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Limerick Development Plan 2022–2028 (as varied)
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- Chapter 3: Spatial Strategy79 In order to achieve the key objectives for Colbert Station Quarter, the Council supports the activation of lands and other key opportunity sites as relevant which seek to achieve the key objectives as part of proposals for early-stage developments which includes the Guinness Site, HSE lands and the areas closest to Colbert Station. Furthermore, the Council will work with the LDA and partners to progress implementation of key infrastructure requirements where appropriate through working collaboratively and seeking out appropriate funding paths. 3.4.5 Limerick City and Suburbs (in Limerick) Opportunity Sites Further to the sites identified under the Limerick 2030 Plan above, the following sites have been identified for re-development which would contribute to the revitalisation of the area of the City and Suburbs (in Limerick) in which they are located while contributing to compact population and employment growth. 3.4.5.1 Thomond Park Limerick City and County Council acknowledges the potential economic opportunities arising from development of Thomond Park and the Munster Rugby brand. The Thomond Park Stadium and adjoining lands have the potential to accommodate a mixed-use development such as a multi-functional event centre and hotel, creating opportunities for employment in this area of the City. The development of an event centre would also enhance Limerick’s tourism assets and ability to attract national and international scale concerts, festivals, exhibitions, conferences and trade shows. Objective TP O1 Thomond Park It is an objective of the Council to: a) Facilitate creation of a mixed-use development providing employment, tourist and leisure related opportunities. b) Enhance the character of the area through urban design and placemaking, incorporating buildings of landmark design, having cognisance of the Thomond Park Stadium. c) Require provision of an integrated sustainable mobility network, with walking, cycling and public transport as the main components. d) Ensure green infrastructure is a key component of the design and layout. e) Ensure open spaces, where proposed, are positioned to provide passive and active surveillance. 3.4.5.2 The Bays, Moyross These mixed-use zoned opportunity lands of 1.85ha. are located adjoining The Bays in the Moyross Regeneration Area. The principle uses shall be for employment creation and the provision of a broad range of employment opportunities. The vision for development of these lands will be focused on job creation in a high-quality environment in terms of design and layout. A deficit of convenience retail floor space has been identified in Moyross. On this basis, a convenience retail element will be open for consideration, but is seen as ancillary to the primary use as an employment zone. No residential use will be permitted in this zone. Objective BM O1 The Bays, Moyross It is an objective of the Council to: a) Facilitate creation of a mixed-use employment zone enhancing a broad range of employment opportunities for the local community. No residential use shall be permitted in this zone. b) Consider provision of a single convenience retail unit, which shall not exceed a net floor area of 1,500m2 subject to a Retail Impact Assessment. c) Require the highest quality environment in terms of design and layout. Surface car parking shall be adequately screened and integrated into the site. d) Ensure the maximisation of connectivity for pedestrians and cyclists. e) Ensure open spaces, where proposed, are positioned to provide passive and active surveillance.
- LIMERICK DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-202880 3.4.5.3 Parkway Valley The former Horizon Mall brownfield site of 16.04ha. comprising a mixed-use zone is located adjacent to the Parkway Retail Park in the townland of Singland. The vision for development of these lands will be focused on the creation of a high-quality environment in terms of design and layout, a mixture of functions, tenure types, unit sizes and the provision of a broad range of on-site facilities for employees. The principal uses shall be for employment creation. A range of other uses are considered open for consideration but are seen as ancillary to the primary use as an employment zone. An element of residential use may be considered, where the proposed development makes a positive contribution to the area in terms of adding to the richness and diversity of uses. The retail needs of the area are being sufficiently met by the adjoining retail parks and shopping centres and the provision of retail development will not be permitted. Objective PV O1 Parkway Valley It is an objective of the Council to: a) Require preparation of a masterplan by a suitable qualified person, with accompanying design statements showing how the design concepts are consistent with the following principles: i) Demonstrating the internal organisation of land uses, amenities and the layout of each block, the detailed design of individual buildings and spaces, including private and collective amenity areas, hard and soft landscaping, materials, finishes, street furniture, signage and lighting. Finishes, materials and heights shall be consistent with the overall development of the site. ii) Given the strategic location of the site on the R445 Dublin Road, there is potential for landmark buildings. iii) The purpose of the link street is to improve connectivity within the area and the layout, location and design of new streets/roads will be determined at planning application stage. b) Support development of the area as a major employment centre with supporting facilities such as crèches and amenity areas for employees and visitors. A high standard of urban design will be required throughout the site in order to create a highquality environment with a defined sense of place, functionally and physically connected to the existing and permitted development on surrounding lands.
- Chapter 3: Spatial Strategy81 c) Support development of a civic square and streets with active frontage. The public realm will be characterised by a high standard of finishes and treatments. A network of high-quality spaces formed by the highest quality of buildings, paving and landscaping is required. Architecturally designed buildings and open plazas, using high quality finishes will define civic spaces. Development shall be double fronted and shall address the Groody Park, the Dublin Road and streets and civic spaces within the development. d) Ensure a sufficient mix of uses, including a maximum of 48% of development for residential use, which shall be appropriately integrated with other development on site to create a successful mixed-use development. e) Encourage the use of underground parking, which shall be sensitively located and adequately screened. f) Ensure provision of a network of pedestrian and cycle routes through the lands linked to the Groody Valley Green Wedge. Details of these linkages will be required in the masterplan. g) Enable access via one entry point only along the R445 Dublin Road, with potential for a new access point to link with the Tipperary Road. h) Ensure adequate provision of social and community facilities within the site, to serve existing and future residents. Provision shall be made for childcare facilities, playground and facilities suitable for a range of age groups including walking paths and community meeting space. 3.4.5.4 Groody Valley The New Residential zoned lands comprising 2.44ha. is located in the northeastern corner of the Groody Valley area at the junction of the R445 and the Groody Road. Development of this brownfield site would complement the amenity use of the Groody Valley Green Wedge and facilitate creation of a dual frontage landmark building with the highest quality public realm on the approach to the City from Castletroy. The site has potential to provide student accommodation given the proximity to the University. Connectivity to the Groody Valley Green Wedge shall be central to any development proposals. Objective GV O1 Groody Valley It is an objective of the Council to: a) Require a high-quality landmark design. The proposal shall include an integrated development incorporating the fuel depot site along the R445 Dublin Road. b) Facilitate purpose-built student accommodation where deemed appropriate. c) Require car parking to be located to the rear of any building, or adequately screened and sympathetically integrated within the site. d) Require connectivity for pedestrians and cyclists to the Groody Valley zoned lands. e) Ensure the design facilitates access to enable complementary development on the Groody Valley zoned lands.
- LIMERICK DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-202882 3.4.5.5 Towlerton The Towlerton opportunity site of 16.04ha. is located in a highly visible location on one of the main approaches to Limerick and comprises a mixed-use zoning. The lands are bound by the Groody River Valley, the Bloodmill Road, the link road between the Groody Road and the N24 and agricultural lands. This opportunity site will secure a comprehensive, high quality mixed-use development, which is architecturally distinctive, but respects and makes a positive contribution to the wider locality. The site shall be developed in accordance with an agreed masterplan, which shall illustrate a permeable network of mixed-use developments with clear hierarchies of public and private open spaces, ensuring a legibility of design and place-making to create a vibrant and pleasant new neighbourhood. A deficit in convenience retail floorspace has been identified in the area of South Castletroy. On this basis a local/ neighbourhood scale retail element will be open for consideration, but is seen as ancillary to the primary mixed-use of these lands. Objective TN O1 Towlerton It is an objective of the Council to: a) Require preparation of a masterplan by a suitable qualified person, with accompanying design statements showing how the design concepts are consistent with the following principles: i) The masterplan shall demonstrate the organisation of land uses, amenities and layout of each block, the detailed design of individual buildings and spaces including private and collective amenity areas, hard and soft landscaping, materials, finishes, street furniture, signage and lighting. Details shall be to a level that provides a framework on which to base future planning applications, with the use of two- dimensional drawings and three-dimensional massing studies. Finishes, materials and heights shall be consistent with the overall site development. The masterplan shall focus on the creation of a highquality environment in terms of overall design and layout, a mixture of functions, tenure types and unit sizes and the provision of a broad range of on-site facilities for existing and future residents and employees. ii) The portion of land zoned Groody Valley Green Wedge shall be incorporated into the masterplan. iii) All development will be subject to a Mobility Management Plan, a Traffic and Transport Assessment and Road Safety Audit in accordance with Chapter 3 of the DoECLG Spatial Planning and National Roads Guidelines at planning application stage.
- Chapter 3: Spatial Strategy83 b) Require mixed-use development, which shall include residential, enterprise and employment, retail and education uses subject to the following: i) A maximum of 30% of the mixeduse zoned lands shall be developed for residential purposes, which shall include any use such as nursing homes, residential care facilities etc. ii) Retail development shall be of a local/neighbourhood scale with a convenience element not exceeding a net of 1,800m2 subject to a Retail Impact Assessment. Any retail element shall not detract from the higher order centres serving the area. Retail warehousing or car repair/sales will not be permitted at this location. iii) Complementary uses such as Crèches may be considered. c) Require high quality urban design on this key site on the approach to Limerick City subject to the following: i) Reference should be drawn from the design of the Northern Trust buildings to the south. High quality contemporary design will be encouraged to give a distinct identity, with a high quality architecturally designed land mark building along the southern section of the site. ii) Any building proposed should respect the established building height in the vicinity and complement the building finishes. iii) Any car parking shall be located underground or to the rear of the building. Surface car parking shall be adequately screened and integrated into the site.
- LIMERICK DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-202884 Map 3.9: City and Suburbs (in Limerick), Mungret and Annacotty Consolidation and Opportunity SitesMungret Masterplan Mungret MasterplanSouthill Regeneration Area Ballinacurra Regeneration Area Moyross Regeneration Area Kings Island Regeneration Area Southill Regeneration Area Ballinacurra Regeneration Area Moyross Regeneration Area Kings Island Regeneration AreaColbert Station Quarter Limerick Enterprise Development Partnership Towlerton Parkway Valley Groody Valley Opera Site Ellen Street Surface Car Park Cleeves Riverside Campus UL City Campus Arthurs Quay Thomond Park The Bays Colbert Station Quarter Limerick Enterprise Development Partnership Towlerton Parkway Valley Groody Valley Opera Site Ellen Street Surface Car Park Cleeves Riverside Campus UL City Campus Arthurs Quay Thomond Park The Bays
- Chapter 3: Spatial Strategy85 3.4.6 Limerick City Opportunity (Regeneration) Areas The four Limerick Regeneration Areas of Moyross, Southill, Ballinacurra Weston and St. Mary’s Park present substantial opportunities for growth, investment and employment creation in the suburbs of the City. In accordance with the National Development Plan 2021 – 2030, continued investment in the Limerick Regeneration Programme will see the completion of the works identified in the 2013 Limerick Regeneration Framework Implementation Plan (LRFIP), which should be read in tandem with this chapter. The regeneration programme includes the delivery of some 593 new homes within a 10-minute walk of primary schools and community hubs and the upgrading of 1,504 homes, across the areas of Moyross, Southill, Ballinacurra Weston and St Mary’s Park in Limerick City. A programme of social and economic initiatives will also be advanced over the coming years to address unemployment blackspots and low education rates. While the scheme is scheduled to be completed by 2023, the cross-cutting objectives of this Plan will support the continuation of all programmes for the physical, social and economic regeneration of the most deprived areas of Limerick City. The vision of the LRIFP is to create: ‘Safe and sustainable communities of opportunity where people of all ages enjoy a good quality-oflife, a decent home and a sense of pride about their place. Well-serviced and attractive neighbourhoods will be physically connected and fully integrated with the social, economic and cultural life of Limerick’. The aim of the LRIFP is two-fold: •• To improve the quality of life and wellbeing of communities in the Regeneration Areas by responding comprehensively to the problems (physical, social, community safety and economic) that exist, addressing the identified needs of people and adopting a sustainable development approach; •• To promote the social and economic inclusion of the Regeneration Areas into the mainstream life of the City, reducing the gaps between the Regeneration Areas and the average for the City as a whole. This will be achieved by opening access to training, education and work opportunities, harnessing and promoting existing resources and making early interventions. Policy RA P1 Regeneration Strategy It is a strategic policy of the Council to support the implementation of the Limerick Regeneration Framework Implementation Plan, in a coordinated and sustainable manner and to cooperate with other agencies in the Region to deliver the goals and objectives set out in the Plan.
- LIMERICK DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-202886 3.4.6.1 Tenure Diversification Tenure diversification aims to foster greater social, economic and community mix and in turn support thriving and sustainable communities. In 2014, the Local Authority owned 65% of the original 1,125 units in Moyross, 48% of the original 1,125 units in Southill, 37% of the original 464 units in St. Mary’s Park and 28% of the original 337 units in Ballinacurra Weston. A number of the original units were vacated over time and many have been demolished to make way for better place-making and strategic connections in line with the LRFIP. Given the capacity of residentially zoned lands and lands within the overall areas, it is envisaged that the Regeneration Areas are capable of catering for substantial new and infill residential development over the lifetime of the Plan. Such development would enable the maintenance and achievement of a more diverse tenure mix over time. The delivery of a much stronger social mix of social and affordable/ privately owned dwellings is paramount to the success and sustainability of new developments in the Regeneration Areas. Such a mix has to be greater than just mixed tenure, it is essential that over the period of the Plan these areas achieve a population that has a greater level of income than at present. This will be achieved by the development of private/ affordable housing, the expansion of homeownership within the existing community and more importantly, improving the prospects of the child population through education and job opportunities, which clearly highlight the sheer importance of Social and Economic Regeneration. The specific objectives and associated interventions of the Framework Implementation Plan are structured around three pillars, Social, Physical and Economic as outlined in this chapter. Objective RA O1 Regeneration Opportunity Areas It is an objective of the Council to: a) Support the social, economic and physical regeneration of Moyross, St. Mary’s Park/King’s Island, Ballincurra Weston and Southill. b) Support and facilitate the physical, economic and social framework strategies for the Regeneration Areas in accordance with the Limerick Regeneration Framework Implementation Plan. All developments in the Regeneration Areas will be assessed in accordance with the principles and objectives for each area, as set out in this section. All proposed developments within these areas will be assessed in the context of the impact on the local area and on the City as a whole. c) Integrate Regeneration Areas and communities into the mainstream social, economic and community life of the City through a long-term commitment to support social, economic and physical regeneration of the most deprived areas. d) Improve the tenure diversity within the Regeneration Areas. e) Deliver the Social, Physical and Economic Framework Strategies of the adopted Limerick Regeneration Framework Implementation Plan. f) Undertake an annual Monitoring Report of the adopted Limerick Regeneration Framework Implementation Plan to establish key trends emerging and measure progress. g) Actively support the implementation of the Key Local Objectives set out in the Physical Framework Strategy for each of the Regeneration Areas.
- Chapter 3: Spatial Strategy87 Map 3.10: Regeneration AreasSouthill Regeneration Area Ballinacurra Regeneration Area Moyross Regeneration Area Kings Island Regeneration Area Southill Regeneration Area Ballinacurra Regeneration Area Moyross Regeneration Area Kings Island Regeneration Area
- LIMERICK DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-202888 3.4.6.2 Social Framework Strategy The Social Framework Strategy of the Limerick Regeneration Framework Implementation Plan is a robust and evidence-based strategy reaching across key service areas. The key focus is to ‘bend’ the mainstream as part of a ‘whole of government’ approach, with a focus on the State working in tandem with local resources. The plan recognises that implementing such an approach is challenging, requiring multi-agencies to work together. Objective SF O1 Social Framework Strategy It is an objective of the Council to: a) Improve the quality of life of residents in the regeneration communities, focused on improving health and well-being, closing gaps in health with the average population, improving the social environment and safety on the estates, stabilising community life and supporting civic engagement in the community. b) Address the needs of the population so that they can access opportunities, closing gaps with the average population. This covers improved access to economic and social opportunities linked to preventive interventions in early years, interventions to improve attainment in education from the earliest stages and access to further education, training and work. c) Improve the coherence of service provision across the statutory and voluntary/community sector, with a view to improving effectiveness in responding to needs of the population and to achieve better value for money invested by the totality of the services. d) Continue to support and develop Community Enterprise Centres as Community Hubs. e) Continue to support sport, recreation and cultural activities. f) Enhance and build civic engagement and community participation. g) Continue to support community safety through CCTV, improved communication and community policing. h) Enhance monitoring and review of the Social Intervention Fund by providing training and follow up support to local projects. i) Progress and strengthen through the role of the Local Strategic Advisory and Monitoring Group, to ensure a whole of Government approach. j) Connect the Social Intervention Fund to mainstream programmes so that different funding streams can work together to sustain quality services that meet the needs of the regeneration residents. k) Continue to fund a balance of preventative interventions, working with children and young people and targeted interventions to support individuals and families with more complex needs. To achieve the social objectives, the Social Framework Strategy is structured around five vertical themes and three cross-cutting or horizontal themes in order to achieve stable communities, good quality of life and access to opportunities, as set out in the Figure below: Figure 3.1: Social Framework Strategy STABLE COMMUNITIES; GOOD QUALITY OF LIFE ————— ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATION & LEARNING HEALTH & WELL-BEING AGING WELL - HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OLDER PEOPLE EMPLOYABILITY & WORK FAMILIES & YOUTH AT RISK COMMUNITY: COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION & DEVELOPMENT, EMPOWERMENT, COMMUNITY FACILITIES GOVERNMENT: REFORM, WHOLE OF GOVERNMENT APPROACH POLICING, JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY SAFETY
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