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0030 / Kilcoo, County Down / On site

New Dwelling, Drumlee Road, Kilcoo

A new dwelling in Kilcoo, taken through planning and technical design and now under construction.

The dwelling under construction behind scaffolding, with stone gables and a new roof, seen across a grass field
Dwelling under construction, October 2026
Project
0030
Location
Kilcoo, County Down
Status
On site
Sector
Residential
Y3 role
Architect
Services
Planning, Technical design, Building Control, Construction stage

Planning approval was secured in 2025 and the Building Control package followed in 2026.

Ground floor plan of the dwelling
0030-200Ground floor plan

The project brings together a clear residential brief, a site-specific planning response and a coordinated Building Control package.

Front elevation drawing
0030-300Front elevation
Section drawing through the dwelling
0030-400Section

The dwelling is now on site. The roof is substantially complete and the natural stonework is under way, with the principal opening framing the Mourne Mountains.

Site with stone hardcore and new foundations under construction
Foundations
New blockwork walls with a wide opening toward the mountains
Blockwork shell
Narrow view between new blockwork walls toward the landscape
Blockwork walls
Natural stone elevation with a slate roof, scaffolding and a pile of stone in front
Natural stonework and roof construction
Timber roof trusses and rooflights above blockwork walls, seen from inside
Timber roof structure and rooflights
Window opening in a blockwork room looking out over a lough to the Mourne Mountains
Principal opening framing the Mourne Mountains