Cherrywood, Dublin
 | Parts of this article (those related to History and something on current state) need to beupdated.The reason given is: Much has changed in 2022-3, as development moved to high speed.(October 2023) |
Cherrywood
Coill na Silíní | |
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Suburb | |
 Commercial buildings in Cherrywood | |
  Cherrywood Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates:53°14′40.6″N6°8′29.3″W/ 53.244611°N 6.141472°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| Traditional county | Dublin |
| County / Local authority | Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown |
| Government | |
| •Dáil Éireann | Dún Laoghaire |
| Elevation | 31 m (102 ft) |
| Eircode (Routing Key) | D18 |
| Area code | 01 (+3531) |
| Irish Grid Reference | O244235 |
Cherrywood(Irish:Coill na Silíní)[1]is a developing suburb ofDublin,Ireland,borderingCabinteely,LoughlinstownandRathmichael.It is located to the southeast of the city, inDún Laoghaire–Rathdown.The development commenced on a greenfield site in 1998 and primarily comprises Cherrywood Business Park and new residential and retail development, with further retail and housing development underway.[when?]
Location
[edit]Cherrywood lies between theM50 motorwayand theN11 road,about a kilometre north of where they fork from theM11.Cherrywood is divided by theR118regional roadwhich runs northeast to southwest through the area, crossing the N11 at Wyattville Road and joining the M50 at Junction 16. The business park (originallyCherrywood Science and Technology Parkand laterThe Campus Cherrywood) lies south of this road and there is a residential zone to the north.
History
[edit]Cherrywood is being formed around the business park, in a deliberate process under a Cherrywood-Carrickmines Local Area Plan, the 2004 and later County Development Plans, and a related Cherrywood-Rathmichael Area Plan. Cherrywood is designated as a District Centre, and limits apply to certain forms of development there.[citation needed]In total the business park has an area of approximately 400 acres with, as of 2018, much of it still undeveloped.[citation needed]
Business park development
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In 1998 the first office buildings were developed in what was then branded "Cherrywood Business Park". Development proceeded slowly and, as with other planned developments in Ireland, the property crash in 2008 affected Cherrywood.[2]In 2015, when several buildings were still empty while other planned developments were incomplete, some reports described parts of the development as a "ghost town".[3]
New management
[edit]In 2012, investors created a new management company to market the area again after the collapse ofLiam Carroll's development company.[4]This was backed byAIB BankandDanske Bank(parent company ofNational Irish Bank). Parts of the area received a facelift,[citation needed]and the "facilities building", which had previously only housed a food outlet, was expanded to include a gym.[5]Most of the main office buildings are owned by the same company.[6]
A new master plan was made[7]and approved by the local authority, including plans for over 1,200 apartments and over 500,000 square feet of commercial space, including a hotel.[8]
Rebranding and further development
[edit]Following a €145m acquisition by Spear Street Capital of the eight office blocks comprising the development in January 2018, the business park was rebranded as "The Campus Cherrywood". Proceeds from the deal were later used to develop the surrounding area.[9]
Plans to open a new life-sciences incubation and acceleration facility in the area were announced in October 2021.[10]The new facility was planned to provide 18 labs and 9 offices over 30,000 square feet of space, and create 100 jobs in the sector.[11]
Major tenants
[edit]The main tenant in the development isDell,which has its "Dublin Campus" at Cherrywood. Other notable tenants includeAviva,Elavon,and Ireland-based multinational IT and consulting company,Accenture.[12]
Transport
[edit]Luas
[edit]TheLuas Green Linewas extended fromSandyfordto Cherrywood. Construction started in February 2007 and the line became operational on 16 October 2010.[13]There are two Luas stops in Cherrywood:Cherrywood,and the terminus atBrides Glen.The Cherrywood stop is located where the line splits off from the originalHarcourt Street railway line's alignment. The railway crossed through Cherrywood via theBrides Glen Viaduct.[citation needed]
Amenities
[edit]As of mid-2018, facilities included an all-weather multi-purpose playing pitch, a sports pavilion, tennis courts, cycle paths and greenways. Three parks were in formation, with more than 3,000 trees already planted.[8]By 2021, four parks were under development, Tully Park and Lehaunstown Park, named for nearby localities, Ticknick Park and Beckett Park.[14]
Permission having been granted for a first primary school, a 24-classroom facility,[8]as of October 2021 the building was under construction and a reduced version of the school operating out of temporary premises.[14]
References
[edit]- ^"Coill na Silíní / Cherrywood".logainm.ie.Placenames Database of Ireland.Retrieved26 October2021.
- ^"Plans approved for €1 billion development in former ghost town Cherrywood".thejournal.ie.The Journal. 31 May 2018.Retrieved7 March2019.
Cherrywood never lived up to the Celtic Tiger hype that was promised – though the area drew in many residents, development there halted after the [2008] crash
- ^"There's a brand new plan to make former ghost town Cherrywood look more like New York".thejournal.ie.The Journal. 26 May 2015.Retrieved7 March2019.
- ^Irishtimes:Cherrywood development to proceed,9 May 2012. Visited: 31 May 2012
- ^Property.ie website onFacilities Building,visited 31-5-2012
- ^Offering of available commercial buildings onCherrywood Dublin website
- ^Master planon Cherrywood development website, visited 13 January, 2018
- ^abcBarry, Aoife (31 May 2018)."Plans approved for €1 billion development in former ghost town Cherrywood".thejournal.ie.Journal Media.Retrieved26 October2021.
- ^"Hines secures €145m from sale of Cherrywood offices".independent.Retrieved26 October2021.
- ^O'Brien, Ciara."New life sciences incubation and acceleration facility to open in Dublin".The Irish Times.Retrieved26 October2021.
- ^Goodbody, Will (6 October 2021)."100 new jobs at life sciences incubator and accelerator".
{{cite journal}}:Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^"Office Occupiers - Office to rent Dublin".The Campus Cherrywood.Retrieved26 October2021.
- ^LUAS extensionArchivedOctober 17, 2008, at theWayback Machine
- ^ab"About - Location, Building and Community".Cherrywood Educate Together National School.Retrieved26 October2021.
Tully Park... Ticknick Park - Beckett Park - Lehaunstown Park..
Sources
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- Dún Laoghaire, Dublin: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Development Plan, 2004; Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Sections 1 and 3
