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Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy 2019–2031
The regional strategy for the Eastern and Midland Region, including the Dublin Metropolitan Area Strategic Plan.
Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly · June 2019 · 244 pages
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- 5.3 Guiding Principles for the growth of the Dublin Metropolitan Area To achieve the vision the MASP identifies a number of Guiding Principles for the sustainable development of the Dublin Metropolitan Area; • Dublin as a Global Gateway – In recognition of the international role of Dublin, to support and facilitate the continued growth of Dublin Airport and Dublin Port, to protect and improve existing access and support related access improvements. • Compact sustainable growth and accelerated housing delivery – To promote sustainable consolidated growth of the Metropolitan Area, including brownfield and infill development, to achieve a target of 50% of all new homes within or contiguous to the built-up area of Dublin City and suburbs, and at least 30% in other settlements. To support a steady supply of sites and to accelerate housing supply, in order to achieve higher densities in urban built up areas, supported by improved services and public transport. • Integrated Transport and Land use – To focus growth along existing and proposed high quality public transport corridors and nodes on the expanding public transport network and to support the delivery and integration of ‘BusConnects’, DART expansion and LUAS extension programmes, and Metro Link, while maintaining the capacity and safety of strategic transport networks. • Increased employment density in the right places – To plan for increased employment densities within Dublin City and suburbs and at other sustainable locations near high quality public transport nodes, near third level institutes and existing employment hubs, and to relocate less intensive employment uses outside the M50 ring and existing built-up areas. • Alignment of growth with enabling infrastructure – To promote quality infrastructure provision and capacity improvement, in tandem with new development and aligned with national projects and improvements in water and waste water, sustainable energy, waste management and resource efficiency. • Social Regeneration – To realise opportunities for social as well as physical regeneration, particularly in those areas of the metropolitan area which have been identified as having high relative deprivation. • Identify Future Development Areas – To identify future development areas that may be delivered beyond the lifetime of the RSES, but within the longer-term 2040 horizon set out by the NPF. • Metropolitan Scale Amenities – To enhance provision of regional parks and strategic Green Infrastructure, to develop an integrated network of metropolitan scale amenities, and to develop greenways/blueways along the canals, rivers and coast, as part of the implementation of the National Transport Authority’s Cycle Network Plan for the Greater Dublin Area. • Co-ordination and active land management – To enhance co-ordination across local authorities and relevant agencies to promote more active urban development and land management policies that help develop underutilised, brownfield, vacant and public lands. 101Dublin Metropolitan Area Strategic Plan (MASP)
- 5.4 Metropolitan Area Strategy Strategic residential and employment development corridors are identified in the MASP, to create sustainable compact communities with improved housing choice, access to social and economic opportunities, enhanced services and amenities for a resident population of some 1.65m people in the metropolitan area by 2031. The criteria for identifying the corridors involved a selection of strategic development opportunities identified by local authorities and included an evidence-based analysis of their current and future development capacity and their potential to deliver agreed strategic outcomes such as; compact development; placemaking; accessibility to high quality public transport corridors; potential for economic development and employment creation and to support a reduced carbon footprint through greater energy efficiency and the creation of energy districts. A phased sequence of infrastructure investment is identified to enable the accelerated delivery of strategic development corridors both within the short term to 2026; medium term in the lifetime of the RSES to 2031; and to the long term horizon of the NPF to 2040. MASP is also aligned with the National Strategic Outcomes of the NPF and NDP to ensure that it can inform national-level sectoral investment plans and co-ordinate investment within the metropolitan area through a €2 Billion Urban Regeneration Fund and the establishment of a national Land Development Agency. To achieve ambitious compact development targets of at least 50% of all new homes within or contiguous to the existing built up area in Dublin and 30% in other settlements, the MASP identifies strategic residential, employment and regeneration development opportunities on the corridors along with the requisite infrastructure investment needed to ensure a steady supply of sites in tandem with the delivery of key public transport projects as set out in the NDP, see Fig 5.2 and Table 5.1. Strategic development corridors include; City Centre within the M50 (Multi modal) The ongoing regeneration of Dublin Docklands and Poolbeg, coupled with the redevelopment of older social housing (former PPPs), industrial and underutilised lands, support the consolidation of Dublin City. The proposed DART Underground and LUAS extensions to Finglas and Lucan subject to appraisal and delivery post 2027, will unlock long-term capacity including strategic landbanks such as Dunsink. North – South Corridor (DART expansion) The DART Expansion Programme, to be delivered by 2027 will increase capacity on the northern commuter line and support ongoing large-scale urban expansion of the North Fringe lands and Donabate. On the south-eastern commuter line capacity is unlocked by a new station at Woodbrook - Shanganagh, with the consolidation and westward expansion of Bray to Fassaroe and Old Conna linked to improved public transport connections. North - West Corridor (Maynooth/Dunboyne line and DART expansion) Strategic development areas along the Dunboyne/M3 parkway line include the Dublin Enterprise Zone (linked to improved bus connections), Hansfield lands and the sequential development of lands in Dunboyne served by the M3 Parkway station. The proposed electrification of the main Maynooth line, to be delivered by 2027, will support sequential growth in Leixlip and Maynooth. South - West Corridor (Kildare line, DART expansion and Luas red line) The consolidation of the western suburbs of Clonburris, Kilcarbery and Adamstown, linked to increased capacity and electrified services on the Kildare line, to be delivered by 2027, and at Grangecastle supported by additional bus connections. Brownfield regeneration lands at Naas Road and Tallaght and new residential communities at Fortunestown, supported by the LUAS redline. Metrolink - LUAS Corridor (Metrolink, LUAS green line upgrades) The development of the proposed Metrolink project, subject to appraisal and delivery post 2027, will unlock significant long-term capacity in Swords-Lissenhall and in South Fingal - Dublin Airport, subject to the protection of airport capacity and accessibility. Proposed upgrades to the existing LUAS Green line will support development in the south county at Sandyford, Cherrywood and Ballyogan. 102 Regional Spatial & Economic Strategy
- Bray Dublin City Maynooth Swords CITY CENTRE WITHIN THE M50 (Multi modal) NORTH - SOUTH CORRIDOR (DART expansion) NORTH - WEST CORRIDOR (Maynooth/Dunboyne line and DART expansion) SOUTH - WEST CORRIDOR (Kildare line, DART expansion and Luas red line) METROLINK - LUAS CORRIDOR (Metrolink, LUAS green line upgrades) Dublin Metropolitan Area Strategic Plan STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT AREAS AND CORRIDORS; Figure 5.2 Dublin Metropolitan Area Strategic Plan 103Dublin Metropolitan Area Strategic Plan (MASP)
- TABLE 5.1 Strategic Development Areas and Corridors, Capacity Infrastructure and Phasing Corridor Residential Employment/ Mixed Use Phasing/Enabling infrastructure City Centre within the M50 (Multi-modal) Population capacity Short 35,000 Medium 10,000 Long 15,000 Total 60,000 Docklands build out of North Lotts and Grand Canal Docks with further physical and social regeneration of Poolbeg and northeast inner-city lands Further development of people intensive high tech and servicesbased business districts in Docklands and Poolbeg Short to Medium term Dodder bridge, LUAS extension to Poolbeg, local and wider area water upgrades, waste water upgrades and district heating City centre regeneration of older social housing projects (former PPPs), Parkwest-Cherry Orchard, Ballymun, Ashtown-Pelletstown and St James – Heuston lands Regeneration of Diageo lands, health and education related employment at St James and Grangegorman campus Short to Medium term Waste water upgrades, social infrastructure Long term Long term capacity supported by DART underground Naas Road /Ballymount – significant brownfield lands in South Dublin and Dublin City Council areas, with potential for residential development and more intensive employment/ mixed uses Re-intensification of underutilised lands including Naas road and older industrial estates, subject to feasibility study Medium to Long term Multi-modal public transport, new Luas stop, site assembly, waste water upgrades and local area water network upgrades Dunsink – major greenfield landbank with long term potential to develop a new district centre Subject to feasibility Long term LUAS extension to Finglas, access, site conditions, feasibility North-South corridor (DART) Population capacity Short 31,000 Medium 13,000 Long 7,000 Total 51,000 North Fringe – large scale urban expansion creating new communities at Clongriffin-Belmayne (Dublin City) and Baldoyle-Stapolin (Fingal) Completion of mixed-use districts with retail and service provision Short to Medium term Access to rail station, bus upgrades, new road connections, drainage, parks and social infrastructure Donabate – significant residential capacity in this strategically located rapidly growing coastal village Consolidation of economic and service base in tandem with population growth Short term DART expansion, distributor road and railway bridge, social infrastructure, local area water network and storage upgrades South County Dublin - North Wicklow – development of new residential communities at Woodbrook- Shanganagh and Bray Golf course and Harbour lands Strengthening commercial town functions in Bray, developing IDA strategic site in Greystones to strengthen economic base in North Wicklow Short term Access road, new station at Woodbrook - Shanganagh. Access to Bray station and PT bridge. Bray Fassaroe* – westward extension of Bray at Old Connaught- Fassaroe (Dún Laoghaire) and Bray -Fassaroe (Wicklow) lands New mixed use residential and employment district at Fassaroe, west of Bray Greystones Strategic site Short to Medium term High capacity bus between Bray and Fassaroe, distributor road, N/ M11 upgrades, new bridge to Old Conna. Waste water upgrades. Local and wider area water network and storage upgrades Long term LUAS extension to Bray 104 Regional Spatial & Economic Strategy
- Corridor Residential Employment/ Mixed Use Phasing/Enabling infrastructure North-West corridor (Maynooth/ Dunboyne commuter line /DART) Population capacity Short 24,000 Medium 10,000 Long 3,000 Total 37,000 Dublin 15 lands – continued development of Hansfield linked to the future development of Barnhill and Kellytown landbanks to the south and east Further development of largescale employment in Dublin Enterprise Zone** and synergies with Blanchardstown IT Short term Public transport, Clonsilla Station, water network and waste water upgrades. Leixlip – strategic greenfield lands near Confey station with capacity for phased development, improve links to Leixlip and adjoining Dublin/Meath lands Large scale former Hewlett Packard site and Collinstown site to strengthen employment base for North Kildare Short to Medium term LUAS extension to Maynooth, roads upgrades, community and social infrastructure, waste water and local water network upgrades Maynooth – Significant strategic residential capacity at Railpark lands and to the north and west of the town near Maynooth University New Research & technology Park adjoining Maynooth University Short to Medium term DART expansion, road upgrades, bridge, Maynooth Outer Orbital Route, waste water and local water network upgrades Dunboyne – Sequential development prioritising zoned and serviced lands near the railway station and town centre and at Dunboyne North / M3 Parkway station Space intensive ‘big box’ employment at Portan. Mixed use ‘live - work’ development at Dunboyne North Medium to Long term Outer Orbital road, distributor road, additional watermains and waste water upgrades South western corridor (Kildare line/ DART and LUAS redline) Population capacity Short 45,000 Medium 21,000 Total 66,000 Western suburbs - Continued development of Adamstown SDZ and the phased development of Clonburris located strategically between the west Dublin suburbs of Lucan and Clondalkin. New residential community at Kilcarbery near Clondalkin. Promotion of high tech, manufacturing and research and development in Grange Castle Business Park Short to Medium term New roads and railway bridge, new rail station, DART expansion to Celbridge- Hazelhatch (Adamstown, Clonburris) Access road and waste water upgrades (Kilcarbery). Public transport and access (Grange Castle). New water network infrastructure to supply Clonburris SDZ and local network upgrades LUAS red line - Regeneration of brownfield lands in Tallaght. New district at Fortunestown near emerging town of Saggart/Citywest Re-intensification of older industrial estates at Naas Road/ Ballymount, Intensification of industrial lands and mixeduse development at Tallaght Town Centre/Cookstown Short to Medium term Brownfield conditions and site assembly waste water upgrades and Citywest junction link at Tallaght/Fortunestown Metrolink / LUAS Greenline Corridor (Metrolink/ LUAS) Population capacity Short 28,000 Medium 25,000 Long 18,000 Total 71,000 Dún Laoghaire - Rathdown – New and emerging mixed-use districts of Cherrywood and Sandyford. New residential communities in Ballyogan and environs and Kiltiernan-Glenamuck Continued development of high-density business districts at Cherrywood and Sandyford. New mixed use centres in Ballyogan and Kiltiernan Short to Medium term LUAS green line upgrades. Public transport and roads upgrades. New road and bridge and N11 junction (Cherrywood) and water upgrades Swords – sequential development of strategic residential sites within Swords and development of Oldtown-Mooretown lands Airport related, commercial facilities and employment linked to development of Metrolink Short to Medium term Public realm, pedestrian and cyclist provision. Road improvements, BusConnects. Additional runway and improved access (Airport). Waste water upgrades. Local and wider area water network upgrades Swords – Lissenhall – new mixed-use urban district on the northern side of Swords linked to delivery of Metrolink Development of high-tech research and development employment within a campus setting at Lissenhall East Medium to Long term Improved bus connections, Metrolink, roads improvements and expanded internal road network and waste water upgrades *Development at Fassaroe will be undertaken in collaboration between Wicklow County Council, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and the transport agencies **Dublin Enterprise Zone is not directly served by existing or planned rail and will require improve bus connections and demand management measures 105Dublin Metropolitan Area Strategic Plan (MASP)
- 5.5 Enabling Infrastructure A key aim of the MASP is to unlock the development capacity of strategic development areas within the metropolitan area by identifying the sequencing of enabling infrastructure and by directing the cross sectoral investment required to deliver development. In addition to transport investment priorities, which are set out in the MASP, the Dublin metropolitan area is experiencing capacity issues in relation to both water and wastewater infrastructure. 12 DBEI Smart Grids and Smart Cities Action Plan 2013 A number of water and wastewater projects are ongoing to deliver capacity at a large scale to the metropolitan area and it is critical that the timelines for delivery of these projects are aligned with the phased delivery of strategic development areas in the MASP. These include; Water Supply: • Water Supply Project for the Eastern and Midlands Region to supply water to Dublin • Vartry water supply scheme (water supply for north Wicklow and south Dublin). Waste Water Treatment: • The Greater Dublin Drainage Project • The Ringsend Wastewater Treatment Plant Project. Energy Development of the energy distribution and transmission network in the Region will enable distribution of more renewable sources of energy to facilitate future energy demand in strategic development areas along with the roll-out of the Smart Grids and Smart Cities Action Plan12 enabling new connections, grid balancing, energy management and micro grid development, see also Chapter 10 Infrastructure for more information on Infrastructure and Energy. Social infrastructure The MASP supports ongoing collaboration with regional stakeholders to ensure that social infrastructure such as education, health and community facilities are provided in tandem with the development of strategic development areas, and in particular to ensure that opportunities for social as well as physical regeneration are realised, see Chapter 9 Quality of Life for more information on social infrastructure. See Table 5.1 for more information on Infrastructure and Phasing. REGIONAL POLICY OBJECTIVE: Enabling Infrastructure RPO 5.1: Support continued collaboration between infrastructure providers, state agencies and local authorities in the metropolitan area to inform cross sectoral investment plans and capital spending plans to accelerate the development of strategic development areas and secure the best use of public lands in the Dublin Metropolitan Area. 106 Regional Spatial & Economic Strategy
- 5.6 Integrated Land use and Transportation The principles underpinning the development of the MASP include the effective integration of transport planning with spatial planning policies, from regional down to local level and the alignment of associated transport and infrastructure investment priorities. The national policy in metropolitan areas is to increase sustainability through greater alignment of land use and transport. The NTA’s Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area (2016) provides a framework for the planning and delivery of transport infrastructure and services in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) over the period 2016 - 2035. The alignment of the MASP and the GDA Transport Strategy is key to the coordination of policy making and investment within the Dublin Metropolitan Area. To the extent practicable, development within the metropolitan area should be carried out sequentially, whereby lands which are, or will be, most accessible by walking, cycling and public transport – including infill and brownfield sites – are prioritised. The transport capacity of the strategic national road network should also be maintained and protected and larger scale, trip intensive developments, such as high employment density offices and retail, should primarily be focused in locations which are well served by existing or proposed high capacity public transport corridors. REGIONAL POLICY OBJECTIVES: MASP Sustainable Transport RPO 5.2: Support the delivery of key sustainable transport projects including Metrolink, DART and LUAS expansion programmes, BusConnects and the Greater Dublin Metropolitan Cycle Network and ensure that future development maximises the efficiency and protects the strategic capacity of the metropolitan area transport network, existing and planned. RPO 5.3: Future development in the Dublin Metropolitan Area shall be planned and designed in a manner that facilitates sustainable travel patterns, with a particular focus on increasing the share of active modes (walking and cycling) and public transport use and creating a safe attractive street environment for pedestrians and cyclists. 107Dublin Metropolitan Area Strategic Plan (MASP)
- Key transport infrastructure investments in the metropolitan area as set out in national policy include; Dublin -Belfast Economic Corridor The Strategy supports the development of the Dublin - Belfast Economic Corridor through targeted investment in transport infrastructure and services complementing and maintaining its function as part of the EU TEN-T core network. See Chapter 8 Connectivity for further information. Rail; • DART Expansion Programme - new infrastructure and electrification of existing lines, including provision of electrified services to Drogheda or further north on the Northern Line, Celbridge-Hazelhatch or further south on the Kildare Line, Maynooth and M3 Parkway on the Maynooth/Sligo Line, while continuing to provide DART services on the South-Eastern Line as far south as Greystones • New stations to provide interchanges with bus, LUAS and Metro network including at Kishoge, Heuston West, Cabra, Glasnevin, Pelletstown and Woodbrook • Reappraisal of the extension of the Dunboyne/M3 Parkway line to Navan during the Mid Term Review of the GDA Transport Strategy, see also Chapter 8 Connectivity • Complete construction of Metrolink from Swords to Sandyford and consider underground extensions to other locations from Charlemont • LUAS Green Line Capacity Enhancement in advance of Metrolink • Appraisal, planning and design of LUAS network expansion to Bray, Finglas, Lucan and Poolbeg • Assessment, and, if appropriate, planning and design of LUAS network expansion to Hazelhatch and Booterstown • In principle there is a need to carry out an evaluation of underground metro routes within the M50 New and Enhanced Park and Ride New Park and Ride locations at Swords, Finglas, Dunboyne, Liffey Valley, Naas Road, Carrickmines, Woodbrook, Greystones Bus Within the Dublin Metropolitan Area, investment in bus based public transport will be delivered through BusConnects, which aims to overhaul the current bus system in the Dublin metropolitan area, including the introduction of Bus Rapid Transit. Roads • M4 Maynooth to Leixlip • M11 from Jn 4 M50 to Kilmacanogue • N3 Clonee to M50 • M50 Dublin Port South Access 108 Regional Spatial & Economic Strategy
- Walking and Cycling Facilitating modal shift to more sustainable transport options, including walking and cycling is a key element in promoting better traffic management and climate change strategies in the metropolitan area. The NTA Greater Dublin Area Cycle Network Plan sets out a strategy to enhance the urban network and develop the primary urban cycle arteries, which include the Royal Canal and Grand Canal ring and the Rivers Liffey, Tolka and Dodder, see Figure 5.3 (Primary urban cycle network shown in red). Outside of the city an inter-urban cycle network extends to the surrounding metropolitan towns to provide new connections between Dublin and towns in Fingal, Kildare, Meath, and Wicklow, to develop urban – rural connections and provide attractive commuting routes. The expansion of shared-bike schemes can also make a positive contribution to sustainable transport and mobility within the wider metropolitan area. Metropolitan Greenway Network Greenways are high quality cycleways, which are generally segregated from traffic and often routed through parks and areas of high amenity value such as coastal, canal and riverside routes. Where greenways pass through a designated environmental area, careful environmental assessment, routing and design will be required to avoid significant impacts on habitats and species. See Chapter 7 Environment for more information on Greenways and Blueways in a regional context. A number of greenways are of strategic value in terms of their length as an amenity, as a means of providing access to major recreational areas in the mountains, on the coast or in significant public parks, and also as part of a connected Strategic Metropolitan Greenway Network. Strategic Greenways proposed and/or under development in the metropolitan area include: • East Coast Route from Sutton to Sandymount with potential to link into a Dublin Port Greenway, to extend north to link into the Fingal Coastal Way and to develop a wider East Coast Trail from Rosslare to Northern Ireland • Royal Canal Greenway from Spencer Dock through the northern inner suburbs along the canal to Maynooth and Mullingar with potential to link into the Dublin to Galway Eurovelo route • Grand Canal Greenway from Docklands through the southern inner suburbs to Naas, Newbridge and Kildare joining the Barrow Way at Athy with potential to link to Cork • River Liffey Greenway from Dublin Port along the Liffey Quays to Leixlip. Cross-connections are proposed through the Phoenix Park linking the Royal Canal to the Grand Canal • Dodder Valley Greenway from Grand Canal Dock along the river corridor which passes largely through public parks in the southern suburbs to Bohernabreena, with potential to develop links to the Dublin Mountains and Wicklow Way • Western Canals Loop a proposed 40km long recreational city loop linking the Grand Canal at Adamstown to the Royal Canal at Leixlip via Griffeen Valley Park, Lucan and the Liffey Valley. There is also potential for strategic radial routes to link into other greenways such as the Rivers Tolka, Santry, Poddle and Camac greenways to provide for local links and enhanced recreational opportunities, see Figure 5.3 (Greenway Network shown in green). 109Dublin Metropolitan Area Strategic Plan (MASP)
- (P (P (P (P (P (P (P (P (P (P (P (P (P (P (P (P (P (P (P (P (P (P (P (P (P (P ± Date: July 2013 Drg No: CN2 Created: DB Approved: JS Checked: SMG Project: Title: CYCLE NETWORK PLAN FOR THE GREATER DUBLIN AREA PROPOSED CYCLE NETWORK DUBLIN METROPOLITAN AREA SHEET CN2 Grand Canal House, Upper Grand Canal Street, Dublin 4 Tel: +353 (0)1 238 3100 Fax: +353 (0)1 238 3199 www.aecom.com 0 1,000 2,000500 Meters Route Type Primary Secondary Greenway Inter-Urban 1:40,000 @ A1 1:80,000 @ A3 Figure 5.3 Dublin Metropolitan Area Cycle Network Source: NTA Cycle Network for the Greater Dublin Area 110 Regional Spatial & Economic Strategy
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