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Frankfort Castle Development

Planning application lodged to An Bord Pleanála on 03/09/2021 A planning application has been lodged for the development of Frankfort Castle site adjacent to Highfield Park. Details of the planning submission can be found here http://www.frankfortcastleshd.com/ The window for submissions or observations to An Bord Pleanála is within five weeks of the application date. Our association will be making a submission on behalf of our community, with details to follow. There are a group of residents from Highfield Park (adjacent to the proposed development) who are working together to understand the impact and their priorities for a submission to ABP. Our association will work with these residents to understand the issues and prepare an association submission. The website http://www.frankfortcastleshd.com/ contains a lot of information, with some main points The site comprises of Frankfort Castle, Frankfort Lodge and Highfield Park 97a The proposal is for 115 units in 3 apartment blocks ranging in height from three to five stories 77 car parking spaces (of which 67 at basement level) Block C backs directly on to Highfield Road houses 99 to 113 There is potential for pedestrian/cycle access to Highfield Park through the laneway in front of 97a Highfield Park The existing Frankfort Castle buildings are being retained We encourage anyone with a view to make an individual submission to An Bord Pleanála Councillor Jim O’Leary will be holding a Zoom call Tuesday September 21st @ 7pm to outline the application and provide advice on how to make a submission to ABP.  Contact details for Jim O’Leary and details of how to register for the Zoom call are attached. Your association will post updates on Facebook and the association website.

Cars Speeding

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There have been a number of near-miss accidents reported recently within the estate. The weather is improving and with the longer evenings there are more children out on the roads, on bikes and playing football etc. Drivers need to be cognisant of this fact and to reduce speed accordingly.

Parking Update

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As per the information shared with residents in March 2019, the committee submitted to Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council the results of a poll to determine whether there was agreement in principle to the introduction of Pay Parking in Highfield Park and Westbrook Road. The documents shared in 2019 when the initial survey was completed can be found here The parking survey information leaflet The parking survey update post survey The next step is a feasibility survey and implementation design completed by the council, and on which a formal ballot with all residents would take place. The council have not given an indication of their timeline to progress this. A recent follow up with DLR indicated that our request for review will be progressed in due course. There are a number of  requests ahead of the Highfield & Westbrook submission being worked through.

Welcome

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A warm welcome to Highfield & Westbrook Residents Association website We hope to use this website as an online newsletter for residents. As well as regular emails to all on our email list, we also intend to update the website frequently. For any households that don’t have email or access to the web, we will deliver occasional print-outs. Please let us know of anyone we should add to the hardcopy/print list. The association has been in existence for over 50 years. It plays an important role in looking after the interests of residents.  We strive to maintain a sense of community within our area on many levels. If you are interested in joining the committee or to be a community volunteer, please contact one of the existing committee members. We can help answer your questions and provide information on what is involved. Contact details are here. You can also find the community on Facebook.