Work is underway as Balbriggan will see major infrastructural development as part of the Our Balbriggan Rejuvenation Programme in 2025.
The boat and bathhouse at the Martello Tower are being redeveloped to bring these back into use. This is following the significant progress made last year in the re-development of the Quay Street and Harbour area – including the RNLI Boathouse – which is due to be completed late this year.
Work at the Quay Street and Harbour area has already seen the Mill Street Town car park redeveloped, with new trees and public lighting in place. Furthermore, Fingal County Council appointed an architect-led multi-disciplinary Integrated Design Team (IDT) for the transformation of the De Bruns site at 6a-14 Bridge Street.
The team has previously worked on other Our Balbriggan projects, including the Quay Street and Harbour project and the development of a creative hub at 2-4 Dublin Street, on which work is ongoing. Award winning Dublin City-based architects, McCullough Mulvin is leading the IDT for De Bruns and is co-ordinating ongoing local stakeholder engagement for the 10,000 square metre site.
Fingal County Council has proposed a mixed-use commercial, community and residential development, with the River Bracken at its heart. The plan is to link Millpond Park to a new park entrance at 14 Bridge Street to facilitate a pedestrian and cyclist route down to the transformed Quay Street and Harbour area.
It is estimated work will begin at the site in 2026. The buildings are within an architectural conservation area. Dr David Begg, Chairperson of the Our Balbriggan Leadership Group, said: “Five years on from the launch of the Our Balbriggan Rejuvenation Programme 2019-2030, the bricks and mortar transformation of Ireland’s youngest town is now beginning to take real shape.
“There has been huge progress on the ambitious vision contained in the Rejuvenation Programme, the result of an historic community engagement which saw more than 25 per cent of Balbriggan’s residents outline their preferences for the future of the town.”
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