Opposition to Hibernian Trust’s Kimmage plan

Opposition to Hibernian Trust’s Kimmage plan

6 Feb 1970

Opposition to Hibernian Trust’s Kimmage plan

PLANS HAVE BEEN made for the development of a site of approximately 11.5 acres adjacent to Kimmage Road West, Dublin, where Hibernian Trust Ltd., propose a housing and flat development for St. Anne’s.

The scheme has, however, run into difficulties already as the local residents, from Whitehall Gardens, Whitehall Road, Wainsfort Drive and Kimmage Road West are protesting to the Dublin County Council and intend making representations to the Minister for Local Government, Mr. Boland, to prevent the development taking place.

The Glenane Sports Club lose its headquarters and grounds which are within the area for development. This is one of the points in the objection and another is the. despoliation of the trees. Outline permission has been refused already. It is proposed, if planning permission is granted by the Dublin County Council; to culvert the river Poddle and so change its course. It would enter the culvert and rejoin its original course at the ends of what now is a semi circle made by it. The consulting engineers for the scheme are Moloney and Millar, 140 Lr. Baggot Street, Dublin 2. Another scheme mooted for is at Rathfarnham where Brennan & McGowan, Ballinguile, Eglinton Road, Dublin 4, have applied for planning permission to build 255 detached houses at Grange Road. A stream will also be culverted here also and new roads constructed to serve the development. _, Mr. John E. Collins, A.R.I.B.A., 26 Burlington oRad, Dublin, is the architect, A ten acre site at Knocklyon is the subject of an application to build 96 semi-detached houses by Knocklyon Estates Ltd., at BaHyculIer Road. The site is situated at the rear of Knocklyon Castle. Application has been made to the Dublin County Council for permission to build. The architects for this development are Downes, Meehan & Robson, 37 Leeson Pk., Dublin .

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