A family of travelers lands in the new posh house after being moved from a stopping site next to Dublin Airport to make room for a runway

THIS is the chic new home that a family of travelers has posed after being moved from a stop site located next to Dublin Airport to allow the development of a new runway.

Up to 14 families who lived at the board-run site since 1988 are being displaced as they lie in the path of the intended band.

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Local authorities' plans to relocate the Gens du voyage group were affected by turbulence with a proposed new halt site, located a few kilometers northwest of the airport, blocked by a court last month.

Many Travelers remain at the Collinstown stop site next to the airport while the Fingal County Council is struggling to relocate them. The inhabitants told us that the negotiations were still "in abeyance".

But today, the Irish Sun may reveal that one of the families was removed after the council chiefs provided them with a stuffed animal.

Jason Maughan and his clan recently moved to Ashfield, the last phase of Ridgewood's award-winning development in Swords, in northern Dublin County.

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The properties in Ashfield cost up to € 464,000. Promoters who claim these homes "benefit from the BER" ​​A "rating and incorporate contemporary interiors with high quality craftsmanship and attention to detail."

Sending to our reporter in their new home, Maughan explained how they were the first members of the extended family to settle in Ashfield, just a short distance from their halting site.

He said: "As far as I know, we are the only ones here (who moved to Ashfield)."

Travelers are transferred from a site at Collinstown Park.

The reports indicate that some of the residents of the stopover site wished to move between 100,000 and 800,000 €.

But Maughan insisted that these claims were false, stating to the Irish Sun: "There is no Bentley out there!"

The ads for Ashfield reveal that development tablets cost between € 410,000 and € 464,000.

Some residents who lived there expressed reservations that FCC provides towels to travelers.

One of them told us, "Because they arrive, we received a letter informing them that they are moving here. The houses here are expensive, it's shocking for everyone after the purchase. "

Local politicians insisted that there would be no "large-scale move" from the Ashfield halting site.

Anne Devitt told the Irish Sun: "Traveler families must be moved from the halting site. The authorities at Dublin Airport need land for the development of the runway.

"I know some families have been sheltered and others have yet to be. For reasons of health and safety, they prefer to be housed than housed.

"It was said that they (the Maughans) had settled."

The Fine Gael representative added, "Families want to stay close to the airport for schools, etc."

"Only a small percentage of housing in development is allocated for social housing."

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Travelers have been living on the Collinstown site since 1988 – after it was rented by local authorities to Aer Rianta, the forerunner of DAA. The initial lease was terminated in 2007, when DAA obtained planning permission for the construction of a new runway.

DAA is proposing a year-to-year rolling lease, but has asked FAC to ensure the land is vacated.

Last month, the High Court overturned the FCC's decision to grant a building permit for the Coolquay site, a few kilometers northwest of the airport. It was planned to provide accommodation to the extended family, who lives on a site located in the exclusion zone of the new runway.

Up to 14 families live on the Collinstown site, run by the council. After negotiations, they agreed to move to the proposed seven bay site at Coolquay.

Environment and Planning Corporation Coolquay St Margaret's, The Ward Development DAC, challenged FCC's decision to approve the project, notably due to the lack of provisions for traveler accommodation in rural areas.

In the High Court, FCC lawyers admitted that an environmental impact study should have been conducted.

The council also admitted that an EU directive insists on the importance of environmental protection, which was recognized in the regulations transposed into Irish legislation in September.

He stated that he would reconsider all options but remained committed to relocating families.

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Residents of the Coolquay area had launched a campaign against the staging site, claiming it was a totally inadequate place for the project, which had been flooded several times over the past 15 years.

More than 600 submissions were made on development.

Board planners have revised a program to raise the ground level to prevent flooding.

At the same time, the groundwork for the new runway at Dublin Airport is still scheduled to begin in January.

But Maughan explained to the Irish Sun that the majority of Travelers 'families were staying at the stop site located next to Dublin Airport, the FCC' s chiefs said. having not solved the problem. He said, "I'm not sure what they're doing, they've probably tried to change sites. They are always in the thing (at the stop site). Someone else had a house there, it would be in the village of swords, a cottage.

"Everyone is always up there (on the stop site), literally everyone."

A Collinstown resident confirmed that the situation was unresolved.

In a statement to the Irish Sun, FCC said: "We can not comment on individual cases, but the social housing stock is allocated in accordance with the plan for allocating funds for social housing.

"FCC is considering all options and remains committed to relocating Collinstown residents. As this process is ongoing, the details of alternative locations and costs have not yet been approved. "