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Fingal Weekly Planning11 Mar 2026

LRD0069/S3E

at this site to the south of Flemington Lane,, within the townlands of ‘Clonard or Folkstown Great’, and ‘Flemingtown’…

Lead potentialHigh

A major strategic housing development of 815 dwellings with roads, community facilities, retail and extensive infrastructure, representing a very substantial construction opportunity.

Planning stageNew Application
Project typeMixed
Development sectorMixed Use
Matched trades12

Source description

What is being proposed

The development will consist of the construction of 815 no. dwellings (610 no. houses, 194 apartments & 11 no. later living dwellings), a portion of the C-Ring Road, open space, community building/retail floorspace and 2 no. creches as follows: A) Demolition of existing single storey dwelling (c. 154 sq. m) and agricultural outbuilding (c. 366 sq. m) located to the south of Flemington Lane; B) Provision of portion of 'C-Ring Road' from Flemington Lane [to include junctions and ancillary footpaths, cycle paths, lighting, bus stops, boundary wall to adjoining owner, and tie in to existing roads/agricultural access points] to link into the existing R122 roundabout with vehicular access also from the Boulevard…

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The development will consist of the construction of 815 no. dwellings (610 no. houses, 194 apartments & 11 no. later living dwellings), a portion of the C-Ring Road, open space, community building/retail floorspace and 2 no. creches as follows: A) Demolition of existing single storey dwelling (c. 154 sq. m) and agricultural outbuilding (c. 366 sq. m) located to the south of Flemington Lane; B) Provision of portion of 'C-Ring Road' from Flemington Lane [to include junctions and ancillary footpaths, cycle paths, lighting, bus stops, boundary wall to adjoining owner, and tie in to existing roads/agricultural access points] to link into the existing R122 roundabout with vehicular access also from the Boulevard Road, Hamlet Lane, & Flemington Lane along with associated amendments to the layout of the Local Road L1130 (also known as the Clonard Road including the creation of a cul de sac arrangement to the south of the C-Ring Road); the provision of car parking spaces (1,037 no.), bicycle parking spaces (1,144 no.) and all internal roads and footpaths and bicycle and bin stores, & substations; C) Provision of a community pavilion (2 storeys) comprising community floorspace of c. 730 sq. m (with flexible internal spaces) along with a retail unit (c. 419 sq. m) at ground floor of apartment Block F as well as 2 no. 2 storey creches c. 530 sq. m each with ancillary parking and open space areas; D) 610 no. terraced, semi-detached & detached houses comprising 318 no. 2-bedroom houses (2 storey), 254 no. 3-bedroom houses (2 storey) and 38 no. 4-bedroom houses [house types B1/F4/F5 with variants] 3 storeys; E) 194 no. apartments in 5 no. apartment buildings (52 no. studio apartments, 87 no. 1 bedroom apartments, 51 no. 2 bedroom apartments and 4 no. 3 bedroom apartments - all apartments with terrace or balcony on elevations) as follows: Block A [4 storeys & 64 no. apartments] comprising 47 no. 1 bedroom apartments and 17 no. 2 bedroom apartments; Block C, [Part 3-4 storeys & 18 no. apartments] comprising 10 no. 1 bedroom apartments, 6 no. 2 bedroom apartments & 2 no. 3 bedroom apartments; Block F [Part 4-5 storeys & 48 no. apartments] comprising 36 no. 1 bedroom apartments and 12 no. 2 bedroom apartments; Block G [Part 3-4 storeys & 40 no. apartments]; comprising 30 no. 1 bedroom apartments and 10 no. 2 bedroom apartments; Block H [part 3-4 storeys & 24 no. apartments] comprising 16 no. 1 bedroom apartments, 6 no. 2 bedroom apartments & 2 no. 3 bedroom apartments; F) 11 no. single storey 2 bedroom later living houses with associated communal open space; G) 5.26 hectares of open space comprising Class 1 Open Space (c. 2.39 hectares in the western separate parcel of land), Public open space c.2.87 hectares, hard and soft landscaping (including public lighting & boundary treatment, ESB substations, bicycle and bin stores) and communal/semi-private open space for the proposed apartment units; H) Provision of surface water attenuation measures, connection to water supply, provision of foul drainage infrastructure (and Uisce Eireann diversion) to Uisce Eireann specifications and all ancillary site development, construction, and landscaping works including reprofiling of the site where required; I) The proposals will replace the previously permitted LRD under planning reg. ref. LRD0006/S3 & ACP Ref: 319343-24. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report and a Natura Impact Statement have been prepared in respect of the proposed development and submitted with this LRD application. A dedicated website has been set up for the LRD application which can be viewed at www.flemingtonsouthlrd.ie Additional Information received 11/03/2026

Opportunity fit

Why these trades match

12 evidence-led matches
01

Civil Utilities

High

Connection to water supply, foul drainage infrastructure, Uisce Eireann diversion, ESB substations and road tie-ins are explicitly described.

02

Concrete Masonry

High

610 houses, 194 apartments in 5 blocks and community buildings imply extensive concrete and masonry construction.

03

Demolition

High

Demolition of existing single storey dwelling and agricultural outbuilding is explicitly described.

04

Groundworks Drainage

High

C-Ring Road, internal roads, footpaths, surface water attenuation, foul drainage infrastructure and site reprofiling are explicitly described.

05

Landscaping Siteworks

High

5.26 hectares of open space, hard and soft landscaping, public lighting and boundary treatment are explicitly described.

06

Main Contracting

High

815 dwellings, community pavilion, retail unit, creches, roads and extensive infrastructure constitute a major multi-package development.

07

Electrical

Medium

ESB substations and public lighting across the development imply substantial electrical works.

08

MEP Consulting

Medium

815 dwellings plus community and retail buildings require coordinated MEP design.

09

Plant Hire

Medium

Site reprofiling, demolition and extensive earthworks imply plant-intensive operations.

10

Quantity Surveying

Medium

A development of this scale with EIAR and NIS clearly requires substantial cost planning and quantity surveying.

11

Roofing

Medium

Hundreds of dwellings and apartment blocks require extensive roofing.

12

Structural Steel

Medium

Multi-storey apartment blocks and community pavilion imply structural steel framing.