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South Dublin County Development Plan 2022–2028 – Written Statement
The council's development plan written statement: its strategy, policies, objectives and development standards. Variations adopted since are not in this text.
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- SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028258Sustainable Movement (SM) à Improvements to public transport waiting facilities; à Traffic calming measures; à Footpath widening and surface enhancement; à Creating more permeable connections for walking and cycling and access to public transport routes; à Improvements to cycle lane and cycle parking provision. The studies have identified a number of potential projects within the County as background analysis to inform sustainable movement projects within the County. Significant funding is available from the NTA to carry out these improvements. Over time the implementation of these measures will result in more people walking, cycling and using public transport and less people using the private car. This will result in many widespread and transformative benefits including: A more active and healthy population An increase in road safety A reduction in greenhouse gas emmissions and consequent positive climate impact A reduction in traffic congestion Improved air quality 7.5.2 Cycle South Dublin Cycle South Dublin is a Council programme of works that aims to provide a wellconnected, well-designed, and safe walking and cycling network that offers people of all ages and abilities an attractive and credible alternative to using the car. It proposes a set of projects that would deliver nearly 260km of new and improved cycle lanes over the next ten years. Since 2016, traffic congestion in South Dublin County has grown by 11% on main roads and this will become ever more challenging as the County’s population continues to grow over the coming years. The objectives of Cycle South Dublin are to: à Provide a comprehensive and connected cycle network across South Dublin County; à Increase participation and make cycling a more achievable mode of transport for people of all ages and abilities; and à Improve the cycling identity of the County. The projects, which will be mainly funded by the NTA, will include improvements to the existing network and new ‘Now’, ‘Soon’ and ‘Later’ schemes to be progressed over the next 2, 5 and 8 years, respectively (see Table 7.1 below). A further separate phase of works to facilitate cycling will be delivered by the NTA associated with the BusConnects project.
- SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028259Sustainable Movement (SM) Table 7.1 Cycle South Dublin Routes and Projects Cycle South Dublin Routes and Projects (Cycle South Dublin routes are indicated on Development Plan Maps) ‘Now’ Schemes ‘Soon’ Schemes ‘Later’ Schemes Route No. Route / Project Route No. Route / Project Route No. Route / Project 1 Lucan Canal Loop 3 Corkagh Park to Grand Canal (A) Clondalkin Village to Grand Canal (B) Corkagh Park 20 Newcastle to Rathcoole 2 Grand Canal extension 4 Tallaght to Clondalkin Village 21 Fortunestown Lane (A) Citywest Avenue to junction with Citywest Road (B) Ardmore Drive to its junction with Cookstown Road 5 N81 (B) Jobstown Junction 5 N81 (A) Jobstown Junction to N82 junction 22 Citywest Road - Citywest Avenue to N81 6 Tallaght Village to Dodder Valley 7 Greenhills Road to Dodder Valley 23 Tymon to Greenhills Park From the Greenhills Road to Kippure Avenue, St Finbars Close, St James Road to Greenhills Park 8 Dodder Greenway (A) Dodder Greenway bridges (B) to (F) Dodder Greenway Links 14 Liffey Valley to Lucan Arc roundabout to Lucan 24 M50 Greenway (A) Clondalkin Grand Canal to Ibis Roundabout (B) Red Cow roundabout to Kingswood (C) Kilnamanagh to Tymon Lane (D) Balrothery, M50 footbridge, Firhouse Weir, Junction of Ballycullen Road and Firhouse Road 9 Firhouse to Knocklyon 15 Clondalkin Boot Road to N4 (A) Clondalkin Boot Road to Coldcut Road 25 Rathcoole to Saggart
- SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028260Sustainable Movement (SM) 10 Wellington Road 16 Ninth Lock Road 32 Butterfield Avenue 11 Grange Road Nutgrove Avenue to St Enda’s Drive 17 Citywest Avenue, City West Road to R136 Citywest Avenue, N82 to Outer Ring Road 33 Ballyroan Road 12 Tallaght Streets (A) Belgard North Link Road (B) Airton Road Extension (C) Public realm and Plaza 18 Bothar Katharine Tynan to Ballymount, Calmount Avenue 34 Ballycullen Road 13 Celbridge Link Road 19 City West to Rathfarnham (A) N82 to N81 (B) N81 to Whitestown Way (C) Killininny Road to its junction with Ballycullen Road (D) St Colmcille Way to Ballyboden Road (E) Ballyboden to Rathfarnham 35 Cromwellsfort Road and Kimmage Road West 15 N4 to Liffey Valley Shopping Centre and Coldcut Road (B) N4 to Liffey Valley SC and Coldcut Road 26 Canal Loop to Celbridge Road (A) Griffeen Valley Park to Celbridge Link Road (B) Celbridge Road to South Dublin County boundary 21 Fortunestown Lane (C) Citywest Avenue to junction with Garter Lane (one side) 27 Bancroft Park (B) Bancroft Park 27 Castletymon Road (A) Castletymon Road 28 Killinarden Park to Oldbawn Road (A) Killinarden Park to Whitestown Way (B) Whitestown Way to Oldbawn Road 29 Limekiln and Whitehall Road West 31 Kennelsfort Road 30 Templeville Road
- SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028261Sustainable Movement (SM) 7.5.3 Design of Cycle Facilities The design of cycle facilities in Ireland is guided by the National Cycle Manual, NTA (2011) and any on-going revisions to this document. The cycle manual seeks to encourage cycling by promoting a safe environment for all road users with a specific focus on cyclists. It offers guidance on integrating the bike in the design of urban areas through five basic principles: à Safety: Designers of transport infrastructure must seek to maximise road safety for all road users, including cyclists; à Coherence: Cycling routes within the network should be logical and continuous; à Directness: Cycling infrastructure should be as direct as possible, minimising any delays or detours; à Attractiveness: The cycling environment along a route should be pleasant and interesting. This is particularly important for beginners, tourists and recreational cyclists; à Comfort: Cycling infrastructure should be designed, built and maintained for ease of use and for comfort. The Planning Authority will generally apply the standards contained in the National Cycle Manual when designing new cycle facilities (including tracks, lanes, paths and storage facilities), and in the assessment of any new development proposals, subject to certain constraints and environmental sensitivities. The quantum of cycle parking required to service new developments is contained within Chapter 12: Implementation and Monitoring, Bicycle Parking Standards. 7.5.4 Active Travel and Schools Travel data indicates that almost half of children walk to school where the school is located within the same neighbourhood area. However, the analogous figure for cycling is very low at just over 4% while car journeys at almost 40% are excessively high for these short trips. With the provision of better cycle infrastructure and the prioritisation of active travel routes around schools, there is significant scope to greatly improve active modes, particularly cycling. Several measures can be implemented to encourage a modal shift to walking and cycling for school journeys: à At planning and design stage, school sites should be chosen that are as close to the communities they serve as possible; à Permeability and connectivity with the surrounding area should be ensured by provision of multiple pedestrian and cyclist access points to school sites; à Mobility management plans should be required in order to establish measures to reduce car-based travel and increase active travel modes and public transport use; à Adequate and secure bicycle storage should be provided within school sites; à Positive interventions should be implemented such as participation in the Green
- SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028262Sustainable Movement (SM) Schools and School Streets projects (see below); à Priority should be given to provision of infrastructure including safe cycle ways, footpaths and improved permeability schemes through the Cycle South Dublin programme and other such initiatives. The Council will continue to work with local schools and the Department of Education at planning, design and operational stages in order to implement the measures set out above with the aim of ultimately leading to a significant modal shift towards active travel to school. (Refer also to Section 8.10.2 in Chapter 8: Community Infrastructure and Open Space). School Streets Initiative The aim of the School Streets initiative is to restrict motorised traffic within an agreed street, or zone, outside the school gate to create a safer environment in which children can feel encouraged to cycle, walk or scoot to school. South Dublin County Council and the NTA are partners in the initiative. Objectives of the initiative include: à Improved road safety and reduced traffic congestion by encouraging walking and cycling; à Improving the local environment and air quality by reducing dependence on motorised vehicles; à Promoting better health through more active travel. The Council has identified eight schools across the County for a School Streets pilot project which will be funded by the NTA. The Council will take the lead in working with schools within the County to identify further suitable projects in order to achieve the objectives of the initiative. Green Schools Initiative Green Schools is an environmental management and education programme for schools, operated and coordinated by the Environmental Education Unit of An Taisce. The aim is to promote long-term, whole-school action for the environment that is student-led, with involvement from the wider community. There are several themes in the programme including transport, which aims to increase the number of students walking, cycling, scooting, using public transport or carpooling to school. The transport theme is funded by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and is supported by the NTA. Many schools in the South Dublin County area participate in the Green Schools initiative. The Council works closely with An Taisce, supported by various government departments and sponsors, in the implementation of the Green Schools programme.
- SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028263Sustainable Movement (SM) Policy SM2: Walking and Cycling Re-balance movement priorities towards sustainable modes of travel by prioritising the development of walking and cycling facilities and encouraging a shift to active travel for people of all ages and abilities, in line with the County targets. SM2 Objective 1: To achieve and monitor a transition to the County’s mode share targets of 15% Walk and 10% Cycle. SM2 Objective 2: To create a comprehensive County-wide network supported by sustainable movement studies and other permeability measures, consisting of legible, sign-posted and well-maintained: (i) Safe cycling routes through the implementation of the Greater Dublin Cycle Network Plan, NTA (2011) and the Cycle South Dublin project; and (ii) Walking routes that link communities to key destinations, amenities and leisure activities. SM2 Objective 3: To ensure that connectivity for pedestrians and cyclists is maximised and walking and cycling distances are reduced by promoting compact growth and permeability in the design and layout of new development areas. SM2 Objective 4: To ensure that connectivity for pedestrians and cyclists is maximised and walking and cycling distances are reduced in existing built-up areas, by removing barriers to movement and providing active travel facilities in order to increase access to local shops, schools, public transport services and other amenities through filtered permeability, while also taking account of existing patterns of anti-social behaviour in the removal of such barriers with due consideration of consultation with local residents where need is evident or expressed. SM2 Objective 5: To ensure that all streets and street networks are designed in accordance with the principles, approaches and standards contained in the Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets (2013; updated 2019) so that the movement of pedestrians and cyclists is prioritised within a safe and comfortable environment for a wide range of ages, abilities and journey types. SM2 Objective 6: To ensure that facilities for pedestrians and cyclists are designed in accordance with the principles, approaches and standards contained in the National Cycle Manual or any updated guidance and to promote off-road cycle infrastructure where feasible, subject to any design having regard to environmental sensitivities.
- SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028264Sustainable Movement (SM) SM2 Objective 7: To promote walking and cycling for school trips by implementing the following measures: à Identifying school sites that are as close as possible to the communities they serve; à Ensuring that multiple access points are provided to school sites for pedestrians and cyclists; à Ensuring that adequate and secure bicycle storage is provided within schools; à Promoting initiatives such as the Green Schools and Schools Streets projects; à Prioritising school routes for permeability projects and provision and enhancement of pedestrian and cycle ways; à Supporting the use of a range of physical measures to provide improved safety for pedestrians and cyclists at and close to schools. SM2 Objective 8: To work with the NTA to acquire funding and secure full implementation of the Cycle South Dublin programme and actions which may arise from the sustainable movement studies carried out to inform the plan. SM2 Objective 9: To work with the NTA to review the feasibility of implementing additional cycling facilities within the major urban and recreational areas of the County. SM2 Objective 10: To further develop a footpath and cycle path repair and assessment system where members of the public can report maintenance issues and instigate repairs, and to implement a public lighting renewal, improvement and maintenance strategy in urban areas that provides adequate public lighting and puts the safety of pedestrians, cyclists, women and minority groups at the heart of this strategy, and to ensure that cycle paths are consistently and properly maintained to a high standard to ensure that cyclists use them. SM2 Objective 11: To provide additional directional signs for major destinations, civic amenities and tourist attractions on major pedestrian and cycle routes, including references to distances, estimated times and / or number of steps to be taken. SM2 Objective 12: To support the implementation of the South Dublin County Council Direction Sign Strategy (2020; amended in 2021) that accords with the National Traffic Signs Manual and the Fáilte Ireland Dublin Visitor Orientation Strategy (2020) and takes into account the local heritage and history of an area, particularly in a village context.
- SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028265Sustainable Movement (SM) SM2 Objective 13: To ensure that new walking and cycling routes are designed, insofar as possible, to function as links in the County’s green infrastructure network and that adequate replacement and additional planting of native species and pollinators is provided, and that SuDS approaches are used to deal with surface water run-off. SM2 Objective 14: To ensure that all walking and cycling routes have regard to environmental conditions and sensitivities including biodiversity, protected species and designated sites and to incorporate appropriate avoidance and mitigation measures as part of any environmental assessments. SM2 Objective 15: To investigate the feasibility and potential opportunities for a cycle way and / or greenway linking Newcastle, Rathcoole, Hazelhatch and the Grand Canal. SM2 Objective 16: To ensure that all streets and street networks are designed in accordance with the principles, approaches and standards contained in the National Disability Inclusion Strategy (NDIS) 2017-2022. SM2 Objective 17: To support bike parking provision at villages, centres, parks and any other areas of interest, as well as near public transport nodes to support multi-modal transport options. SM2 SLO 1: To provide for a pedestrian bridge over the N7 at the Barney’s Lane junction to improve access to the Saggart Luas terminus. SM2 SLO 2: To consider an off-road shared cycle and pedestrian path from Stocking Lane to the Hellfire Club to provide a safe alternative to cars, to access this amenity. SM2 SLO 3: On land border at Castleview site (formerly known as Coolamber), to maintain a complete unbroken natural boundary comprising railings or other permanent structure along the perimeter of the site (with the exception of an entrance off the Newcastle Road and pedestrian and cyclist permeability with the Finnstown Neighbourhood Centre to the north of the site). The above notwithstanding any other related policies or objectives outlined in this Plan. SM2 SLO 4: To improve the safety of the road for pedestrians between Millbrook Nursing Home and Saggart Village. 7.6 Public Transport Approximately one fifth (20%) of trips originating in South Dublin County are by public transport. This figure is quite low considering the built-up character of much of
- SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028266Sustainable Movement (SM) the County, its proximity to Dublin City and the public transport services available in the developed parts of the County. To encourage a significant shift to public transport, the Council will continue to work with the NTA, the statutory authority responsible for long-term strategic transport planning in the Greater Dublin Area, to focus on the delivery of: à Orbital public transport services linking major centres and areas of employment such as Tallaght, Clondalkin and Liffey Valley and further linking to other parts / key service areas of the Greater Dublin Area; à Additional and extended public transport routes to service newly developed and developing areas, and existing areas where gaps in services exist; à Transport hubs, to connect services (such as between orbital and radial routes and / or core and feeder routes) and form a ‘web’ like network; à Improved access to public transport stops and services; à Improved integration between higher density forms of development and public transport nodes. The Council’s target is to increase public transport use for trips originating within South Dublin County from the current low base of 17% bus and 3% rail, to 20% bus and 5% rail, respectively, over the lifetime of this Development Plan. This target also sees private motorised travel (mainly car-based) reduce from the current high level of 62% to 50%. 5% 20% Current TargetRail Current TargetBus 17% 3% Current = 62% Target = 50% There are a number of strategic projects in the NTA’s Transport Strategy for the
- SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028267Sustainable Movement (SM) Greater Dublin Area 2022-2035, as updated to 2042, proposed for South Dublin County that have the potential over the coming years to have a transformative impact on travel by shifting the dominance of car-based transport towards public transport. These include: à BusConnects; à DART+ along the Kildare Line from Heuston to Hazelhatch; à Luas to Lucan; à Transport interchanges at Tallaght and Liffey Valley. The Council are supportive of improvements to public transport within the County and the benefits such measures would bring. Policy SM3: Public Transport – General Promote a significant shift from car-based travel to public transport in line with County targets and facilitate the sustainable development of the County by supporting and guiding national agencies in delivering major improvements to the public transport network. SM3 Objective 1: To achieve and monitor a transition to the County mode share targets of 20% Bus and 5% Rail. SM3 Objective 2: To facilitate and secure the implementation of major public transport projects as identified within the NTA’s Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area (2016-2035) as updated to 2042, or any superseding document, including BusConnects, the DART expansion programme along the Kildare route, the opening of the new rail station at Kishogue and the Luas to Lucan. SM3 Objective 3: To ensure that future development is planned in such a manner as to facilitate a significant shift to public transport use through pursuing compact growth policies, consolidating development around existing and planned public transport routes and interchanges, and maximising access to existing and planned public transport services throughout the network. SM3 Objective 4: To optimise accessibility to public transport, increase catchment and maximise permeability through the creation of new and upgrading of existing walking and cycling routes linking to public transport stops. SM3 Objective 5: To facilitate an interlinked network that maximises the efficiency of existing services, reduces overall journey times and facilitates easy exchanges between modes and routes.
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