Clonburris

A €186million funding package to develop a new Dublin suburb that will provide more than 8700 homes has been approved by Government.

The town will be connected to wider Dublin areas by two train stations, bus routes and direct connections to the M50. 'Up to 2,600 of these homes will be social and affordable homes delivered by my department and South Dublin County Council.' Mr O'Brien said of the project: 'This funding will make it possible for a whole new town to be built in west Dublin, the first project of its kind in a generation, one which was strongly supported by the Taoiseach and the wider Government. 'Clonburris will be a well-designed town with over 8,700 homes, good transport links and vital amenities and services.

South Dublin County Council has welcomed the announced after working "tirelessly with Government and the other landowners Cairn Homes, Kelland Homes and ...

The ongoing delivery of this €2.9 billion regeneration project will also act as key employment generator with the forecasted creation of approximately 2,360 direct new jobs." "The approval by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage represents a clear commitment to providing transformational impact through the creation and delivery of a new sustainable community in South Dublin County Council. The business case will fund infrastructure that will unlock the delivery of much needed new affordable, social, and private homes over the coming years, as well as key sources of employment and community facilities in Clonburris." Mayor of South Dublin County Council, Councillor Emma Murphy, said: "It is with immense pleasure that I as the Mayor of South Dublin County Council welcome the announcement of the approval of the Clonburris Preliminary Business Case enabling the progression to the next stages of the Clonburris SDZ project.

The enabling infrastructure project, part-funded by the Urban Regeneration Development Fund (URDF), will involve the provision of critical strategic ...

"Clonburris will be a well-designed town with over 8,700 homes, good transport links and vital amenities and services. An Bord Pleanála approved the new town in May 2019, modifying the plans to include the building of three primary and secondary schools, with 72% of the houses to be within 500 metres of a school. DUBLIN IS set to get a brand new town located in the west of the city which will be bolstered by €186 million in funding.