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North West Greenway Network Route 1 - Derry/ Londonderry to Buncrana NORTH WEST GREENWAY NETWORK NORTH WEST GREENWAY NETWORK ROUTE 1 - DERRY/ LONDONDERRY TO BUNCRANA STAGE 1 CONSTRAINTS STUDY AND ROUTE OPTIONS REPORT The North West Greenway Network project has been supported by the European Union’s INTERREG VA Programme, managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) NORTH WEST GREENWAY NETWORK 1 Rev 0 NORTH WEST GREENWAY NETWORK Quality Control Sheet Issue Date Prepared Date Checked Date Approved Date 1 (Draft) 25.05.18 RM May 18 KOS May 18 RA May 18 2 (Draft 2) 12.06.18 RM June 18 KOS June 18 SH June 18 3 (Draft 3) 14.06.18 RM June 18 KOS June 18 SH June 18 4 (Rev 0) 21.06.18 RM June 18 KOS June 18 SH June 18 2 Rev 0 NORTH WEST GREENWAY NETWORK 3 Rev 0 NORTH WEST GREENWAY NETWORK Contents 0 Executive Summary ....................................................................................................... 7 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 8 1.1 Project Background ................................................................................................. 8 2 Policy Documents and guidelines .................................................................................. 9 2.1 European Policy and Guidelines ............................................................................. 9 2.2 Northern Ireland Policy and Guidelines ................................................................... 9 2.2.1 National and Regional Policy Documents ........................................................ 9 2.2.2 Local Policy Documents: ................................................................................ 11 2.3 Republic Of Ireland Policy and Guidelines ............................................................ 12 2.3.1 National and Regional Policy Documents ...................................................... 12 2.3.2 Local Policy Documents ................................................................................. 15 3 North West Greenway Network Project Description ..................................................... 18 3.1 Physical Character of a Greenway Facility ............................................................ 18 3.2 North West Greenway Network – Scheme Overview ............................................ 19 3.3 Route Specific Aims and Objectives ..................................................................... 20 4 Route Specific Study Area And Potential Route Corridors ........................................... 23 4.1 Study Area ............................................................................................................ 23 5 Constraints, Opportunities And Areas Of Interest ......................................................... 25 5.1 Topography........................................................................................................... 25 5.1.1 Topography - Northern Ireland ....................................................................... 25 5.1.2 Topography - Republic of Ireland ................................................................... 26 5.2 Rivers, Streams and Watercourses ....................................................................... 27 5.2.1 Rivers, Streams and Watercourses - Northern Ireland ................................... 27 5.2.2 Rivers, Streams and Watercourses - Republic of Ireland ............................... 27 5.3 Environment and Ecology ..................................................................................... 28 5.3.1 Designated & Protected Areas – Northern Ireland ......................................... 28 5.3.2 Designated & Protected Areas – Republic of Ireland...................................... 28 5.3.3 Ecology, Flora and Fauna – Northern Ireland................................................. 29 5.3.4 Ecology, Flora and Fauna – Republic of Ireland ............................................. 29 5.4 Existing Land Use and Zoning .............................................................................. 31 5.4.1 Existing Land Use - Northern Ireland ............................................................. 31 4 Rev 0 NORTH WEST GREENWAY NETWORK 5.4.2 Existing Land Use - Republic of Ireland ......................................................... 31 5.5 Proposed and Future Developments ..................................................................... 32 5.5.1 Proposed Developments - Northern Ireland ................................................... 33 5.5.2 Proposed Developments - Republic of Ireland. .............................................. 33 5.6 Local Amenities and Attractions ............................................................................ 34 5.6.1 Local Amenities and Attractions – Section 1 (Pennyburn to Bridgend) ........... 35 5.6.2 Local Amenities and Attractions – Section 2 (Bridgend to Inch Lake) ............. 37 5.6.3 Local Amenities and Attractions – Section 3 (Inch Lake to Fahan) ................. 39 5.6.4 Local Amenities and Attractions – Section 4 (Fahan to Buncrana) ................. 40 5.6.5 Local Amenities and Attractions – Section 5 (Bridgend / Inch Lake to Newtowncunningham).................................................................................................. 42 5.7 Built Environment and Local Heritage ................................................................... 44 5.8 Existing Patterns of Travel and Social Interaction ................................................. 46 5.8.1 Existing Patterns of Travel and Social Interaction .......................................... 46 5.8.2 Schools and Education Centres ..................................................................... 46 6 Route Corridor options ................................................................................................. 49 6.1 Section 1 – Derry / Londonderry to Bridgend ........................................................ 49 6.1.1 Purple Corridor: ............................................................................................. 50 6.1.2 Blue Corridor:................................................................................................. 50 6.2 Section 2 - Bridgend to Inch Lake: ........................................................................ 52 6.2.1 Blue Corridor.................................................................................................. 52 6.2.2 Red Corridor: ................................................................................................. 53 6.2.3 Purple Corridor .............................................................................................. 54 6.3 Section 3 – Inch Lake to Fahan / Buncrana .......................................................... 55 6.3.1 Blue Corridor.................................................................................................. 56 6.3.2 Purple Corridor .............................................................................................. 57 6.3.3 Red Corridor (Tullydish Option) ..................................................................... 57 6.4 Section 4 – Fahan / Inch Lake to Buncrana .......................................................... 59 6.4.1 Purple Corridor .............................................................................................. 59 6.4.2 Blue Corridor - Shoreside Option ................................................................... 60 6.5 Section 5 – Bridgend / Inch Lake to Newtowncunningham .................................... 62 6.5.1 Light Blue Corridor ......................................................................................... 62 6.5.2 Orange Corridor ............................................................................................. 63 5 Rev 0 NORTH WEST GREENWAY NETWORK 7 Preferred Route Selection Process .............................................................................. 65 7.1 Public Consultation Process ................................................................................. 65 7.2 Route Corridor Assessment Criteria ...................................................................... 66 7.2.1 Modal Shift ..................................................................................................... 67 7.2.2 Connections and Local Access ...................................................................... 67 7.2.3 Cultural, Heritage and Visual Attractions ........................................................ 67 7.2.4 Landscape and Visual .................................................................................... 67 7.2.5 Flora, Fauna and the Environment ................................................................. 67 7.2.6 Physical Constraints ...................................................................................... 68 7.2.7 Quality of Service ........................................................................................... 68 7.2.8 Material Assets and Human Beings ............................................................... 68 7.2.9 Potential Cost ................................................................................................ 69 7.2.10 Physical cross-border connectivity ................................................................. 69 7.2.11 Public Feedback ............................................................................................ 69 7.3 Sample Preferred Route Selection Matrix ............................................................. 70 APPENDIX A – LIST OF DESIGN
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