Phase D Consultation

26 April 2022

Donore Project

The LDA would like to thank all those who attended our project webinars, provided feedback and reflections on the detailed design proposals via email / phone / postal correspondence, and took an interest in the Donore Project to date. The summary report detailing the Community and Stakeholder Engagement process undertaken to date has been made available on this webpage.

Phase D of the Donore Project will keep stakeholders updated of the progress with the planning application submission and post-planning decision project milestones. Following lodgement of a planning application, submissions or observations can be made by interested parties to the decision-making authority directly.

All submissions, comments and feedback received during the Phase C Consultation have been collated and reflected upon by the LDA Project and Design Teams as we work towards Phase D of the project, where we expect to lodge a planning application in Q3, 2022.

Application details will be publicly notified, available online for viewing at specified locations to support accessibility for all. Post any planning permission grants, the pre-construction stage liaison will be managed by the Project Community Liaison Officer (CLO).

Introduction / Recap

The Land Development Agency (LDA), in collaboration with Dublin City Council (DCC) as the landowners, ran a comprehensive Consultation and Engagement Strategy for the development of the ‘Donore Project’ (working title) site, formerly known as St. Teresa’s Gardens. The summary report detailing the Community and Stakeholder Engagement process undertaken to date has been made available on this webpage.

The Donore Project will operate within the parameters of the City Development Plan and Framework Plan for the area. The LDA and DCC consultation document below is solely related to the Donore Project, and for further information on the adjacent Hines developments for the Bailey Gibson or Player Wills lands please visit https://bgpwproject.com/.

Working closely with the key stakeholders, including the St Teresa’s Gardens Regeneration Board and the local community, the LDA aim to deliver a mix of social and affordable homes opening a new chapter for this diverse and historic area of Dublin City. The Community and Stakeholder Engagement for the Donore Project was carried out in Three Phases: A, B and C, which have further been detailed within the Summary Report published.

Consultation Phase A (Initial Communications) and Phase B (Concept Proposal) were completed during 2021. These initial phases and engagement focused on the emerging project designs when the project was in its early stage of assessment. The Project Team reflected on the feedback and comments received during these earlier consultations and used this experience to address the observations where possible in the current Phase C Consultation (Detailed Design).

As works progress towards Phase D of the project, all submissions, comments, and feedback received during Phase C Consultation have been carefully reflected upon by the LDA and the Design Team. There will be opportunity for interested parties to comment on the formal proposals during the statutory application process, directly to the decision-making authority. The project website (www.donoreproject.ie), will continue to provide updates in the due course.

There is also an FAQ section on this website, while the link to the summary report detailing the Community and Stakeholder Engagement process undertaken to date can be found on the link below.