Project Name Eastern Distributor Road Document Title Feasibility Study

APPENDIX J: ARDS & AREA PLAN EXTRACTS

Doc. Ref.: CO401425/Rep-01 Rev 07 Issued: March 2018

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Proposal DK 07 51.63 Hectares between Saul Road and Road

Development of these lands is reliant upon tBDDFTTBSSBOHFNFOUTBOEEXFMMJOHMBZPVU provision of the Downpatrick Link Road in to be designed to ensure houses front accordance with Policy TRAN 1 and Policy onto existing and proposed access and TRAN 2 its construction from public roads; Road to Saul Road and from Saul Road to t QSPWJTJPO TIBMM CF NBEF PO UIF [POFE Ballyhornan Road and the realignment lands for: of associated junctions and upgrading of (a) a primary school on approximately existing public roads and on the proposed 2 hectares; phasing of development. All road works are to be designed and implemented to (b) a local neighbourhood centre on the satisfaction of the Roads Service of the approximately 1.5 hectares to Department for Regional Development and include local retail outlets and implementation is likely to be dependent community facilities offering for on contributions from the developers of example, a multi-purpose hall the lands to be served by the road scheme. and a “Healthy Living Centre” to accommodate medical and fitness Development of the site will only be facilities; and permitted in accordance with an agreed (c) 4 hectares of industrial and scheme to provide the necessary public employment lands; infrastructure including those roads required to serve these lands. The detailed t UIF SFUFOUJPO PG UIF FYJTUJOH QPOEBHF alignment and landscaping of the proposed areas within the site in order to maintain road shall be designed to achieve the the natural water supply to maximum possible degree of integration in and to prevent flooding downstream in the landscape. times of heavy rainfall; t SFHBSEUPCFIBEJOUIFMBZPVUBOEEFTJHO Key Design Considerations: of the development for the setting of the mound of archaeological interest which t IPVTJOHEFWFMPQNFOUUPCFBNJOJNVN gross site density of 20 dwellings per adjoins the eastern boundary of the site hectare and a maximum gross site and views to and from the State Care density of 25 dwellings per hectare; monument of Struell Wells to the south east; t QSPWJTJPOPGBMJOLSPBEMJOLJOH4BVM3PBE and Ballyhornan Road realignment of t UIF TUFFQMZ TMPQJOH BOE FMFWBUFE MBOET associated junctions and upgrading of west of No. 6 Ballyhornan Road and existing public roads where applicable; adjoining the golf course, and the land south east of Audley’s Acre reservoir to be t QIBTJOH PG IPVTJOH EFWFMPQNFOU retained for recreation and open space in relation to infrastructural works. purposes as part of the development of Pumping will be required from the site these lands and kept free from all types to the foul sewer; of development;

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t UIF FYJTUJOH XFUMBOE BSFBT  BOE t UIFMBZPVUTIBMMCFEFTJHOFEUPQSPWJEF surrounding mature vegetation and for maximum permeability by bus trees, to be incorporated into the overall services; and design and layout of the development as t JOUFSJN TFXBHF EJTQPTBM NFBTVSFT NBZ areas of public open space and wildlife be necessary until such time as the habitat, and provision to be made for required upgrade to the Waste Water linkages between the wetland areas and Treatment Works for Downpatrick is to the open countryside to enable the complete and fully operational. movement of wildlife between these areas; The road schemes, which are considered t EFUBJMT PG QPTJUJWF NBOBHFNFOU necessary for the proper development of this arrangements for the proposed open area, will be undertaken as resources permit. space, pondage and wetland areas Developers of lands released for development and existing and proposed landscape by these road schemes may be required to features; contribute to their construction. t UIF SFUFOUJPO PG UIF NBUVSF USFFT alongside the existing laneway leading to No. 6 Ballyhornan Road; t FYJTUJOH NBUVSF WFHFUBUJPO BOE USFFT along the eastern perimeter of the zoning and along that part of Ballyhornan Road frontage opposite open countryside shall be retained and enhanced with a 8-10 metre belt of trees of native species to provide screening for the development and help integrate it into the countryside; t UIF QMBOUJOH PG TVCTUBOUJBM CFMUT PG indigenous trees and hedges as a buffer between existing housing, the golf course and new housing areas; t BO  NFUSF CFMU PG USFFT PG OBUJWF species to be provided along the eastern boundary of the new link road where it forms the edge of the settlement limit and the zoning to provide screening for the development and help integrate it into the countryside; t QSPWJTJPO PG QFEFTUSJBO BOE DZDMFXBZ links to Monabot Road and Ardfern Park, and onto Ballyhornan Road;

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Proposal DK 08 t UIF TUFFQ FTDBSQNFOU TMPQF DPWFSFE 10.66 Hectares north off in vegetation which separates the two parcels of land zoned for housing, Ardenlee Gardens and Saul together with the elevated land adjoining the Rathkeltair Road, shall be Road reserved for open space and recreation Development of these lands is reliant upon purposes as part of the development of the provision of the Downpatrick Link Road these lands and shall be kept free of all in accordance with Policy TRAN 1, including types of development; construction of the development road from t EFWFMPQNFOUTIBMMCFSFTUSJDUFEUPTJOHMF Rathkeltair Road to Saul Road, up-grading storey on the higher and more prominent of the northern section of Rathkeltair sections of the site, for example, behind Road between Strangford Road and the Nos. 7-14 Ardenlee Gardens unless it can development road, and up-grading of the be demonstrated that buildings will not Rathkeltair Road / Strangford Road junction break the skyline, nor have an adverse and on the phasing of development. All road visual impact when viewed from Mearne works are to be designed and implemented Road, Strangford Road or The Meadows to the satisfaction of the Roads Service of development; the Department for Regional Development t FYJTUJOH USFFT BOE WFHFUBUJPO BMPOH and implementation is likely to be the top of the escarpment slope shall dependent on contributions from the be retained and enhanced with similar developers of the lands to be served by the native species; road scheme. t BO  NFUSF CFMU PG USFFT PG OBUJWF species to be provided along the Development of the site will only be northern boundary of the new link road permitted in accordance with an agreed where it forms the edge of the settlement scheme to provide the necessary public limit and the zoning to provide screening infrastructure, including those roads for the development and help integrate required to serve these lands. The detailed it into the countryside; alignment and landscaping of the road t B N QMBOUFE MBOETDBQF CVòFS TIBMM shall be designed to achieve the maximum be provided along the boundary with possible degree of integration in the Ardenlee Gardens and the new housing landscape. positioned to prevent overlooking and loss of privacy; Key Design Considerations: t QFEFTUSJBO BOE DZDMFXBZ MJOLT TIBMM CF t IPVTJOHEFWFMPQNFOUUPCFBNJOJNVN provided between the development gross site density of 20 dwellings per and Ardenlee Gardens, Saul Road and hectare and a maximum gross site Rathkeltair Road.; and density of 25 dwellings per hectare; t JOUFSJN TFXBHF EJTQPTBM NFBTVSFT NBZ t QSPWJTJPOPGBMJOLSPBEMJOLJOH4USBOHGPSE be necessary until such time as the Road and Saul Road, realignment of required upgrade to the Waste Water associated junctions and upgrading of Treatment Works for Downpatrick is existing public roads where applicable; complete and fully operational. t BDDFTT BSSBOHFNFOUT BOE EXFMMJOH layout to be designed to ensure houses The road schemes, which are considered front onto existing and proposed access necessary for the proper development of this and public roads; area, will be undertaken as resources permit. t QIBTJOH PG IPVTJOH EFWFMPQNFOU JO Developers of lands released for development relation to infrastructural works. A foul by these road schemes may be required to pumping station will be required to contribute to their construction. serve these lands;

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Proposal DK 12 t SFUFOUJPO PG UIF TUFFQMZ TMPQJOH BOE 13.03 Hectares between elevated land at the junction of Struell Wells Road and Ballyhornan Road for Ballyhornan Road and Struell recreation and open space purposes Wells Road as part of the development of these lands and kept free from all types of Development of these lands is reliant upon development; provision of the Downpatrick Link Road t EFUBJMT PG QPTJUJWF NBOBHFNFOU in accordance with Policy TRAN 1 and arrangements for the proposed open Policy TRAN 2 in Volume 1 of the Plan, its space, and for existing and proposed construction from Strangford Road to Saul landscape features; Road, from Saul Road to Ballyhornan Road, t SFUFOUJPO PG UIF UXP TUBOET PG FYJTUJOH from Ballyhornan Road to Struell Wells Road, trees between Ballyhornan and Struell the realignment of associated junctions and Wells Road; upgrading of existing public roads and on the phasing of development. All road works t FYJTUJOH NBUVSF WFHFUBUJPO BOE USFFT are to be designed and implemented to along the eastern perimeter and along the satisfaction of the Roads Service of the Struell Wells Road frontage, opposite the Department for Regional Development and open countryside, shall be retained and implementation is likely to be dependent enhanced with a 8-10 metre belt of trees on contributions from the developers of of native species to provide screening the lands to be served by the road scheme. for the development and help integrate it into the surrounding countryside; Development of the site will only be t SFHBSEUPCFIBEJOUIFMBZPVUBOEEFTJHO permitted in accordance with an agreed of the development for the setting, scheme to provide the necessary public approaches and views to and from the infrastructure, including those roads State Care monument of Struell Wells to required to serve these lands. The detailed the east; alignment and landscaping of the roads t QSPWJTJPO PG QFEFTUSJBO BOE DZDMFXBZ shall be designed to achieve the maximum links onto Ballyhornan and Struell Wells possible degree of integration in the Roads; landscape. t UIFMBZPVUTIBMMCFEFTJHOFEUPQSPWJEF for maximum permeability by bus Key Design Considerations: services; and t IPVTJOHEFWFMPQNFOUUPCFBNJOJNVN t JOUFSJN TFXBHF EJTQPTBM NFBTVSFT NBZ gross site density of 20 dwellings per be necessary until such time as the hectare and a maximum gross site required upgrade to the Waste Water density of 25 dwellings per hectare; Treatment Works for Downpatrick is complete and fully operational. t QSPWJTJPO PG B MJOL SPBE MJOLJOH Ballyhornan Road to Struell Wells Road, realignment of associated junctions The road schemes, which are considered and upgrading of existing public roads necessary for the proper development of this where applicable; area, will be undertaken as resources permit. t QIBTJOH PG IPVTJOH EFWFMPQNFOU JO Developers of lands released for development relation to infrastructural works. The foul by these road schemes may be required to sewer and water supply require to be contribute to their construction. upgraded and pumping will be required from the site to the foul sewer;

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Proposal DK 13 6.21 Hectares south east of Struell Wells Road

Development of these lands is reliant t SFUFOUJPOPGFYJTUJOHUSFFTBOECPVOEBSZ upon provision of the Downpatrick Link vegetation and enhancement with Road in accordance with Policy TRAN 1 similar indigenous species; and Policy TRAN 2 in Volume 1 of the Plan, t UIF CPVOEBSZ PG UIF TJUF BEKBDFOU UP its construction from Strangford Road to the open countryside to be landscaped Saul Road, from Saul Road to Ballyhornan with an 8-10 metre belt of trees of native Road, from Ballyhornan Road to Struell species to provide screening for the Wells Road, and from Struell Wells Road development and help integrate it into to Road, the realignment of the surrounding countryside; and associated junctions and upgrading of t JOUFSJN TFXBHF EJTQPTBM NFBTVSFT NBZ existing public roads and on the phasing be necessary until such time as the of development. All road works are to required upgrade to the Waste Water be designed and implemented to the Treatment Works for Downpatrick is satisfaction of the Roads Service of the complete and fully operational. Department for Regional Development and implementation is likely to be dependent on contributions from the developers of The road schemes, which are considered the lands to be served by the road scheme. necessary for the proper development of this area, will be undertaken as resources permit. Development of the site will only be Developers of lands released for development permitted in accordance with an agreed by these road schemes may be required to scheme to provide the necessary public contribute to their construction. infrastructure, including those roads required to serve these lands. The detailed alignment and landscaping of the roads shall be designed to achieve the maximum possible degree of integration in the landscape.

Key Design Considerations: t IPVTJOHEFWFMPQNFOUUPCFBNJOJNVN gross site density of 20 dwellings per hectare and a maximum gross site density of 25 dwellings per hectare; t VQHSBEJOH PG UIBU TUSFUDI PG 4USVFMM Wells Road alongside the Downshire Hospital as far as Ardglass Road to form a continuation of the Downpatrick Link Road, and realignment of associated junctions with existing public roads where applicable;

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Proposal DK 15 Proposal DK 16 11.8 Hectares at Cloonagh Existing Industrial Lands

Road and Brannish Road The following areas of existing industrial lands are designated in accordance with Key Design Considerations: Policy IND 1 in Volume 1 of the Plan and as t QSPWJTJPO PG TBUJTGBDUPSZ BDDFTTFT POUP indicated on Map No. 3/002a Downpatrick the existing industrial estate roads; Settlement Map: t SFUFOUJPOPGTVóDJFOUFYJTUJOHUSFFTBOE Flying Horse Road vegetation within the site to screen the Brannish Road development from the and Flying Horse Roads and reduce the visual Cloonagh Road impact of industrial development on the Killough Road edge of the open countryside; and Ballydugan Road t JOUFSJN TFXBHF EJTQPTBM NFBTVSFT NBZ be necessary until such time as the required upgrade to the Waste Water Downpatrick also has a large, 34 hectare, Treatment Works for Downpatrick is serviced industrial estate on the Road complete and fully operational. with 19.83 hectares of remaining developable land, (see Proposal COU 12 and the relevant Down Countryside Map). 35 industrial units The lands owned by Invest at and a new office block have been built near Brannish Road and Killough Road are suitable the entrance to the estate, with a number of for service industry and general industrial office blocks with storage and factories built projects and currently contain 7.52 hectares further within the site. The remaining lands of developable industrial land. Logue Casings have been laid out, serviced and landscaped in Ltd has built a new industrial unit within this accordance with the planning approval. area since the beginning of the Plan period. An additional 0.62 hectares of land is available at There is therefore a total of 44.71 hectares Cloonagh Road. of existing industrial land within or close to Downpatrick, the majority of which is located on the A7 Belfast to Downpatrick Link Corridor as identified within the RDS.

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Transportation

Downpatrick is located on the A7 route linking Plan policies affecting the development of Belfast, , and Downpatrick, transportation in Downpatrick are set out in the part of the Regional Strategic Transport Transportation Section in Volume 1 of the Plan Network, (RSTN). The Regional Transportation (Policy TRAN 1 and TRAN 2). A Road Scheme to Strategy, published in July 2002, sets out the be provided in accordance with Policy TRAN 1 budgets and types of transportation measures in Volume 1 is listed below, (Proposals DK 08 to be implemented including improvements and DK 17). Road Schemes to be provided in to the RSTN. The main road network in accordance with Policy TRAN 2 are identified Downpatrick converges on the Town Centre, under the relevant land use proposals (DK 07, at a complex junction of Market Street, Irish DK 11, DK 12 and DK 13). Street, Scotch Street, English Street and Church Street. In consequence, Market Street and Irish The road lines are shown on Map No. 3/002a Street, in addition to their role as shopping Downpatrick Settlement Map. although those areas, function as local distributors for traffic sections between Saul Road and Struell Wells to and from residential and commercial areas, Road are indicative only. Concept Master and as routes for through traffic. Plans and indicative concept plans, which will accompany applications for development of A new bus terminal for Downpatrick was these lands, will be required to include the completed and opened in June 2005, which proposed line of the relevant development provides a range of enhanced facilities on the road. existing site at Market Street to meet the needs of bus passengers using services to and from Downpatrick.

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Transportation Proposals

The following road proposal is identified in accordance with Policy TRAN 1 in Volume 1 of the Plan:

t 1SPQPTBM%,4USBOHGPSE3PBEo4BVM Road Link

Proposal DK 17 4USBOHGPSE3PBEo4BVM3PBE Link

The Strangford Road – Saul Road Link includes the construction of the development road from Rathkeltair Road to Saul Road, the up- grading of the northern section of Rathkeltair Road between Strangford Road and the development road, and the up-grading of the Rathkeltair Road / Strangford Road junction. All road works are to be designed and implemented to the satisfaction of the Roads Service of the Department for Regional Development.

The road line has been identified to ensure maximum integration within the local and wider landscape. The exact line, which will be determined at detailed design stage to minimise the impact on existing residential properties, will be subject to a separate statutory process, including a detailed public consultation process.

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