Plans for the development of the former Bray Golf Club lands.
Ballymore Group subsidiary Shankill Property Investments Limited has submitted a planning application for part of the old Bray Golf Club lands in Little Bray, proposing a massive development that includes some 341 residential units, as well as provision for retail and hospitality, with a 150-bed hotel and a public house.
The proposed development also includes supporting infrastructure, including 532 car parking spaces and spaces for over 1,000 bikes. Some 8,155 square metres has also been set aide for wider retail use.
The plans also include what would be major road changes, including plans to close access to Ravenswell Road from Dublin Road, as well as new vehicular access at the Upper Dargle Road junction on the Dublin Road.
An Environmental Impact Assessment and a Natura Impact Assessment have been submitted with the application, which will be of interest to the local campaign group, Save Our Floodplain.
While the site notice is dated March 14, there is no file as yet for public view on the council’s site and the public has just five weeks from when the application was submitted to make submissions.
Ballymore acquired the 52.6-acre lands on the site of the former Bray Golf Club in 2019, but the developer behind Sea Gardens hit numerous hurdles along the way to build a total of 586 homes. One of these setbacks was the contentious “tie-in” to the proposed public transport bridge at Bray Harbour, which was the subject of a landmark High Court case last year.
The Sea Gardens development was granted permission for 234 homes, spread between terraced houses, duplexes and apartments.
