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Fingal Development Plan 2023–2029 – Written Statement (Consolidated)
The council's development plan written statement: its strategy, policies, objectives and development standards.
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- CONNECTIVITy AND MOVEMENT 251FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023-2029 ¨ Station Road, Portmarnock and Drumnigh Road Junction ¨ East West Distributor Road: Stockhole Lane to Cherryhound ¨ East–West Distributor Road: Malahide Road to Stockhole Lane ¨ Toberburr Road Upgrade ¨ Naul Road Upgrade (M1 Junction 6 exit to the roundabout on the R122) Policy CMP30 – Roads Infrastructure Prioritise new road developments that facilitate improvements in the overall efficiency of the transportation network including through the provision of new bridge crossings or new cycling and walking infrastructure. Policy CMP31 – Supporting Sustainable Local Development Prioritise new road developments that underpin new development areas that support sustainable local development. Policy CMP32 – Sustainable Roads Infrastructure Prioritise changes to existing roads infrastructure that underpins sustainable development, maintains road safety and network efficiency. Policy CMP33 – Protection of TEN-T Network Support the protection and enhancement of the EU TEN-T network including the strategic function of the Dublin to Belfast road network which provides a critical transport connection within the Dublin-Belfast Economic Corridor. Objective CMO35 – Management of Road Network Work with the TII and other relevant national transport agencies, to protect and enhance the capacity of national routes, to minimise the impacts on the management of the broader network and to support the economic competitiveness of the County. Objective CMO36 – Strategic Roads Network Maintain and protect the safety, capacity and efficiency of National roads and associated junctions in accordance with the Spatial Planning and National Roads Guidelines for Planning Authorities 2012, the Trans-European Networks (TEN-T) Regulations and with regard to other relevant national and regional policy documents, as required. Objective CMO37 – National Transport Agencies Work with the TII and NTA and other relevant national transport agencies to protect capacity and deliver improvements of the strategic road network and junction upgrades where necessary in line with National and Regional policy objectives. Objective CMO38 – M50 Demand Management Study Facilitate the implementation of the demand management measures in the M50 Demand Management Study, as required.
- CONNECTIVITy AND MOVEMENT 252FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023-2029 Objective CMO39a – N2 Scheme Support and facilitate the TII, NTA and Meath County Council in the planning and delivery of an N2 Scheme north of Ashbourne aimed at addressing road safety issues and facilitating significantly enhanced levels of active travel and public transport measures along the route corridor. Objective CMO39b – N3 Scheme Support and facilitate the TII and Meath County Council in the planning and delivery of the N3 Upgrade between the M50 and Clonee. Objective CMO39c – M3 and M4 Schemes Support and facilitate the TII, NTA, Meath County Council and Kildare County Council in the planning and delivery of a new link between the M3 and M4. Any such link must not run through the suburban areas of Fingal, Liffey Valley SAAO or St. Catherine’s Park. Objective CMO40 – Management of Regional and Local Road Network Improve, manage and maintain the strategic regional and local road network in the County, in a manner which safeguards the strategic function of the road network. Objective CMO41 – Transportation Schemes Seek to implement the transportation schemes indicated in Table 6.3. Objective CMO42 – Road and Street Proposals and Environmental Protection Work with the relevant national transport agencies to ensure that all road and street network proposals have regard to pertaining environmental conditions and sensitivities including biodiversity, protected habitats and species and incorporate appropriate avoidance and mitigation measures as part of any environmental assessments. Objective CMO43 – Roads and Street Proposals and Green Infrastructure Ensure that all new roads and streets are designed to enhance insofar as feasible, the County’s Green Infrastructure network by ensuring adequate replacement and additional planting of native species and pollinators and to ensure that SuDS approaches are used to treat surface water run-off. Objective CMO44 – Roads and Street Proposals and Nature-Based Solutions Incorporate sustainable drainage features and wildlife crossings including bridges and underpasses into the designs for new road infrastructure and where possible, incorporation of such measures into the existing road network. 6.5.10.3 Roads and Streets Design The design of streets in urban areas is guided by the Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets 2019 (DMURS) and the DMURS and Interim Advice Note – Covid 19 Pandemic Response 2020. In rural areas, the Council will apply best practice in terms of engineering and road safety, biodiversity, sustainable drainage and public realm design in order to balance the needs of road users with impact on the environment and the needs of other stakeholders. This Plan will support the implementation of DMURS principles for all new transportation and public realm schemes within the County.
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- CONNECTIVITy AND MOVEMENT 254FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023-2029 Policy CMP34 – Road and Street Design Ensure that roads and streets within the County are designed to balance the needs of all road users, including children and other vulnerable road users and promote road safety, place-making and sustainable movement, providing a street environment that prioritises active travel and public transport whilst ensuring the needs of commercial servicing is accommodated. Objective CMO45 – Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets Design new streets and roads within urban areas in accordance with the principles, approaches and standards contained within DMURS. ¨ Junctions will be designed with corner radi that reduce pedestrian crossing distances to the minimum allowable by DMURS wherever possible. ¨ The narrowest carriageway widths allowable by DMURS will be the default standard in Fingal wherever possible. Objective CMO46 – Speed Limits and Traffic Calmed Areas Expand the 30kph speed limits and traffic calmed areas at appropriate locations throughout the County including in towns and village areas where appropriate and to all residential developments and at schools. Objective CMO47 – Road Safety and Rural Roads Prioritise safety on rural roads and junctions, while having regard to the protection of biodiversity, Green Infrastructure and rural character present in roadside trees, hedgerows and banks. Objective CMO48 – Roads and Streets and Green Infrastructure New roads and streets to incorporate green Infrastructure elements such as sustainable drainage infrastructure, planting of native trees, hedgerows and pollinator species in medians and on roadside verges, as appropriate to the location. 6.5.11. Freight, Delivery and Servicing The construction of additional homes, employment and educational facilities will result in increased movement of freight. There will also be a greater level of delivery and servicing activity due to economic activity and with the continued shift to online shopping. The RSES supports the need to develop a Regional Freight Strategy to accelerate the decarbonisation of the freight sector and reinforce the important role that the strategic rail and road (including TEN-T) network play in efficiently moving freight. Fingal County Council supports the development of this strategy in recognition of the need to decarbonise freight and the interregional nature of freight movements, especially as a result of increased activity to and from Dublin Airport and Dublin Port as well as increased development throughout Fingal and the mid-east region. It is also a key objective of the NPF and RSES to improve access to Dublin Airport and Dublin Port. The Government’s All Island Strategic Rail Review proposes an investigation into the feasibility of increasing rail freight on the rail network. Fingal County Council recognises and supports the potential that exists for the efficient use of the rail network to transport freight.
- CONNECTIVITy AND MOVEMENT 255FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023-2029 HGVs play a key role in moving goods throughout the Country including Fingal. HGV movement can have significant impacts on the operation of traffic, noise, air pollution and the safety of other road users, particularly within urban environments. Central areas of towns and villages are often unsuitable for heavy goods traffic. Restricting HGV movements through towns, villages and neighbourhoods contribute to the creation of a safe and friendly environment for cyclists and pedestrians through the recovery of street space and the reduction of conflicts between modes. Fingal will work with local businesses to achieve these restrictions in HGV movements including through initiatives such as Direct Vision Standard and HGV safety permits. In order to maximise the efficiency and safety of servicing, deliveries and the operation of freight in the County and to minimise its associated negative road safety and environmental impacts, this Plan will: ¨ Support the development of a Regional Freight Strategy. ¨ Support and facilitate the implementation of targeted freight management measures such as the designation of specific freight routes and delivery periods at designated times of day. ¨ Support the reduction in the amount of ‘last mile trips’ being made by motorised vehicles and facilitate shared logistics hubs and the transition to zero-emission delivery vehicles such as cargo bikes or small electric vehicles delivering to shops and restaurants. ¨ Require Delivery Service Plans for major new developments. Policy CMP35 – Freight Transport Facilitate the needs of freight transport in accordance with the NTA’s GDA Transport Strategy. Policy CMP36 – Regional Freight Strategy Support the development of a Regional Freight Strategy to accelerate the decarbonisation of the freight sector and promote the important role that the strategic road and rail network play in efficiently moving freight. Policy CMP37 – ‘Last-Mile Delivery’ Support and facilitate the use of the ‘last-mile’ delivery through the development of micro hubs and distribution centres and other means. Objective CMO49 – Management of Freight Movements Implement appropriate measures to manage freight movements and deliveries in town and village centre areas. Objective CMO50 – Services/Logistics Strategy Prepare a Servicing/Logistics Strategy for the County in collaboration with relevant stakeholders to ensure the continued viability and economic competitiveness of the County. Objective CMO51 – Delivery Service Plans Require the preparation of Delivery Service Plans for all new major developments where applicable.
- CONNECTIVITy AND MOVEMENT 256FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023-2029 7. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMY FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023–2029
- EMPlOyMENT AND ECONOMy 257FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023-2029 7.1 Introduction Fingal County has significant economic advantages and the County has experienced significant growth in terms of population and employment in the past number of years. Fingal has major economic assets, including Dublin Airport, proximity to Dublin City and the Dublin Tunnel, road and rail infrastructure and a prime location on the Dublin–Belfast Economic Corridor (DBEC). The preparation of this Plan comes at a time of economic change and uncertainty. The Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit have presented many challenges to the economy and in line with the Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy (RSES), the economic strategy of Fingal County Council will be for growth that is sustainable, competitive, inclusive and resilient. Fingal already possesses a strong economic base and the focus will be to sustain this base, to ensure resilience and to build on our strengths throughout the County. Fingal County Council are the co-ordinating local Authority for the DBEC Project which aims to drive job creation and economic development along this strategic corridor. The Council is working with key government departments, other state agencies and with cross-border collaboration to highlight the strategic importance of the corridor through the National Development Plan and to leverage that recognition from local to international level to attract investment in Fingal as the premier location within Dublin and along the DBEC to do business. The Economic Social Research Institute (ESRI) noted that continued strong performance of the export sector in 2021, coupled with a significant recovery in consumption and investment, suggests that the domestic economy could grow substantially and that the Irish economy would grow by over 11 percent with growth of almost 7 percent likely in 2021. Unemployment, which peaked at 25 percent in Q1 2021, would likely decline to 9 percent by the end of 2021 and would average 7 percent in 2021. (Quarterly Economic Commentary – Summer 2021), encouraging news for the Irish economy and for Fingal’s economic and employment sector. The County is home to a wide range of key economic sectors, including retail, tourism, aviation, manufacturing, agricultural and agri-food, ICT and financial services, healthcare and pharmaceutical, marine and rural economic activity. The strategic policies and objectives for each sector will be detailed in Section 5 of this chapter. Aviation will be discussed in Chapter 8 Dublin Airport. A key strategy for the future economic development in Fingal includes appropriately locating intensive employment uses adjacent to public transport networks and where appropriate, residential developments, encouraging existing economic clusters and developing new clustering opportunities and rejuvenating existing business and industrial parks, land and buildings. The need to transition to a low carbon society and provide support for the circular and green economy is central to the County’s economic strategy. This chapter sets out the policy context by which economic development is guided. An outline of Fingal’s economic and employment situation is provided in Section 2, including economic progress to date. Section 3 of the chapter outlines the opportunities for economic development in the County and the strategic aims are provided in Section 4. The final Section 5 of this chapter details the strategic policies and objectives that will form the basis for economic development and employment for the lifetime of this Plan. This chapter is informed by the Fingal Economic and Employment Land Use Study KPMG, Future Analytics June 2021 and is prepared in accordance with national, regional and local economic development policies and objectives.
- EMPlOyMENT AND ECONOMy 258FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023-2029 7.2 Context Fingal has a strong economic base and the Council has continuously supported economic development in the County. Successful economic development requires a synergy of several factors and the Council has to date been effective in achieving this at a number of locations throughout the County. Below is an account of the influences at play regarding economic development and how Fingal has worked to enhance and develop its economic activity in the last six years. 7.2.1 Expanding Labour Force Fingal has displayed significant growth over the past few decades, averaging 14.3% per intercensal period in growth from 1991 to 2016. The population of Fingal reached 296,020 people in 2016 and accounts for 22% of the Dublin population and is therefore the second most populous Local Authority after Dublin City. In 2016, the labour force in Fingal numbered 133,971 and there were 90,484 persons employed in Fingal County. Employment in the County increased by 15% between 2011 and 2016. 48.0% of these workers (43,440 persons) both live and work within the County, while 52.0% (47,044 persons) lived outside of Fingal County and commute in each day for employment. The labour force participation rate in Fingal is the highest in the region at 66.9% compared to the state average of 61.4%. Notably, Fingal has one of the youngest, highly educated and most diverse populations in the state and over 30% of the population of the County have a university education. 14.3% averaging growth per intercensal period from 1991 to 2016 The population of Fingal in 2016 296,020 and is 22% of Dublins population 90,484 persons employed in 2016 48% live and work in Fingal and 52% commute to Fingal 15%Employment increased between 2011 and 2016 Dublin 22% 7.2.2 Variety of Employment Opportunities In Fingal in 2020, 109,000 persons were employed in the SME sector within 8,286 businesses recorded. Fingal has a number of significant clusters within the County and is home to some of the leading names in the technology, life sciences and pharmaceutical sectors. The largest employment sectors in Fingal for residents are commerce and trade (27.6%), professional services (22.7%) and transport and communications (14.2%). In Fingal, the proportional industry splits are relatively comparable to the national, regional and Dublin
- EMPlOyMENT AND ECONOMy 259FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023-2029 breakdown with dominance of commerce and trade and professional services. Some notable distinctions include a slightly higher proportion working in transport and communications (potentially related to the presence of Dublin Airport and various IT companies in the area), public administration (potentially due to the presence of public bodies in Fingal and more generally in Dublin) along with a relatively higher proportion in agriculture, forestry and fishing when compared to Dublin (likely due to the extensive and historic industries in north County). Fingal is a major employer across all sectors, supported by a strong supply of zoned land. Fingal has an established industrial base, with recognised clustering of various business. Clustering has been a key policy concept over the years in Fingal and has resulted in a number of successful clusters throughout the County, namely; the ICT sector in Blanchardstown, the pharmaceutical sector in both the Swords area and in Blanchardstown/ Mulhuddart area, the Aviation sector in proximity to Dublin Airport and the Agri-Food sector in rural locations principally to the north of the County. Figure 7.1: Persons at work (%) by industry (Source: CSO) Agriculture forestry and fishing Transport and communications Building and construction Public administration Manufacturing industries Professional services Commerce and trade Other State EMRA Dublin Fingal 7.2.3 Excellent Employment Zoned Lands There are currently 4,574 hectares of land zoned for employment, industry and enterprise uses throughout the County. 1,608 ha has been developed as of September 2021. The majority of employment opportunity is located within the existing key settlements with just 26.4% (23,924 jobs) of employment occurring outside of these settlements. The largest concentrations of employment within all sectors is within the Consolidation Metropolitan Area (CMA) of Fingal adjoining Dublin City with 47% of all jobs in the County. Fingal has a wide Functional Economic Market Area (FEMA), pulling in workers from around the Country. Sub- County, these workers are travelling to a number of key employment hubs. The Consolidated Metropolitan Area (CMA) (including Swords, Blanchardstown, Baldoyle etc.) contains the largest number of jobs in the County and has a significant functional economic area with large proportions of the immediately contiguous
- EMPlOyMENT AND ECONOMy 260FINGAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2023-2029 local area commuting to work in the catchment. The CMA is a significant employer for County Meath also with notable concentrations of local workforces coming from Dunboyne and Dunshaughlin. Swords has the second highest concentration of workers commuting to the settlement for work in the County and 35% of the working population living in Swords work locally. The Dublin Enterprise Zone (DEZ) continues to develop and attract businesses. The Dublin 15 location has many benefits for business, being situated very close to Dublin Airport, accessible via the M50, which runs right through the Dublin Enterprise Zone. The M50 Motorway also links to Dublin Port via the Dublin Tunnel on the M1. Having regard to the commencement of the roll out of the BusConnects programme along with the provision of additional bus routes in the Dublin 15 area, there are presently eight separate Dublin Bus routes and 6 separate Go Ahead Ireland routes traversing the Zone. These transport links provide any enterprise or business located in the Dublin Enterprise Zone exceptional access to goods and services. The majority of businesses are indigenous, playing a crucial role in the development of the area. Pallas Foods constructed a 33,000 sq. m. warehousing facility on a site of 16 hectares within the Dublin Enterprise Zone. Alexion Pharma International constructed a 15,000 sq. m. development comprising offices, laboratories, and warehousing on a site in excess of 16 hectares. Alexion also announced the further development of a 20,000 sq. m. new biologics manufacturing facility at College Business Park in Blanchardstown. The DEZ has a population of 100,000 people and is a national economic asset that is home to over 800 businesses including IBM, Alexion, Mallinckrodt, PayPal, Symantec and Westpharma. Fingal County Council is dedicated to providing a pro-business environment with considerable investments having been made in the Dublin 15 region, as well as the continued commitment to investing and promoting the DEZ to attract foreign and domestic direct investment. In addition, the Council will continue to attract investment across all locations in the County including Stephenstown and the wider Balbriggan area which is experiencing an upturn at present and will benefit from substantial investment under the Council’s Capital Programme and the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund. In 2019 the Council published the Our Balbriggan Rejuvenation Plan 2019 – 2025 which outlines a range of socio-economic objectives to rejuvenate the town and sets out an ambitious transformation plan for Balbriggan’s public realm, infrastructure and amenities as the town looks to attract more investors and visitors to boost the local economy. 7.2.4 Vibrant Retail Retail plays a significant role in the growth and economy of Fingal and the retail sector is the single largest industry in Fingal County by count of enterprise (2020 Q4) with over 1,500 businesses active within the industry. Fingal has two major urban retailing centres, Swords and Blanchardstown which support employment and are destinations within Fingal. Retailing in Fingal continues to support the considerable investment by the public and private sectors in urban renewal, by providing shopping facilities to residents and by adding to the vitality and attractiveness of urban areas. Retail demand is largely a function of population and available consumer expenditure. Overall population growth in Fingal County has been significant over the past 10 years. Levels of growth have not been evenly distributed across the County but has largely focused in existing urban centres. Swords, and Blanchardstown account for 30.7% of the absolute growth (10.4% and 20.3% respectively), while existing Level 3 settlements account for a further 34.6%. The remainder account for 34.7%. Spatially, population growth appears correlated to proximity to Dublin City and the M50/M1 network.
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