A summer launch of 30 three and four-bedroom houses at Newlands Cross will be a must-see for house-seekers this weekend.

The Newlands Manor development backs on to a 280-acre park, with private key access for residents. Prices start at £169,950 (215,790) for three-bedroom mid-terrace houses and from £189,950 (241,190) for large four-bed end terraces and semis.

Developing company Garland Homes, which has a reputation for not stinting on finish, is including large floored attics with folding ladder access. Agent Hooke & MacDonald will be on duty from today at the site, where two showhouses will be open for visitors.

The main attraction will undoubtedly be Corkagh Demesne, adjoining the development and with two private entrance gates for residents. The 280-acre open area includes meadows, woodland, sports pitches, ponds, an arboretum and an adventure playground.

Newlands Manor is a small development on seven acres tucked behind the Green Isle Hotel and with an eventual flyover access to the N7. The 30 houses currently on sale will be ready for occupation from September to December this year and the entire scheme will be completed within 18 months.

Landscaping is an important aspect. Previous Garland schemes such as Leinster Park at Harolds Cross and The Old Rectory at Lucan are worth a visit to see how quickly the grounds have matured.

Mature sycamore and chestnut have been planted along the verges, blending with older trees in the park. Communal front gardens will be planted with perennials, with enclosed back gardens levelled and seeded.

Exteriors are of yellow brick and dash, with tiled porches and box bay windows. There are 16 three-bedroom mid-terraced houses with 1,150 sq ft of living space, priced from £169,950 (215,790).

Inside, there is a fair-sized sittingroom at the front, while a classic timber fireplace is fitted with a gas fire.

The Shaker kitchen/diningroom at the back of the house is large, with space for a table and a couple of easy chairs. There is a pine-panelled ceiling at the seating end of the room and a small laundry room off.

Upstairs, the compact main double bedroom has a spacious en suite shower room. There is another double bedroom and a single room. All come with fitted wardrobes.

The floored attic room has folding stair access. Back gardens are predictably compact, with a small terrace off the kitchen.

End terrace and semi-detached four-bedroom houses from £189,950 (241,190) have a very good sittingroom with folding doors to a diningroom overlooking the back garden. The kitchen/breakfastroom has a smart layout, with a breakfast bar and terracotta wall tiles. Windows to the side, back and glass patio doors make this room very bright.

There is a shelved utility in the four-bedroom houses, with a door to the side garden, while the cloakroom off the hall is windowed.

The main bedroom has a large en suite shower room. There is another good-sized double room with a wash-hand basin and fitted wardrobes, and bedrooms three and four are single rooms, one with wardrobes.

The floored attic is ready for conversion to either a study or teenager's room.

Gardens with the four-bedroom houses are much larger and the side access and extra windows are a plus.

The location is convenient for anyone using the N7 or M50 motorway. Newlands Cross is a short distance from the site. Clondalkin village - a delightful surprise for anyone who hasn't visited lately - is about a mile away. The Green Isle Hotel is beside Newlands Manor.

Viewers should turn off the N7 at Bewley's Hotel, take the second turn towards the Green Isle and the Newlands Manor development is just past this.

A flyover giving access to the development and adjoining Bushfield estate is proceeding through the planning process.

Work on the Luas is currently slowing traffic on the way into the city, but an off-peak journey to the quays should take about twenty minutes.