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Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Development Plan 2022–2028 – Written Statement
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- effective fashion. For this to happen, and to ensure inclusivity for all, it is important that these centres are accessible to as wide a range of people either by foot or by sustainable modes of transportation. The relatively small size of DLR is another factor which should help existing centres to continue to develop as multifunctional centres. The urban core of the County stretches no more that 5-6 kilometres east-west, while north-south, along the coast, the extremities of the County’s core metropolitan area is no more than 12 kilometres in extent (Booterstown and Shankill). The ‘crow flies’ distances separating the various Major Town Centres and District Centres are very small – Blackrock and Stillorgan, for example, are only 2 kilometres apart, as are Nutgrove and Dundrum. Few parts of the County are more than 10-15 minutes travel time to a District or Major Town Centre. In terms of the sustainability and climate action agenda, Dún Laoghaire Town Centre is located proximate to the DART line and forms the terminus to the most successful Quality Bus Corridor (QBC) in Metropolitan Dublin. Dundrum is situated on Luas Line B, Blackrock is well serviced by the DART and the Rock Road bus corridor while Stillorgan and Cornelscourt are adjacent to the N11 QBC. Cherrywood is served by LUAS and buses. In terms of accessibility to more locally-based facilities, few locations within the built-up area are significantly removed from Neighbourhood Centres, local convenience shops and/or service stations which can satisfy day-to-day shopping requirements. 7.2.3.2 Policy Objective MFC2: Accessible and Inclusive Multifunctional Centres It is a Policy Objective of the Council to promote accessibility to Major Town Centres, District Centres and Neighbourhood Centres by sustainable modes of transportation in order to encourage multi-purpose shopping, business and leisure trips as part of the same journey. Both the Retail Planning Guidelines (2012) and the RSGDA stress the importance of establishing the optimum location for new higher order (Major Town Centre/District Centre) retail developments which are accessible to all sections of society, particularly by public transport, and in locations which encourage multi-purpose shopping, business and leisure trips on the same journey. Lower tier centres (Neighbourhood Centres and convenience shops) should be readily accessible from the local catchment by sustainable forms of transport, such as walking and cycling. 7.2.3.3 Policy Objective MFC3: Placemaking in our Towns and Villages It is a Policy Objective of the Council to support proposals for development in towns and villages that provide for a framework for renewal where relevant and ensure the creation of a high quality public realm and sense of place. Proposals should also enhance the unique character of the County’s Main streets where relevant. In addition to being easily accessible by sustainable modes of transportation, it is important that the towns, villages, and smaller centres of DLR retain, and further develop their own distinct sense of place as multifunctional centres. As set out in the Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy (RSES) for the Eastern and Midlands Region (EMRA), this focus on ‘placemaking’ is closely linked to the concepts of vitality and viability which are described as central to maintaining and enhancing town centres. The County Development Plan also supports the introduction of the Town Centre First policy approach, where appropriate, which will ensure that the vibrancy of towns will be enhanced. With specific reference to retail development, the design and layout of any new retail development will have regard to the unique character and heritage of our towns and villages and, where appropriate, will provide a distinct sense of place with a high quality public realm and will enhance the vitality of a place. With regard to the issue of placemaking and design guidelines, it is envisaged that Local Area Plans and Urban Framework Plans (which form part of the CDP) will constitute the primary means of guiding the physical development of specified centres across the County. Furthermore, as discussed below, a number of specific objectives have been identified for each of the five District Centres in order to support their development as accessible multifunctional centres with a distinct sense of place. See Chapter 12, Section 12.6 for more detailed development management advice for retail proposals. 143Towns, Villages and Retail DevelopmentChapter 7
- 7.3 National and Regional Planning Context This Plan supports the role of towns and villages in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown as multifunctional centres which provide a range of services for the community. While significant in itself, this role is linked to the continuing, vital role played by the retail sector in the economic, social and cultural life of the County. According to the RSES, in addition to being a significant employer and economic contributor, the retail sector plays a key role in placemaking and creating attractive, liveable environments. As a significant attractor, retail enables the provision of strong mixed-use commercial cores throughout the network of city, towns and villages and can play a key role in regeneration. The importance of the retail sector is reflected in national and regional planning policy which seeks to ensure that existing and new retail development is carried out in accordance with the overall principles of proper planning and sustainable development. The ‘higher level’ strategic framework for a coordinated and sustainable approach to retail growth in the County and wider Region are set out in: M The 2012 Retail Planning Guidelines for Planning Authorities (RPGs), with its companion document, ‘Retail Design Manual’ M The Retail Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area, 2008-2016 (RSGDA). 7.3.1 Retail Planning Guidelines for Planning Authorities, 2012 7.3.1.1 Policy Objective RET1: Retail Planning Guidelines It is a Policy Objective of the Council to have regard to the ‘Retail Planning Guidelines for Planning Authorities’ and the accompanying ‘Retail Design Manual’ published by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government in 2012 in determining planning applications for retail development. Stalls in Dún Laoghaire 144dlrcoco | County Development Plan 2022-2028
- The Retail Planning Guidelines identify five key policy objectives to be progressed by Planning Authorities in planning for and addressing the development requirements of the retail sector, namely: M Plan led development/retail strategies M Sequential development approach M Competitiveness in the retail sector M Encouraging sustainable travel M Retail development and design. These objectives relate to the need for plan-led development, a focus on city and town centres for the majority of future development, a proactive approach by Local Authorities in enabling city and town centre renewal and development to come about, and a high quality approach to urban design. The Retail Planning Guidelines are accompanied by a Retail Design Manual, which addresses the practical issues of relating design principles to retail development at a variety of scales and in various settings. These principles range from assessing the site and location aspects of retail development to that of sustainable construction and environmental responsibility. 7.3.2 Retail Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area, 2008 7.3.2.1 Policy Objective RET2: Retail Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area It is a Policy Objective of the Council to support the preparation of a Retail Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area in accordance with the Retail Planning Guidelines for Planning Authorities 2012, or any subsequent update so as to, where necessary, update the retail hierarchy and apply floorspace requirements. In the interim, it is a Policy Objective to have regard to the existing Retail Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area 2008 – 2016 but to adopt a cautionary approach due to the fact that it now requires to be updated. The RSGDA was prepared in 2008 by the Dublin and Mid-East Regional Authorities (now dissolved) and informed much of the approach to retail development set out in the previous DLR County Development Plan, including the overall retail hierarchy as introduced in Section 7.2 above. A requirement exists, as set out in RPO 6.10 of the RSES, for a new Retail Strategy to be prepared for the Greater Dublin Area. It is intended that the revised RSGDA will provide the framework for, and guide retail policy, at County plan-level to include inter alia, a review of the retail hierarchy and application of new floorspace requirements. The RSGDA made a number of specific policy recommendations for DLR including: M To support the future vitality and viability of the main retail centres in the County and to facilitate a competitive and healthy environment for the retail industry of the future, while reinforcing sustainable development. M To maintain the two Major Town Centres (Dún Laoghaire and Dundrum) as the primary retail centres in the County. M To support the viability of existing District Centres and allow for the redevelopment and rejuvenation of ageing centres, to facilitate changing retail patterns and needs and to move away from single use sites by integrating retail provision at district level with other services, offices and residential to create vibrant centres serving the surrounding housing districts. M To encourage the provision and survival and modernisation of local shopping in the many villages and suburban locations across the County to allow day-to-day shopping to be met within walking distance through the protection of the retail opportunities in key local locations. While it is acknowledged that the RSGDA needs to be updated, the objectives listed above have served the County well. Bearing in mind both the changing face of the overall retail sector and the fact the existing retail strategy is now due for an update, DLR County Council have adopted a cautionary approach to retailing and retailing floorspace and will continue to do so to ensure accordance with the retail hierarchy. 7.3.2.2 Policy Objective RET3: Assessment of existing retail floor space It is a Policy Objective of the Council that in positioning the Local Authority for the preparation of a new GDA retail strategy, the Planning Authority shall commence a broad assessment of the existing retail floorspace in the County, including comparing the results with the projected figures for 2021 as set out in the Retail Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area 2008-2016 and reflecting the changing role of centres and their importance in meeting the needs of the ten minute neighbourhood. 145Towns, Villages and Retail DevelopmentChapter 7
- 7.4 The Retail Hierarchy and Core Shopping Areas As noted previously, the RSGDA specifies a retail hierarchy for Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown which included: the two ‘Major Town Centres’ of Dundrum and Dún Laoghaire; the five ‘District Centres’ of Blackrock, Stillorgan, Nutgrove, Cornelscourt and Cherrywood; and the numerous smaller ‘Neighbourhood Centres’ in different locations across the County. 7.4.1 The Retail Hierarchy 7.4.1.1 Policy Objective RET4: Retail Hierarchy It is a Policy Objective of the Council to have regard to the Retail Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area 2008 – 2016 and the Eastern and Midland Regional Authorities ‘Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy 2019 – 2031’, in defining the retail hierarchy of the County and defining the role of the Major Town, District, and Neighbourhood Centres in the County. It is Council policy to promote the viability and vitality of its existing main retail centres and to also promote their multi-functional role, while continuing to protect and improve the amenity of surrounding areas. According to the RSES, the retail hierarchy as expressed in the RSGDA is substantially reflected in current City and County Development Plans and was subsequently adopted by the RSES itself. Table 7.1, which is derived from the RSGDA and RSES, shows the overall retail hierarchy for the GDA as it applies to DLR. Table 7.1: Retail Hierarchy for the GDA Metropolitan and Hinterland Areas Levels Centres Locations Level 1 Metropolitan Centre Dublin City Centre Level 2 Major Town Centres Dún Laoghaire and Dundrum Level 3 Town and District Centres Stillorgan, Blackrock, Nutgrove, Cornelscourt and Cherrywood Level 4 Neighbourhood Centres, Local Centres, Small Towns and Villages Various Locations Level 5 Corner Shops, Small Villages Various Locations In its discussion of the adopted retail strategy as set out above, the RSGDA cautioned that there was a limited case to be made for the provision of new centres outside of those planned in the Regional Planning Guidelines (now the RSES) and in County Development Plans. It is considered that the wellestablished retail hierarchy in the County continues to operate in a largely satisfactory fashion, and that its overall logic is well understood by the general public, retailers and developers alike. 7.4.2 Core Shopping Areas In relation to the ‘Major Town Centres’ and ‘District Centres’ identified above, the Retail Planning Guidelines require that the boundaries of their core shopping areas are identified and mapped. In this regard, it should be noted that: M The core shopping area for Dundrum corresponds to the MTC zoning objective and generally includes the area between Main Street and Dundrum Bypass and from Uncle Tom’s Cabin to Wyckham Way. M The core shopping area for Dún Laoghaire corresponds to the MTC Zoning objective for the Town and includes Georges Street, from Bloomfields Shopping Centre to Corrig Avenue – the northern part of Patrick Street and the central part of Marine Road. M The core shopping area for Stillorgan corresponds to the DC Zoning objective for the area and includes the Lower Kilmacud Road (including Stillorgan Shopping Centre) from The Hill junction to the overflow carpark. M The core shopping area for Blackrock corresponds to the DC Zoning objective for the area and includes Main Street to Frascati Shopping Centre and from Blackrock Shopping Centre to Temple Road. M The core shopping area for Cornelscourt corresponds to the DC zoning objective for the area. M The core shopping area for Nutgrove corresponds to the DC zoning objective for the area. M The core shopping area for Cherrywood corresponds to the ‘Town Centre’ land use objective as shown in the Cherrywood SDZ Planning Scheme. 146dlrcoco | County Development Plan 2022-2028
- 7.5 Overall Strategy for Centres identified in the Retail Hierarchy 7.5.1 Summary of Overall Strategy Table 7.2 provides a summary of the overall strategy for each type of centre in the retail hierarchy for DLR. This Table should be read in conjunction with the specific policies for ‘Major Town Centres’, ‘District Centres’, ‘Neighbourhood Centres’ and ‘Corner/Local Shops and Small Villages’ included in this Section. Table 7.2: Summary of Overall Strategy for Centres in the DLR Retail Hierarchy Type of Centre Location Overall Strategy Major Town Centres Dún Laoghaire Consolidation of the Town Centre Quarter. Encourage the incremental growth of secondary character quarters in the remainder of the Town Centre. Refurbishment/ redevelopment of existing fabric to provide appropriately sized floor plates. Comprehensive environmental improvement and upgrade of public realm. Encourage upper floor uses. Dundrum Old shopping centre and adjoining lands – to include appropriate level of complementary non-retail uses and activities in respect to community, cultural and civic uses. Public realm upgrade of Main Street. District Centres Blackrock To support the ongoing redevelopment of the Blackrock and Frascati Shopping Centres and the consolidation of Blackrock Main Street as a mixed-use centre in accordance with an approved Local Area Plan. Any retail expansion should be limited and proportionate to the current percentage share of the overall net retail floorspace in the core retail area, as indicated in the Local Area Plan. Stillorgan Encourage potential redevelopment as higher density, urban mixed-use centre in accordance with general provisions of the adopted Local Area Plan. Limited expansion of convenience and comparison retail floorspace. Nutgrove Encourage potential redevelopment as higher density urban mixed-use centre. Limited expansion of convenience and comparison retail floorspace. Cornelscourt Limited expansion of retail floorspace on a constrained site. Cherrywood Support the ongoing development of a fully mixeduse sustainable town centre in accordance with the approved SDZ Planning Scheme. Established Neighbourhood Centres Various locations including (amongst others) Ballybrack, Ballinteer, Blackglen, Deansgrange. Promote mixed-use potential of Neighbourhood Centres as appropriate, subject to protection of local amenities. Promote mixed-use potential of new and refurbished centres to provide for local need. Expansion in line with planned population growth. Development of sustainable mixed-use urban villages in accordance with approved Local Area Plans/ Planning Scheme. Retail floorspace in line with planned population levels. New Neighbourhood Centres Various locations including (amongst others) Stepaside, Honey Park Key Development Areas Various locations including (amongst others) Cherrywood Woodbrook/ Shanganagh Kiltiernan/ Glenamuck, Old Connaught. 147Towns, Villages and Retail DevelopmentChapter 7
- 7.5.2 Major Town Centres In its discussion of the role of different types of centres, the RSGDA describes how retail is one element in the role of Major Town Centres as multi-functional, lively and vibrant places. Major Town Centres provide a full range of all types of retail services from newsagents to specialist shops and boutiques, department stores, foodstores of all types and a high level of mixed uses including the arts and culture to create vibrant, living places. Major Town Centres should be well connected and served by high quality public transport, and should be serving population catchments in excess of 60,000 people. 7.5.2.1 Policy Objective RET5: Major Town Centres It is a Policy Objective of the Council to maintain the two Major Town Centres - Dún Laoghaire and Dundrum – as the primary retail centres in the County and to support their evolving multifunctional role. The vitality of the towns will be enhanced by their mixed-use nature. In addition to retail, these centres must include community, cultural, civic, leisure, restaurants, bars and cafes, entertainment, employment and residential uses. Development shall be designed so as to enhance the creation of a sense of place. As the two Major Town Centres in DLR, both Dún Laoghaire and Dundrum have, in addition to their important retail role, a vital social, community, cultural, civic and employment function that needs to be catered for in the context of their future growth. Dún Laoghaire Dún Laoghaire is the County Town of DLR and constitutes a significantly different retail proposal to that at Dundrum. The profile of commercial development is of a smaller, more specialist retail scale, complemented by pop up retail activities such as the weekend and Christmas markets and supported by a range of recreation, wellbeing, tourism, heritage, employment, health, culture and education uses. The shift in consumer behaviour towards increased demand for ‘experiential’ retail and the food and beverage sector, places Dún Laoghaire Town in a strong position for future growth. The increase in population in the wider Dún Laoghaire hinterland also offers an opportunity to improve the viability and vitality of the town. Given the elongated linear nature of the Dún Laoghaire Major Town Centre Zoning, which extends from Cumberland Street to the People’s Park, it is considered appropriate to divide the town into quarters with the principal Town Centre quarter running along George’s Street (from Bloomfields Antiques Shop in Dún Laoghaire Shopping Centre 148dlrcoco | County Development Plan 2022-2028
- Shopping Centre to Corrig Avenue) the northern part of Patrick Street and the central part of Marine Road. This principal quarter constitutes the commercial and retail heart of the Town and it is a policy objective to consolidate and strengthen this core area. The Council will also encourage the incremental growth of secondary character ‘quarters’ in the Town Centre as follows: M Park End Quarter - George’s Street Upper, east of the Town Centre Quarter. M Seafront Quarter - Marine Road to Crofton Road/ Queen’s Road (Hospital car park to the LexIcon). M Old Town Quarter - George’s Street Lower, west of the Town Centre Quarter. The normal range of Major Town Centre uses and functions will still be acceptable in the secondary quarters and the emphasis will be to encourage and promote retail uses and activities appropriate to the quarter. Examples of types are retail deemed suitable for each quarter in include: M Specialist clothing / footwear brands, boutiques / leisure fashion, specialist home stores / crafts, antiques, specialist food and restaurants for the Park End Quarter; M Leisure/ tourist/marine focus, boating equipment, gift/souvenir/craft, galleries/tourist shops and specialist food/confectionery for the Seafront Quarter; M Specialist home stores / crafts, young trend clothing / footwear brands, culture / galleries / gifts, music / books, restaurants / world cuisine and evening culture for the Old Town Quarter. For more detailed information on the development of each of the quarters as referred to above, please refer to Appendix 17 of this Development Plan ‘Interim Dún Laoghaire Urban Framework Plan’. Dundrum Dundrum benefits from a substantial quantum of retail floorspace, with the Dundrum Town Centre Shopping Centre being one of the most successful comparison retail shopping locations in the Country. While the development of a regional retail offer that attracts customers from a broad geographic area brings revenue into the locality and aids job creation, it is also important to ensure that the role of Dundrum as a multifunctional Major Town Centre is supported. Dundrum Major Town Centre should provide the full range of amenities and services expected and required by its local catchment population, including a wide range of employment, leisure, community, cultural and civic uses, as well as catering for day to day shopping needs. It is acknowledged that in recent years, there has a been a trend toward providing complementary facilities such as leisure, food and beverage, as well as experiential retail. A substantial planning permission was granted in December 2009 for the redevelopment of the old Dundrum Shopping Centre. However, this permission was not implemented due to the uncertainty created by the 2008/2009 property crash and has since expired. That site, as well as others in the area, require careful consideration in the context of the current planning and development environment and the preparation of a Local Area Plan (LAP) for Dundrum will aid in this regard. In 2003, an Urban Framework Plan (UFP) was prepared for Dundrum in anticipation of the significant level of change planned and predicted for the area and this UFP was incorporated into subsequent Development Plans. It is acknowledged however, that Dundrum has been transformed in recent years, in particular since the opening of the Dundrum Town Centre Shopping Centre in 2004. As such, it is considered that the UFP needs to be revisited, given that certain anticipated developments have not yet taken place and that the original UFP dates from 2003. This will be achieved through the ongoing preparation of an LAP for Dundrum during the lifetime of this Plan. A focus of the LAP preparation will be on enhancing the multifunctional nature of Dundrum Major Town Centre as set out in RET5 above. The LAP will be informed by the Dundrum ACA. The LAP boundary is shown on the Development Plan maps (refer to Map Nos. 1 and 5). This boundary encompasses a larger area than the original 2003 UFP in recognition of the fact that a new LAP needs to more comprehensively address the relationship of the Dundrum Major Town Centre area with the surrounding residential, commercial and amenity areas. The LAP area is bounded by the Central Mental Hospital lands to the north, the Goatstown Local Area Plan and Airfield to the east, the green space which forms part of the Ardglas estate to the south and Ballinteer Road and the Luas line to the west. This boundary may, however, be altered on foot of public consultation associated with the preparation of the LAP. Importantly, the expanded boundary recognises the opportunity created by the future redevelopment of the substantial Central Mental Hospital site (c. 11.3ha) following the decision to relocate the existing hospital to a new, purpose-built facility in Portrane, North County Dublin. The Council is cognisant of the important role that the site plays in the area and the potentially unique opportunity that it provides to contribute to both community infrastructure and quality housing provision. 149Towns, Villages and Retail DevelopmentChapter 7
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- Ongoing work on the LAP addresses, inter alia, many of the projects and initiatives which were initially identified in the 2003 UFP as well as emerging issues, including: M The need to ensure an appropriate balance of retail and non-retail uses is achieved in Dundrum Major Town Centre, taking account of the centre’s requirement to serve the day to day needs of its local catchment in addition to continuing its role as a leading comparison retail destination with a regional catchment. The provision of a wide range of uses in Dundrum Major Town Centre, including employment, leisure, entertainment, cultural, hotel and restaurant uses, in addition to residential development, will create additional activity and enliven the area. M The provision of a pedestrian-friendly and traffic-calmed environment along Dundrum Main Street, with particular care being paid to paving materials, modern public lighting, hard and soft landscaping and street art. There is a particular need for improved soft landscaping along the Main Street. M The comprehensive redevelopment of the environs of the William Dargan Bridge undercroft, Usher House and Waldemar Terrace. This area provides a significant opportunity to create a new focal point and sense of enclosure at the northern ‘gateway’ to Dundrum Main Street. At present this area is dominated by heavy vehicular traffic volumes and the bus interchange. Any redevelopment shall be in keeping with and sensitive to the character and scale of the adjacent streetscape on Main Street and its ACA status and should seek to strengthen visual and physical connections with same. M The development of a new community, cultural and civic hub that consolidates and expands existing facilities and services in Dundrum. The new hub should both encourage more activity on Main Street and diversify the range and extent of uses within the Dundrum Major Town Centre area. The hub should be of an appropriate scale to serve the needs of Dundrum’s current and future population, based on a detailed assessment of the area. M The provision of additional residential uses in Dundrum Major Town Centre including ‘Living Over the Shop’ and standalone developments including schemes for older people where appropriate. In this way the existing residential uses in Dundrum Major Town Centre can be strengthened and consolidated. M The provision of appropriate community infrastructure to meet the needs of the current and future population in accordance with the recommendations of a detailed study of the broader Dundrum area. With its high quality transport links, Dundrum Major Town Centre should provide community facilities to cater to a population catchment greater than that of the more narrowly defined LAP boundary. The redevelopment of the old Dundrum Shopping Centre and the Central Mental Hospital site represents an opportunity to achieve additional community infrastructure in this regard. M The promotion of Dundrum Major Town Centre in general, and the Millpond Square, Pembroke District, and Main Street/Sandyford Road in particular, as an important focus of restaurant, leisure and evening uses - subject to the safeguarding of surrounding residential amenity. M The reinstatement and strengthening of the urban fabric along Dundrum Main Street and the Sandyford Road – including infilling gap sites and reducing setbacks where appropriate and encouraging new buildings close to the public footpath. This applies especially to the northern edge of Dundrum Major Town Centre where a lively and mixed commercial presence is required. Similar regeneration criteria apply to the refurbishment of the remaining dwellings and businesses on Sandyford Road immediately south of the Dundrum Cross. M The conservation, preservation and re-use of historic buildings and buildings of particular interest, including groups or blocks of such buildings like existing terraces. These form an established part of the town and contribute to its overall character. The redevelopment of the Central Mental Hospital site also creates opportunities for the sensitive, appropriate and innovative reuse of historic structures including for community purposes. M The requirement that new development should be cognisant of the extended Dundrum Architectural Conservation Area (ACA) area and respect the traditional and established character of Dundrum Main Street. All development in the vicinity of the ACA should be carefully considered and should integrate effectively with existing, while allowing for the provision of appropriate, high-quality, innovative architecture on adjoining sites. M Promote the sensitive adaptation and reuse of Mahers Terrace to open up the courtyard and rear buildings. M The requirement that all new building interventions shall respect and take cognisance of the existing established scale, materials and character (especially of the Main Street/ Sandyford Road to include the Upper Kilmacud Road and Ballinteer Road between the Luas line and the Dundrum Bypass) and the residential amenity of the surrounding area. 151Towns, Villages and Retail DevelopmentChapter 7
- M The strict control of advertising on building facades through the Development Management process to protect and enhance the environmental quality of Dundrum Main Street and to align with the expansion of the ACA. M The need to examine the provision of open space areas and linkages between same in the area. The relative paucity of public open space in Dundrum is recognised in this regard. M The need to examine the potential to expand/ improve the active open space provision at Rosemount along with accompanying community facilities as part of the redevelopment of the Central Mental Hospital site. M The development of a comprehensive pedestrian walkway network connecting and linking key destinations - including the Dundrum Town Centre (Shopping Centre), the Dundrum and Ballaly Luas stops, Main Street/ Sandyford Road, Sweetmount Park and a series of internal Town Squares. There is a recognition that the construction of the Dundrum and Wyckham Bypasses inevitably creates a degree of severance – both physical and perceived – between Dundrum Major Town Centre and its, generally, residential hinterland. The proposed footpath network should, therefore, seek to mitigate this severance using a variety of mechanisms including pedestrian bridges at key locations, pedestrian priority-controlled junctions and other mechanisms. M The provision of expanded and improved cycle facilities, including a linked cycle network and additional cycle parking. M The requirement that new development, and in particular substantial residential schemes, should be integrated with and link effectively to the surrounding locality and wider mobility network, in terms of pedestrian, cyclist and vehicular movements. In the case of the redevelopment of the Central Mental Hospital site, this may necessitate the provision of additional vehicular links to the existing road network as well as integration into the surrounding pedestrian and cycle networks. M The consideration of the improved public transport connectivity as part of the Quality Bus Network with particular emphasis on orbital routes. Future bus routes in the area should be considered in the context of the impact of traffic volumes on Dundrum Main Street and the potential to increase the utilisation of the Dundrum Bypass in this regard. M The provision of off-street and underground car parking provision commensurate with the uses proposed, with appropriate access routes (both surface and sub-surface). This will help minimise vehicle movements and facilitate a reduction in/the complete removal of surface parking from the Main Street, immediately connected streets and surrounding residential areas. 7.5.3 District Centres According to the RSGDA, District Centres will vary both in the scale of provision and size of catchment depending on proximity to a major town centre. However, a good range of comparison shopping would be expected (though no large department store) as well as some leisure activities, a range of cafes and restaurants and other mixed uses including employment. They should contain at least one supermarket and ancillary food stores alongside financial and other retail services. District Centres should generally range in size from 10-25,000 sq. m. net retail sales area catering for a population of between 10,000-40,000 people. Glasthule Road, Glasthule, Dún Laoghaire 152dlrcoco | County Development Plan 2022-2028
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