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Dublin City Development Plan 2022–2028 – Volume 1: Written Statement (as varied by Variations Nos. 1–11)
The council's development plan written statement: its strategy, policies, objectives and development standards.
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- Strategic Development Regeneration Areas | Chapter 13 511 ▪ To recognise the need for community uses and public spaces to complement the emerging development in recent decades. ▪ To support the use of Newmarket Square for market trading and other beneficial public uses including as appropriate, works to enhance universal access, the pedestrian environment and public realm. ▪ To deliver a civic hub as part of the regeneration of the Pimlico flat complex. ▪ To support the provisions of the Smart D8 project in relation to the provision of a Healthcare Innovation Corridor. ▪ To support the provision of community/ cultural uses and undertake an audit of community infrastructure in the Liberties area in order to identify additional community needs. Height ▪ To support 6-8 storeys as a benchmark height for new developments in the SDRA area where conservation and design considerations permit. Opportunities for locally higher buildings above the benchmark height, that will be slender in nature, are identified in the accompanying Guiding Principles Map. ▪ Opportunities exist for buildings of increased height in line with the considerations outlined in Appendix 3 of the development plan. The potential locations for locally higher buildings are shown on the accompanying Guiding Principles Map, with an indication of potential heights set down for the different character areas below, as relevant. Design ▪ To identify and protect the distinctive heritage of the area and encourage sustainable and innovative re-use of historic spaces and structures. ▪ To ensure that the individual character of different areas within the Liberties is protected and enhanced by contemporary and high-quality design of new buildings. ▪ To ensure that new buildings respond to the scale and grain of the prevailing character of the particular street. ▪ To undertake a public realm study for the Vicar St. area to enhance the amenity and character of the Molyneux Lane, Swift's Alley and Vicar St. area. This will also create a more cohesive relationship between the Meath St. and Francis St. areas. ▪ To provide for the possibility of urban realm and transport interchange improvements to be made in the north-western corner of the Guinness lands (north of Thomas St.) having regard to its important location as a gateway into the city, its proximity to heavy rail and Luas stops and its placemaking potential on Victoria Quay. ▪ To carry out public realm works at Newmarket, Francis St., Meath St. and Cork St., as identified on the Guiding Principles Map. ▪ All new apartment buildings are encouraged to have own-door access for all dwellings at ground floor level to contribute to increased vitality and activation of the area.
- Strategic Development Regeneration Areas | Chapter 13 512 ▪ Improve the quality of the Liberties’ main thoroughfares - Cork St., Thomas/James’s St., Francis St., Meath St. and Marrowbone Lane, through improvements to the public realm and greening strategies and by establishing frontage of appropriate character and scale in relation to the street width. Green Infrastructure ▪ To support the implementation of the projects identified in the Liberties Greening Strategy and to identify further projects within the SDRA that offer opportunities for biodiversity enhancement, SuDS interventions and increasing the tree canopy coverage of the area. ▪ To ensure that the public open space provision of development sites be sited at locations that are visible, accessible and inviting to the wider public. ▪ To facilitate the creation of high quality cycle and walking routes that connect to existing and emerging public open space provision. These routes should be the subject of greening, where possible. ▪ To support the creation of a public park as part of the regeneration of the Pimlico flat complex. ▪ To support the provision of a new public park on Diageo lands north of Thomas St. as part of any redevelopment. ▪ To examine the possibility for the open spaces at Brú Chaoimhín and the Weir Home (in the ownership of the HSE) to become available for public patronage. ▪ To promote the redesign of St. James's Linear Park. ▪ To support the refurbishment of the former handball court at the western end of Robert Emmet Walk. ▪ To examine the potential to expand the community garden at Flanagan’s Field on Rueben St. Movement and Transport ▪ To facilitate the delivery of the permeability interventions identified in the Guiding Principles Map which seek to increase accessibility throughout the area and in particular, to the identified network of walking and cycling infrastructure that is emerging throughout the SDRA. ▪ To encourage development that enhances the vitality of this emerging network of walking and cycling infrastructure. ▪ To facilitate delivery of cycle routes identified in the NTA GDA Cycle Strategy. ▪ To support the pedestrian connection linking Oisín Kelly Park at Basin View with St James's Linear Park. ▪ To maximise the potential benefit of the BusConnects project to the Liberties area in terms of public realm improvements, green infrastructure and pedestrian and cycling infrastructure.
- Strategic Development Regeneration Areas | Chapter 13 513 Guiding Principles for Key Opportunity Sites 1- Iveagh Market The contribution that the reopening of the Iveagh Market as a public market can make for the Liberties area as well as the wider city is acknowledged and the SDRA supports its regeneration for this purpose. The Mother Redcaps buildings also offer a significant opportunity to be regenerated to provide for an ancillary or complementary use to the future reopening of the Iveagh Markets. It is considered that the improvement of east west linkages in this character area will support the redevelopment of these significant sites. 2 - Vicar Street Redevelopment within this area should seek to provide built edges to the lanes and streets contained within and to facilitate the creation/improvement of the north-south routes identified in the Guiding Principles Map, for example through active frontages or own-door access to ground floor units. In this area, base heights should be 6-8 storeys, where heritage, built form, character and residential amenity considerations allow, while there is potential for locally higher buildings at the identified locations. A public realm study should be conducted for the public space identified in the Guiding Principles Map, with the aim of building upon the planned public realm improvements for Francis St. and Meath St. and also addressing potential for sporting and community opportunities in the area. 3 - Newmarket The Newmarket area is currently undergoing significant change. As part of this change, redevelopment of the larger blocks should contribute to the creation of a permeable, active network of pedestrian streets, as identified in the Guiding Principles Map. In particular, development should deliver active and animated frontages along the building edges, in particular, at the Cork St. and Newmarket Square interfaces. In this regard, development should respond to the emerging public realm improvements at Newmarket Square and surrounds. In this area, base heights should be 6-8 storeys, where heritage, built form character and residential amenity considerations allow. However, along the Cork St. frontage, heights should respond to the prevailing heights on this part of the street. The opportunity for locally higher buildings up to 12-14 storeys to provide urban design and placemaking benefits to the emerging character of the Newmarket area exists at the identified locations. Better integration of Newmarket with the Coombe and areas further to the north as part of any public realm works to Cork St. or as part of the BusConnects project will be pursued.
- Strategic Development Regeneration Areas | Chapter 13 514 Community and cultural uses at Newmarket Square should be protected into the future. 4 - Pimlico This character area is located at the nexus of a number of different landholdings that have the capacity for significant regeneration. Accordingly, redevelopment of the lands should accommodate a civic/community hub and an enlarged area of public open space. A locally higher building of 10-12 storeys at this location would provide urban design and placemaking benefits to the emerging character of a revitalised Marrowbone Lane. Base heights should be 6-8 storeys, where heritage, built form character and residential amenity considerations allow. The opportunity for a new north-south pedestrian connection to run through the lands, connecting up to Thomas St. to the north should be realised as part of any redevelopment. 5 - Digital Hub The Digital Hub lands represent a significant regeneration opportunity. As part of their future redevelopment, the provision of two north-south pedestrian connections, identified in the Guiding Principles Map, should be delivered. These should remain accessible to the wider public at all hours of the day. The lands contain a number of Protected Structures and also buildings that contribute greatly to the character of Thomas St. Their presence should inform the future character of the redeveloped lands. In this area, base heights should be 6-8 storeys, where heritage, built form character and residential amenity considerations allow, while additional heights at the identified locations could reach 10-12 storeys. Given the scale of this landholding, a masterplan shall be prepared for the entire area, to address the above matters in addition to planned phasing. Any masterplan should also provide for the delivery of enterprise and employment uses in this area. A public space around St Patrick’s Tower should be delivered in any redevelopment of the site. A community/cultural facility should be incorporated into any redevelopment of the lands. A community and civic hub will be delivered as part of any redevelopment of the school site and lands on School Street. 6 - Marrowbone Lane It is considered that the SDRA should deliver the objectives for the site including: ▪ The council owned depot at Marrowbone Lane to be developed as a Green Infrastructure and Recreational Area. ▪ Extension of amenity/recreational spaces in association with St. Catherine’s sports centre.
- Strategic Development Regeneration Areas | Chapter 13 515 ▪ New east-west link through the site to the south of St. Catherine’s Sports Centre to link up with Allingham Street. ▪ New north south pedestrian and cycling route (with access for parking and deliveries only) linking Marrowbone Lane with Cork Street via Allingham Street and Marion Villas. ▪ Potential to provide additional connectivity from John Street South to Cork Street. ▪ Provision for new mixed uses onto and Summer Street South to provide definition and activity onto the street. ▪ Opportunities also exist for the provision of improved public open space onto Cork Street at Brú Chaoimhín and the Weir Home, subject to agreement with the HSE. 7 - St. James's Harbour This area has considerable regeneration potential with both private and public land holdings of considerable scale. Connectivity and green infrastructure initiatives, as identified, are required in order to improve the amenity for existing and future residents and to better integrate the area with its adjoining institutions and neighbourhoods. The potential for the reconfiguration/rationalisation of the education facilities in the area should be investigated, with opportunities for synergies identified. In this area, base heights should be 6-8 storeys, where heritage, built form character and residential amenity considerations allow, while additional heights at the identified locations have potential to reach 12-14 storeys. 8 -Maryland This area is generally characterised by low level residential development. Two areas of redevelopment potential are identified in the Guiding Principles Map that have the potential to increase connectivity within this character area. In this area, where residential amenity considerations allow, base heights that should be pursued for new developments should be 6 storeys. It is also considered that Flanagan’s Fields on Reuben Street should be retained as a community resource and that the possibility of extending the space to the south and east should be explored. 9 - Guinness Lands While the operational requirements of the Guinness Lands to the north of Thomas St. are likely to remain beyond the term of the development plan, opportunities for smaller parcels of land to be redeveloped may arise in the medium term. The guiding principles identified for Diageo’s lands north of James’s Street are for consideration as part of any major future redevelopment of the lands and should be designed to be compatible with the operational requirements of the brewery during the lifetime of the development plan.
- Strategic Development Regeneration Areas | Chapter 13 516 Given the key importance of Heuston Station from a transport point of view and as an entrance gateway to the city, a public realm study should be prepared for the lands to the front of Heuston Station as well as investigating the feasibility of continuing St. John's Road West through the site, freeing up part of Victoria Quay for integration into any new public open space in front of Heuston Station. The potential of a new bridge linking Victoria Quay with the National Museum Collins Barracks/Croppies Acre should be explored. Improvements to the pedestrian and amenity quality of the connection between Heuston Station and St. James's Hospital should be pursued. Future redevelopment of the lands fronting Steeven's Lane should be designed to contribute to this need for improvement. The lands to the south of Thomas St. contain less operational requirements and represent a more immediate redevelopment opportunity to create a new urban district. These lands contain a large concentration of buildings of heritage importance. The presence of these buildings should inform the future built form and character of any redevelopment of the lands. The potential for increased connectivity through the site should be explored and linkages with the character areas of St. James’s Harbour and Digital Hub explored. In this area, where heritage considerations allow, base heights should be 6-8 storeys while locally higher buildings at the identified locations in the Guiding Principles Map could reach 12-14 storeys. Given the scale of these two sites, it is appropriate that in advance of any development proposal, a masterplan shall be prepared taking into consideration the wider area, to address the above matters in addition to planned phasing. A community/cultural facility of significance should be incorporated into any redevelopment of the lands.
- Strategic Development Regeneration Areas | Chapter 13 517 Figure 13-16: SDRA 15 Liberties and Newmarket Square
- Strategic Development Regeneration Areas | Chapter 13 518 13.18 SDRA 16 – Oscar Traynor Road Introduction The Oscar Traynor Road SDRA (c. 17.2 ha) is located to the south-east of the junction of Oscar Traynor Road and the M1 interchange. The lands have a relatively flat topography, are currently vacant and covered in scrub vegetation. They are bound by the M1 / M 50 motorway / port tunnel entrance to the west, R104 Coolock Lane (Oscar Traynor Road) to the north, astro-turf football pitches and Gaelscoil Cholmcille to the north-east, Castletimon Gardens to the east, and the rear of two storey houses which front onto Lorcan Crescent to the south. The overarching vision for this SDRA is to maximise the potential of a well-connected but underutilised low-intensity residential lands, situated within the existing built fabric of the city and the creation of a new high quality residential quarter with a neighbourhood centre and landscaped open spaces and parks, which integrates with its surrounding, mainly residential, environs. The site has an estimated capacity of 850 – 1,000 residential units in addition to community, recreational and retail facilities. The following guiding principles will apply to the SDRA: Land-use and Activity ▪ To create a planned residential quarter integrated with the surrounding established area and with enhanced permeability. A mixture of unit types and tenures including family housing will be promoted. The provision of senior citizens homes is also supported. ▪ To provide a new neighbourhood centre promoting a distinctive place-making component at the entrance to the site. It is envisaged that this will form a local hub within the site and accommodate local retail, services, crèche and community uses. The neighbourhood centre should integrate with a central park which incorporates the Naniken Stream as an integral feature. ▪ All development proposals are to adhere to development guidance on flight path, airport noise zone and public safety zones. See Chapter 15 Development Standards for further details. Height ▪ To seek higher building forms at the northern and western edges of the site with heights in the range of 6-10 storeys being generally appropriate (subject to appropriate design considerations), scaling down to the east and south where the site adjoins existing 2-storey residential housing. ▪ The heights of buildings along the central park should be designed to respect the orientation of the park and should form a coherent civic frontage to the park. Careful design should be given to development adjacent to the motorway to minimise noise
- Strategic Development Regeneration Areas | Chapter 13 519 impact. A strong spine of higher apartment buildings presenting their ends to the motorway to optimise site orientation and create sheltered courtyard spaces may be appropriate. Design ▪ To seek a high quality architectural design response to both individual buildings and streetscape settings/elevations for the entire site but having particular regard to the approaches from the M1 southwards and along Coolock Lane/Oscar Traynor Road. Elevational treatment and materiality that provides both variety and coherence will be promoted. ▪ To seek creative architectural solutions to single buildings such as the neighbourhood centre to ensure these buildings differentiate themselves from the mainly residential nature of the remaining site. High quality materials will be sought to boundary treatments and the public realm. Green Infrastructure ▪ To provide a variety of high quality green spaces for a range of different users throughout the site including the main central park, pocket parks, private courtyards, nature trails along the perimeters etc. There is to be a minimum 20% of the site in public open space. ▪ To ensure that the Naniken Stream forms an integrated feature of the central park and that habitat ponds and a naturalised river section are included where feasible. ▪ To design the central park to include recreation spaces including play spaces for all ages, a skate park, outdoor exercise equipment etc. A network of paths that connect through and around it with direct and circular routes should be provided. Allotments and orchards should be included where feasible. ▪ To provide a new urban park connecting the Gaelscoil grounds with an urban play area located close to the school and accessed from the school grounds. This park should also contain: o A bespoke play area. o Outdoor games such as table tennis tables. o A MUGA (Multi-Use Play Area). o A pedestrian pathway to the school to facilitate the use of the park by the school. Movement and Transport ▪ To provide high levels of permeability throughout the site integrating with existing residential streets to the east and south where feasible with pedestrian links to the north-west to connect with the western side of the M1 Port tunnel access route. Development should include permeable green routes through the site to make new connections to the wider community, adjoining school and to Coolock Lane. ▪ To provide for increased pedestrian safety and permeability including:
- Strategic Development Regeneration Areas | Chapter 13 520 o A connected series of routes with a readable hierarchy leading to and through the central parkland. o A new signalised junction on Coolock Lane to access the proposed development, the school and Astroturf centre. This proposed main access junction from Coolock Lane will incorporate a high quality pedestrian/cyclist facilities for those accessing the site. o Pedestrian priority features with visual and speed reducing measures. o Liveable, green, safe streets with a strong sense of place. o Increased links to residential areas to the south via new pedestrian/cyclist linkages. o Address existing east-west permeability and connectivity issues through potential future enhanced crossing facilities at the Coolock Interchange. o Reduce walking distances between Beaumont Hospital and Coolock Interchange by improved permeability. o Hierarchical approach to the use of materials, which will be used to reflect road hierarchy including changes to carriageway surface material to emphasise transitional zones and changes in material on raised table junctions to encourage low vehicle speeds. ▪ To upgrade the existing two-stage pedestrian crossing on Coolock Lane to a single stage toucan crossing. A toucan crossing will also be provided across the southern arm of the junction which will connect to a segregated pedestrian/cyclist route on the western side of the OTR access and a shared facility on the eastern side.
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