The Land Development Agency (LDA) has released concept plans for the proposed Dundrum Central Hospital site.
On the 23rd of January a “Virtual Consultation Room” was launched on their website www.dundrumcentral.ie.
A PDF is also available on the Dundrum Central website. This document is easier to navigate and can be seen here.
LDA Timeline
The concept proposal is open to public comment until 28th February 2021. You can register on their website to receive information and provide comment.
Feedback received will be considered and the designs further developed into a draft masterplan. Another stage of consultation will be undertaken on the masterplan.
Following the masterplan, a planning application will be submitted mid 2021. Subject to the An Bord Pleanála process, planning approval may be before the end of 2021. Construction could begin early in 2022 and the first units available later in 2023.
Our communications with the LDA to date
The committee had an initial introductory meeting with the LDA and lead architect on December 15th 2020.
We subsequently held a second meeting on February 8th to share initial views of potential issues for our community. The document shared can be viewed here.
Our concerns have been noted by the project team and will be taken into consideration as the design develops. It was stressed by the project team that there are many stakeholders and a final design will aim for a best overall outcome.
Many local residents will have concerns with elements of the concept design proposal. We encourage all residents to view the concept proposal at dundrumcentral.com.
In addition to the residents’ association engagement, we actively encourage everyone with an opinion to submit an individual response via the dundrumcentral.com website.
If you have additional considerations, please contact a committee member or send us an email to residentsassociation@highfieldwestbrook.ie