Page 19 - Holmpatrick Cove

ublin has a thriving ICT and fi nancial overwhelming support for the development of
services centre based around the Silicon
DDocks area and the IFSC, with most of
the major companies already well established
there. In the aftermath of Brexit it is anticipated
that other major institutions will see Dublin as
an attractive and strategic location for their Eu-
ropean base. Suitable housing with easy access
to the city is an important consideration for
these companies setting up bases in Dublin.
The award winning town of Skerries in North
County Dublin is widely regarded as one of the
fi nest towns in Ireland with its beautiful beach-
es, picturesque harbour, bustling town centre
and excellent transport links to the city. In
recognition of its uniqueness, Skerries has won
numerous awards and was voted Ireland Tidy
Towns National winner in 2016. Skerries offers
an unrivalled work life balance on the capital’s
doorstep, making it a highly desirable place to
live. For those considering moving to Ireland to
avail of Brexit and ICT opportunities, Skerries
has it all.
Holmpatrick Cove is a strategic coastal site
of remarkable beauty, on the southern side of
Skerries. With almost 1 kilometre of beachfront
looking out to the islands, including St. Pat-
ricks Island, it is arguably the fi nest site on the
East coast of Ireland. With the northern side
of Skerries now having been fully developed,
Holmpatrick Cove is the next available location
on the very sought after, southern side of the
town.
Holmpatrick Cove represents an unrivalled
opportunity to address some of the towns
needs by enabling signifi cant leisure and com-
mercial opportunities in the area. There is
homes in Skerries. There is also a demand for
the site from the elected councillors and with-
in the town itself. The local planning authority
supported the proposal for a mixed use devel-
opment on these lands in January 2017. There
is now signifi cant opportunity to build on the
work done to date and develop these lands to
meet infrastructural gaps, thereby enhancing of
one of Ireland’s leading towns.
There are two core elements to the commercial
opportunities: fi rstly the tourism and leisure
related elements and secondly the housing
element. Skerries is recognised for its tourism
potential, given its scenic beauty and proximi-
ty to the airport and Dublin. A hotel with an-
cillary leisure and function facilities, is ideally
located at Holmpatrick Cove with breathtaking
views over the coast, the islands and the town.
There is no hotel currently in this award win-
ning town. Other associated opportunities can
be explored such as glamping, water sports, Tso many remarkable elements converge:
coastal routes and other tourism related uses.
Holmpatrick Cove is ideally located to address
many of the local housing requirements. In
Skerries there is a need for more variety in the
housing stock. There is a shortage of smaller
homes which would appeal to “empty nesters”
who, at present, occupy many of the larger
larger, well designed, family homes within the
town.
With this in mind Holmpatrick Cove have
partnered with Baufritz, Europes’s leading
award-winning builder of Eco homes who
specialise in green healthy buildings of all sizes
and design. Baufritz will build out the large
family homes proposed for the site. Much of the
construction is done in the dry conditions of
the factory in Germany, with the fi t-out done
by locally trained contractors on site, working
alongside the Baufritz team. As well as intro-
ducing the effi cient building techniques to
Ireland, Baufritz will upskill local labour in these
state-of-the-art building methods.
o summarise, Holmpatrick Cove is an
opportunity to invest in a project where
exciting contemporary architecture, built by
Europe’s premier Eco builders, in an exceptional
coastal location, in an award winning seaside
town, within a short commuting distance of a
strategic European capital city with an interna-
tional airport. It is truly a once in a generation
opportunity.