group (Kinane / Oakston) is responsible for both. Hora Homes had the agreement to build the last Beverton ...

There are two different Beverton-Beresford pedestrian links proposed: 1. Between Beresford Green (I think) and Beverton Close. This is in the planning permission for the current Beresford development (ref. F12A/0086) and as such it should have to be provided for the development to complete. The Fing...

Very high density according to the FCC website. Not in keeping with Donabate. Maybe I'm missing something but I would have thought demand would be more towards 3 bed houses than 2 bed? Wonder what the trends are in the likes of Beresford and Rahilion. The current Beresford phase is probably 80% 3-b...