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THE BOYNE GREENWAY Drogheda to Mornington the Boyne Greenway; Drogheda to Mornington Constraints & Preliminary Design Report 0 Constraints & Preliminary Design Report THE BOYNE GREENWAY Drogheda to Mornington The Boyne Greenway; Drogheda to Mornington Constraints & Preliminary Design Report 0 Document Control Job Title: The Boyne Greenway - Drogheda to Mornington Job Number: p170029 Report Ref: 170029-rep-004 Author: Mark Kelly Reviewed by: Robert Kelly Date: July 2020 Distribution: Client DBFL Consulting Engineers (Dublin) Revision Issue Date Description Prepared Reviewed Approved Draft_01 04/03/2019 Client Review MJK RJK BB Final 15/07/2020 Planning MJK RJK BB DBFL Consulting Engineers Dublin Office Cork Office Waterford Office Ormond House Phoenix Park Suite 8b The Atrium, Ormond Quay Monahan Road Maritana Gate, Canada Street, Dublin 7, D07 W704 Cork, T12 HIXY Waterford, X91 W028 Tel 01 4004000 Tel 021 2024538 Tel 051 309500 Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Web www.dbfl.ie Web www.dbfl.ie Web www.dbfl.ie DBFL Consulting Engineers disclaims any responsibility to the Client and others in respect of any matters outside the scope of this report. This report has been prepared with reasonable skill, care and diligence within the terms of the Contract with the Client and generally in accordance with ACEI SE 9101 Conditions of Engagement and taking account of the manpower, resources, investigations and testing devoted to it by agreement with the Client. This report is confidential to the Client and DBFL Consulting Engineers accepts no responsibility of whatsoever nature to third parties to whom this report or any part thereof is made known. Any such party relies upon the report at their own risk. The Boyne Greenway - Drogheda to Mornington Constraints & Preliminary Design Report 1 CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................. 3 1.1 BACKGROUND .............................................................................................. 3 1.2 STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT ....................................................................... 3 2.0 POLICY CONTEXT ................................................................................ 4 2.1 POLICY BACKGROUND – NATIONAL POLICY .............................................. 4 2.2 POLICY BACKGROUND – REGIONAL POLICY ............................................ 11 2.3 POLICY BACKGROUND – LOCAL POLICY ................................................... 13 2.4 POLICY CONCLUSION ................................................................................ 17 3.0 THE PROPOSED SCHEME ................................................................. 18 3.1 THE PROPOSED SCHEME ........................................................................... 18 3.2 PRE-PLANNING CONSULTATION ............................................................... 21 4.0 PRELIMINARY DESIGN .................................................................... 23 4.1 THE SCHEME .............................................................................................. 23 4.2 SCHEME CONSTRUCTION TYPES ............................................................... 29 4.3 HORIZONTAL & VERTICAL ALIGNMENT .................................................... 32 4.4 JUNCTION LAYOUTS .................................................................................. 33 4.5 ROAD LIGHTING ........................................................................................ 34 4.6 SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE ..................................................................... 34 4.7 BOUNDARY TREATMENT ............................................................................ 35 5.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS .................................................. 36 5.1 ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EcIA) REPORT & APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT: STAGE 1 SCREENING REPORT ..................................................... 36 5.2 APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT: STAGE 2 NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) 42 5.3 FLOODING CONSTRAINTS ......................................................................... 44 5.4 TREE SURVEY ............................................................................................. 46 6.0 CONSERVATION, TRAFFIC AND PLANNING CONSTRAINTS ..... 48 6.1 ARCHAEOLOGICAL & BUILT HERITAGE CONSTRAINTS ............................ 48 6.2 PLANNING ................................................................................................. 52 6.3 TRAFFIC ..................................................................................................... 57 7.0 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT SCREENING REPORT63 7.1 EIAR REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................ 63 7.2 SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR EIA SCREENING ......... 64 7.3 EIAR SCREENING CONCLUSION ................................................................ 66 The Boyne Greenway - Drogheda to Mornington Constraints & Preliminary Design Report 2 8.0 NON-STATUTORY PUBLIC CONSULTATION ................................. 67 8.1 NON-STATUTORY PUBLIC CONSULTATION ............................................... 67 9.0 SUMMARY .......................................................................................... 70 APPENDICES APPENDIX A Non-Statutory Public Consultation Report APPENDIX B Domestic Entrance Typical Standard Construction Detail Drawings 1. INTRODUCTION THE BOYNE GREENWAY INTRODUCTION The Boyne Greenway - Drogheda to Mornington Constraints & Preliminary Design Report 3 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND 1.1.1 Meath County Council appointed DBFL Consulting Engineers (DBFL) to provide consulting engineering services for the Boyne Greenway - Drogheda to Mornington Scheme. This report documents the constraints and preliminary design for the proposed Boyne Greenway - Drogheda to Mornington Scheme. 1.2 STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT 1.2.1 The following outlines the structure of the Constraints & Preliminary Design report: • Section 1 – Subsequent parts of this section provides an introduction to the Boyne Greenway and the report structure. • Section 2 – Outlines the relevant transportation policies that influence the design of the Boyne Greenway. • Section 3 – Provides information on the proposed scheme and the overall objectives of the Boyne Greenway. • Section 4 – Describes the Primary Design of the route and details of the scheme construction types, bridge types, junction layouts and route alignment. • Section 5 – Outlines the Environmental Constraints along the scheme, summarising findings from the Natura Impact Statement, Ecological Impact Assessment, Flood Risk Assessment and Tree Survey. • Section 6 – Outlines the Conservation, Traffic and Planning Constraints along the scheme. • Section 7 – Summaries the screening process of assessing the requirement of the project to be subject to Environment Impact Assessment Report (EIAR). • Section 8 – Summaries the Non-Statutory Public Consultation process and outlines the main issues raised in the submissions and amendments to the scheme preliminary design following the consultation. • Section 9 – Provides an overall summary of the proposed scheme. 2. POLICY CONTEXT THE BOYNE GREENWAY POLICY CONTEXT The Boyne Greenway - Drogheda to Mornington Constraints & Preliminary Design Report 4 2.0 POLICY CONTEXT 2.1 POLICY BACKGROUND – NATIONAL POLICY National Planning Framework 2040 2.1.1 The National Planning Framework 2040 (NPF) was published in February 2018 and now sets the strategic vision for the spatial development of Ireland for the period from 2018-2040. On foot of the completion of the NPF the Eastern and Midlands Regional Assembly has prepared their own strategy in accordance with the Framework set by the NPF. This was adopted in June 2019 and is known as a Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy. 2.1.2 According to the NPF, the National Strategic Outcomes (including Compact Growth and Sustainable Mobility) are supported by Strategic Investment Priorities where Housing and Sustainable Urban Development and National Road Networks are the first and second priorities (see Figure 2.1 below). These concepts are central to the proposed scheme. Figure 2.1: Strategic Investment Priorities for Ireland according to the NPF (Source: www.NPF.ie) The Boyne Greenway - Drogheda to Mornington Constraints & Preliminary Design Report 5 2.1.3 Section 1.3 of the NPF describes these two National Strategic Outcomes as follows: 2.1.4 Enhanced Amenities and Heritage: This will ensure that our cities, towns and villages are attractive and can offer a good quality of life. It will require investment in well-designed public realm, which includes public spaces, parks and streets, as well as recreational infrastructure. It also includes amenities in rural areas, such as national and forest parks, activity-based tourism and trails such as greenways, blueways and peatways. This is linked to and must integrate with our built, cultural and natural heritage, which has intrinsic value in defining the character of urban and rural areas and adding to their attractiveness and sense of place. 2.1.5 Key future planning and development and place-making policy priorities for the Eastern and Midland Region include: Building on the progress made in developing an integrated network of greenways, blueways and peatways, that will support the diversification of rural and regional economies and promote more sustainable forms of travel and activity based recreation utilising canal and former rail and other routes. 2.1.6 In terms of healthy communities, the new NPF outlines that: Communities that are designed in a way that supports physical
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