HOME BUILDER CAIRN Homes has lodged plans for a 715 residential unit scheme for Jamestown Business Park in Finglas in west Dublin, at a cost of €372m.

The Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) scheme consists of 15 buildings, with one reaching nine storeys in height, and the developers have put an indicative price tag of €73.9 million on the sale of 142 units to Dublin City Council for social housing.

The average indicative cost per unit is €520,894 and a final price will be agreed between Cairn and Dublin City Council after planning permission has been granted.

The lodging of the plans follows the adoption of the Jamestown Masterplan which aims to provide 3,500 to 3,800 homes to accommodate a population of up to 8,000 people and a Finglas Luas stop due to open in 2028-2032.

In a planning report, McGill Planning state that overall, “the proposal represents a high-quality, sustainable and policy-compliant development that will make a significant contribution to housing delivery and the regeneration of Finglas”.

The Jamestown LRD scheme, which fronts onto McKee Avenue and Jamestown Road, is made up of 703 apartments and 12 townhouses with the apartments made up of 376 two bed apartments, 320 one bed apartments and seven three bed apartments.

Along with the 715 new homes, the application also includes retail, community and cultural uses, a childcare facility, and significant public and communal open space.

The site is located 400 metres to the north of Finglas village within a long-established industrial cluster and the proposed housing development requires the demolition of four existing industrial structures to facilitate the masterplan layout.

The application is made on behalf of Cairn Homes Properties Ltd, Finglas Regen Ltd and Finglas McKee Property Developments Ltd

Architects for the scheme, O’Mahony Pike state that “the proposed scheme will regenerate 3.75 hectares of strategically placed low intensity industrial lands and deliver a sustainable, mixed-use neighbourhood with a focus on new homes, creating new and supporting existing jobs, complimented with high quality community amenities and open spaces”. 

The O’Mahony Pike Architectural Design Statement states that the scheme “as an initial phase on the Jamestown lands it is an exemplar in urban design led planning which is underpinned by sustainable mobility, green infrastructure and sustainable urban drainage which addresses climate change adaptation”.

The planning report by McGill Planning states that “the proposed development is designed as a contemporary, high-quality urban neighbourhood that aligns with the Jamestown Masterplan, integrating a mix of residential, commercial, and community uses”.