Residents of the south Co Dublin village Kilternan have called for the rejection of a plan which would increase its population from 900 to 15,000 people.
Under a local area plan due to be adopted by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, a series of rezonings would see part of the area developed for apartment blocks rising in height to six storeys.
Much of the development is to be contained within the area between the Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland churches, and a link road to the M50 is planned. Some 700 submissions against the plan were counted by the Kilternan Residents' Association.
The association said it accepts housing must be built to accommodate Dublin's growing population but insisted there was "no clear thinking or planning - no infrastructure or public green space" involved in the proposal and has called on Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County councillors to reject the plan when it comes to a vote on Tuesday next.
The residents say they want a more gentle transition from the current rural landscape. They say two issues, the proximity of the M50 and the route of the proposed Luas extension to Cherrywood, are driving development. Much of the building proposed for Kilternan would fall within one kilometre of the proposed Luas route, making the developers liable to development contributions.
