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www.dlrcoco.ie SANDYFORD Urban Framework Plan 2011 - 2016 VARIATION NO. 2 County Development Plan 2010-2016 SEPTEMBER 2011 SANDYFORD URBAN FRAMEWORK PLAN VARIATION NO. 2 September 2011 SANDYFORD Urban Framework Plan 2011 - 2016 CountyVariation Development Plan No. 2010-2016 2 Owen Keegan County Manager Kathleen Holohan Director of Planning 12 September 2011 The Sandyford Urban Framework Plan consists of: Written Statement, Maps and Drawings SEA Statement SEA Environmental Report SEA Environmental Report Appendix I – Non Technical Summary Appropriate Assessment – Screening Report 1 2 SANDYFORD URBAN FRAMEWORK PLAN VARIATION NO. 2 September 2011 Contents Section 1: Introduction 6 1.1. Background to the Plan 6 1.2 The Legal Status of the Plan 6 1.3 Strategic Environmental Assessment 7 1.4 The Structure of the Plan 7 1.5 The Plan Area 7 1.6 The Purpose of the Plan 8 1.7 The Existing Built Form 9 Section 2: Future Land Uses 12 2.1 Planning for Future Growth in Sandyford Business District 12 2.2 Future Land Use Zones 12 2.3 Land Use Policies and Objectives 15 2.4 Future scale and density of development of the different land uses 24 2.5 Density and Scale Policies and Objectives 26 Section 3: Urban Form, Public Realm, Linkages and Building Height 28 3.1 Future Urban Form 28 3.2 Building Height Policies and Objectives 28 3.3 Public Realm Policies and Objectives 29 3.4 Way Finding Policies and Objectives 31 3.5 Design Principles and Character Areas (Drawing 11 and 14) 32 Section 4: Infrastructure 38 4.1 Environmental Infrastructure Policies and Objectives 38 4.2 Multi Modal Transport Infrastructure – Public Transport, Cycling, Walking and Private Car Policies and Objectives 40 4.3 Community Infrastructure Policies and Objectives 45 Section 5: Phasing and Funding 49 5.1 Phasing Policies and Objectives 49 5.2 Funding Policies and Objectives 51 Appendix 1: Land Use Zoning Objectives 52 Appendix 2: Specific Local objectives 55 MAPS 57 DRAWINGS 65 SEA Statement (Separate Document CD) SEA Environmental Report (Separate Document CD) SEA Environmental Report Appendix I – Non Technical Summary (Separate Document CD) Appropriate Assessment – Screening Report (Separate Document CD) 3 Maps and Drawings The Sandyford Urban Framework Plan consists of a written statement accompanied by a series of Maps and Drawings. The Maps have a statutory basis within the County Development Plan 2010-2016. The Drawings are provided for reference and as a guidance for development. List of Maps 1. Land Use Zoning 2. Plot Ratios and Residential Densities 3. Building Height List of Drawings 1. The six areas within Sandyford Business Estates 2. Existing Plot ratios 3. Water Supply Zones 4. Proposed Transport Interchange 5. Public Transport 6. Cycling and Walking Routes 7. Proposed Roads Hierarchy 1. Six Year Roads Objectives 2. Long Term Roads Objectives 3. Amenity Open Space 4. Urban Form 5. Way Finding 6. Blue Line 7. Site References Artist’s Impressions View 1 Ballymoss Road View 2 Carmanhall Road View 3 Blackthorn Road List of abbreviations SUFP Sandyford Urban Framework Plan SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment SBD Sandyford Business District SBE’s Sandyford Business Estates CDP County Development Plan IDA Industrial Development Agency ESB Electricity Supply Board UCD University College Dublin 4 SANDYFORD URBAN FRAMEWORK PLAN VARIATION NO. 2 September 2011 IADT Institute of Art, Design and Technology GDSDS Greater Dublin Strategic Drainage Study SUDs Sustainable Urban Drainage solutions MMP Mobility Management Plan SLO Specific Local Objective Plot Ratio This is calculated as follows: plot ratio is the plot size to the ratio of gross external floor area (plot size includes open space provision but excludes road schemes identified as Roads Objectives TAM 18, TAM 19, TAM 20) and units to the hectare in the case of residential. Sandyford Urban Framework Plan Team Planning Kathleen Holohan, Director Mary Henchy, Senior Planner Tracey Flanagan, Senior Executive Planner Stephen McDermott, A/Senior Executive Planner Patrice Ryan, Assistant Planner Technical Staff Denis Daly, Senior Technician Malachy Hevehan, Senior Executive Technician Ayodele Ayeni, Executive Technician Administrative Staff Tom Mahon, Administrative Officer Anne O’Connor, Senior Staff Officer Moira Jones, Clerical Officer Transportation John Bowes, Senior Executive Engineer Padraig Watters, Senior Executive Engineer Gerry Flaherty, Senior Executive Engineer Water and Waste Services Joe Craig, Senior Executive Engineer Environment Culture and Community Department - Parks and Landscapes Bridget Treacy, Senior Executive Parks Superintendent Architects Andrew Devonport, Senior Executive Architect 5 Section 1: Introduction 1.1. Background to the Plan Over the last ten years, the area defined by the Sandyford Urban Framework Plan – Sandyford Business Estate/Stillorgan Industrial Estate/Central Park/South County Business Park – has been subject to unprecedented levels of change and growth. Commencing in the late 1990’s and gathering momentum between 2000 and 2007, the area has witnessed the redevelopment and transformation of previously low rise, low density manufacturing sites to medium-to-high density technology units, office schemes, the development of greenfield sites and, more recently, residential, retail and medical development. The transformation of the Plan area, which extends to approximately 190 hectares has taken place largely on a site-by-site basis without reference to an over arching plan to guide and coordinate development. The difficulty in pursuing incremental development in the absence of a coherent plan-led strategy became evident in 2007 when certain potential shortcomings in the capacity of local infrastructure networks became manifest. In 2007 Elected Representatives, local residents and An Bord Pleanala raised serious concerns that the County Development Plan 2004 – 2010, lacked specific guidance on the future form and necessary infrastructure to support the Sandyford Business Estates Area. As a result, a decision was made that the Council would prepare a detailed analysis of the existing situation in Sandyford Business Estates outlining the scale and mix of development permitted to date and the potential for infrastructure capacities (to be increased) to provide for future growth without compromising planned growth in other parts of the County. This Sandyford Urban Framework Plan (SUFP) 2011 is based on that detailed analysis, and the existing landscape of the area. The Plan is brought forward with the confidence that on implementation of its policies and objectives, the development of Sandyford Business Estates will deliver a place that attracts investment and employment and provides an environment that caters for residential, employment and commercial communities. 1.2 The Legal Status of the Plan It is an objective of the County Development Plan 2010-2016 that an Urban Framework Plan be prepared for Sandyford. The Sandyford Urban Framework Plan forms part of the County Development Plan 2010-2016 (CDP) by way of a Variation to the Plan. This Plan shall be referred to as the Sandyford Urban Framework Plan 2011-2016. The Sandyford Urban Framework Plan will not become obsolete in 2016 and will be reviewed as part of the making of the County Development Plan 2016-2022. The policies and objectives of the County Development Plan shall apply when applications for planning permission are being considered within the Sandyford Urban Framework Plan boundary, where matters are not directly covered in the Urban Framework Plan itself. 6 SANDYFORD URBAN FRAMEWORK PLAN VARIATION NO. 2 September 2011 1.3 Strategic Environmental Assessment In accordance with the Planning and Development (Strategic Environmental Assessment) Regulations 2004, the Planning Authority has screened the Sandyford Urban Framework Plan to determine whether or not the Plan would be likely to have significant effects on the environment. The screening document prepared by the Planning Authority in accordance with the Planning and Development (Strategic Environmental Assessment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 436 2004) determined that the implementation of the Sandyford Urban Framework Plan would have the potential to give rise to effects on the environment. The Planning Authority decided to apply the precautionary principle and to undertake a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the Variation to the County Development Plan 2010-2016. This SEA process has been integrated into the Variation thus minimising the potential for significant environmental effects by its implementation. The findings of the SEA are expressed in an Environmental Report which accompanies the Variation. 1.4 The Structure of the Plan This Plan is divided into 5 Sections as follows: Section 1 - Introduction Section 2 – Future Land Uses Section 3 – Indicative Urban Form, Public Realm, Linkages and Building Height Section 4 - Infrastructure Section 5 – Phasing and Funding 1.5 The Plan Area The Plan Area consists of the following separate business estates and sites: > Stillorgan Industrial Estate, > Sandyford Business Estate, > Central Park, > South County Business Park > Legionaries of Christ, > Leopardstown Park Hospital and > Lands at St. Benildus and Stillorgan Reservoir. 1.5.1 Renaming Sandyford Business Estates The collective term Sandyford Business Estates (SBEs) has been used in reports to the Council to describe the area included within the plan boundary. This Plan aims to integrate the separate areas within the Plan so that the area develops as a coherent district, therefore