PLANNING PERMISSION APPROVED FOR ADAMSTOWN DISTRICT CENTRE (ADAMSTOWN CENTRAL)
MILESTONE REACHED IN NEXT PHASE OF ADAMSTOWN DEVELOPMENT
APPROVAL FACILITATES TENDERING PROCESS FOR DISTRICT CENTRE TO MOVE FORWARD
DESIGN GARNERS MORE INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION
Leading property development company Castlethorn Construction has today received planning approval from South Dublin County Council for the development of Adamstown Central, the €1.2 billion town centre at the heart of Adamstown - Ireland’s first 21st century town. At 154,000 square metres, Adamstown Central is one of the largest ever mixed-use planning applications in the history of the State. It will provide a full range of community, civic, residential, retail and commercial facilities for the award winning town’s expected population of 30,000. It will also lead to the creation of over 2,500 new jobs within the Town Centre and its immediate environs.
The new town centre will have 60 retail units including restaurants, café’s and bars; a 9 screen cinema and 600 apartments. Once the tendering process is complete, Castlethorn estimates that up to 1000 jobs will be created during the construction of Adamstown Central.
Leasing of the retail element of the town centre development is already bucking current market trends with anchor retail and leisure tenants secured over two years in advance of scheduled opening dates. Details of tenant contracts will be announced in the coming months.
A strong line of national and international fashion retailers are also currently in negotiation for units in the scheme along with a selection of convenience and service providers.
The new town centre is a key element of the SDZ (Strategic Development Zone) plan by South Dublin County Council, which laid the guidelines for the Adamstown neighborhood infrastructure. The town centre development is on schedule for completion ahead of the original plans for Adamstown set down in the planning master plan.
Amongst the planned town centre civic facilities are a primary Healthcare Centre, and Inter-Church Place of Worship, a leisure centre and swimming pool, a Library and Ideas Store, Enterprise Centre and several civic squares
“This announcement is an important milestone for Adamstown,” said Jude Byrne, Senior Project Manager for Castlethorn Construction. “Our focus is on delivering the long term vision for Adamstown as a complete community, not just a town." We will soon see the 1000th home occupied and have already delivered key facilities, such as the train station, QBC bus service, schools and crèche ahead of schedule. The first local centre shops will also open this autumn.
The plan for Adamstown Central was created over a three year period by a design team of unprecedented scale lead by seven architectural practices supported by 55 professional consultancies including movement consultants, colourists, lighting designers, wind consultants, landscape architects and engineers. The team’s brief was to reconcile the social, environmental and commercial considerations of 21st century urban living while creating a unique place of distinction in the European built environment
A scale model of Adamstown Central is amongst the select displays at this summer’s Royal Academy Exhibition in London. Adamstown Central is also one of the projects included in the “Evolving Norms of Housing” Exhibition at the Royal Institute of British Architects.
Following recent Planning and Residential Development Awards Adamstown received further recognition having been shortlisted for this year’s prestigious Royal Town Planning Institute Award along with leading UK mixed-use retail-led town centre developments such as Princesshay in Exeter.