Railway Lane, Donabate consists of approximately 25.4 hectares, to the north of the Donabate Distributor Road, together with a Nature Park Site of approximately 13 hectares to the south.
The proposed development of the main residential development site comprises of a total 1,020 dwellings. In addition, the proposed development provides childcare facilities, retail units, café units and a medical center, together with a multi-purpose community use unit at the proposed local center area. The proposed development facilitates the future development of a primary school site on adjoining lands.
A series of public parks, open spaces and pocket parks, providing approximately 3.4 hectares of public open space, are proposed throughout the main residential development site to serve the proposed development. The proposed development also facilitates a number of future potential pedestrian, cycle and vehicular links to existing and proposed adjoining developments, including a connection to the Nature Park via an existing pedestrian crossing on the DDR, as well as a link to the approved Broadmeadow Way proposals via the Nature Park.