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DLR Weekly Planning07 Mar 2026

PAC/LRD2/002/26

Lands to the north of Old Connaught Avenue, Old Connaught, Co Dublin

Lead potentialHigh

Substantial residential development of 272 units including houses, apartments, duplexes, creche, pumping station and extensive site infrastructure.

Planning stageFurther Information
Project typeNew Build
Development sectorResidential
Matched trades9

Source description

What is being proposed

The proposed development consists 272no. residential units in a mix of houses and duplex / apartment units comprising of 104no. 2 to 3 storey houses (23no. 4- bedroom, 68no. 3-bedroom, and 13no. 2-bedroom houses), 117no. 2-bedroom apartments and 45no. 1-bedroom apartment units, 6no. 3-bedroom duplex units, creche (c. 592.6 sqm) at ground floor of apartment block 3, and all associated and ancillary site development and infrastructural works, hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatment works, including public open space; communal open space; regional attenuation pond; public lighting; surface car parking spaces; bicycle parking spaces/stores for houses and duplex / apartment units; 4no. ESB Substation;…

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The proposed development consists 272no. residential units in a mix of houses and duplex / apartment units comprising of 104no. 2 to 3 storey houses (23no. 4- bedroom, 68no. 3-bedroom, and 13no. 2-bedroom houses), 117no. 2-bedroom apartments and 45no. 1-bedroom apartment units, 6no. 3-bedroom duplex units, creche (c. 592.6 sqm) at ground floor of apartment block 3, and all associated and ancillary site development and infrastructural works, hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatment works, including public open space; communal open space; regional attenuation pond; public lighting; surface car parking spaces; bicycle parking spaces/stores for houses and duplex / apartment units; 4no. ESB Substation; bin stores; the proposed development is accessed from proposed primary north-south street into the Central Character Area Lands-East. The proposed development will also comprise a new pumping station and storage as required and all associated and ancillary site development and reinstatement.

Opportunity fit

Why these trades match

9 evidence-led matches
01

Concrete Masonry

High

Houses, duplex and apartment units require substantial concrete/blockwork construction.

02

Electrical

High

4 ESB substations and public lighting explicitly included in the proposal.

03

Groundworks Drainage

High

Regional attenuation pond, new pumping station, site development and infrastructural works explicitly described.

04

Landscaping Siteworks

High

Hard and soft landscaping, public/communal open space and boundary treatment works explicitly described.

05

Main Contracting

High

272 residential units with houses, apartments, duplexes, creche and substantial site infrastructure.

06

Civil Utilities

Medium

New pumping station, attenuation pond and access street imply utility and civil infrastructure works.

07

Plumbing Heating

Medium

272 residential units plus creche require full plumbing and heating installations.

08

Quantity Surveying

Medium

Large 272-unit development warrants cost planning and procurement services.

09

Roofing

Medium

104 houses and multiple apartment blocks imply substantial roofing scope.