The Pisser Dignam could have the last laugh. Among the suggestions in the ambitious Local Area Plan for Phibsborough/Mountjoy is that the new "prime urban centre" should include that most fashionable of offerings – a farmers' market. If the plan is adopted, history will have come full circle – a century ago, part of the Bohemians FC pitch at Dalymount Park was originally a vegetable plot known as the Pisser Dignam's field.
A stock of fine red-brick terraces grew up in the surrounding Phibsborough area at about the same time, resulting in Victorian and Edwardian residences – many richer in architectural character than the supposedly swankier boroughs of Dublin 6 and 8.
Then, in what was considered progress during the late l960s, a row of such period houses was demolished on Phibsborough Road to make way for one of the first, but possibly the ugliest, of shopping centres built in Dublin. Just as the plans for a new shopping centre are on the cards, and hopes that the area will get that boost so long overdue, it was the building of the original seven-storey tower in 1969, just past Doyle's Corner, that marked the decline of Phibsborough as one of the city's oldest villages.
Sunday Independent
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Showing posts with label Draft Lifford Local Area Plan. Show all posts
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Sunday, 29 June 2008
Friday, 24 August 2007
New town to boast 16,000 energy-efficient homes
A NEW 'green' town to include 16,000 homes is planned for the capital.
The new suburb will be in Clonburris and Liffey Valley, and will offer new residents a direct rail link to the city centre.
The houses will also be among the 'greenest' ever built here, with builders using the most environmentally friendly products available.
South Dublin County Council has developed a masterplan for the area between Lucan and Clondalkin, which sets out how the town will be developed.
Clonburris has joined nearby Adamstown in being designated a Strategic Development Zone, meaning the community facilities and public transport links will be built in tandem with the new homes.
Landowners will be asked to help pay for rail links and essential infrastructure for the new town.
The council are already developing a new town in nearby Adamstown, also a Strategic Development Zone, and developers involved in this scheme have helped pay for infrastructure.
And the public are being asked to give their views on the massive development planned for the south west of the city. The site lies west of the M50 motorway, and the Dublin-Kildare railway line bisects it with the Grand Canal bordering its southern end.
The Clonburris area covers 265 hectares, and the new district of eight new neighbourhoods will be based around a new Main Street adjacent to the rail and metro station at Fonthill Road.
It will include "significant" shopping and employment floorspace, between 11,800 and 16,000 new homes, and a range of community and other facilities such as schools and parks to support the new community.
New bridges will be built across the canal and railway to provide good public transport links, while a "sustainability toolkit" sets out standards that new development will need to meet. This includes "A" rated energy-efficient new homes and and the use of renewable energy sources.
The proposed Local Area Plan for the Liffey Valley Centre covers 64 hectares and provides a high quality mixed use urban centre, based on upgraded public transport and urban design. The new town centre will incorporate retail, commercial, residential, recreational, community and cultural activities.
It promises "innovative" buildings and a network of urban squares and streets. A new bus/taxi interchange, with possible future Luas, will be provided at the heart of the new town centre.
The public consultation period on both plans runs until October 1 next, and the public are asked to make written submissions. The plans can be inspected at council offices.
Irish Independent
The new suburb will be in Clonburris and Liffey Valley, and will offer new residents a direct rail link to the city centre.
The houses will also be among the 'greenest' ever built here, with builders using the most environmentally friendly products available.
South Dublin County Council has developed a masterplan for the area between Lucan and Clondalkin, which sets out how the town will be developed.
Clonburris has joined nearby Adamstown in being designated a Strategic Development Zone, meaning the community facilities and public transport links will be built in tandem with the new homes.
Landowners will be asked to help pay for rail links and essential infrastructure for the new town.
The council are already developing a new town in nearby Adamstown, also a Strategic Development Zone, and developers involved in this scheme have helped pay for infrastructure.
And the public are being asked to give their views on the massive development planned for the south west of the city. The site lies west of the M50 motorway, and the Dublin-Kildare railway line bisects it with the Grand Canal bordering its southern end.
The Clonburris area covers 265 hectares, and the new district of eight new neighbourhoods will be based around a new Main Street adjacent to the rail and metro station at Fonthill Road.
It will include "significant" shopping and employment floorspace, between 11,800 and 16,000 new homes, and a range of community and other facilities such as schools and parks to support the new community.
New bridges will be built across the canal and railway to provide good public transport links, while a "sustainability toolkit" sets out standards that new development will need to meet. This includes "A" rated energy-efficient new homes and and the use of renewable energy sources.
The proposed Local Area Plan for the Liffey Valley Centre covers 64 hectares and provides a high quality mixed use urban centre, based on upgraded public transport and urban design. The new town centre will incorporate retail, commercial, residential, recreational, community and cultural activities.
It promises "innovative" buildings and a network of urban squares and streets. A new bus/taxi interchange, with possible future Luas, will be provided at the heart of the new town centre.
The public consultation period on both plans runs until October 1 next, and the public are asked to make written submissions. The plans can be inspected at council offices.
Irish Independent
Thursday, 5 April 2007
Draft Lifford Local Area Plan 2007
Donegal County Council
This Draft Plan was prepared by the Central Planning Unit (Department of Planning and Economic Development, Donegal County Council), in accordance with Sections 18 – 20 of the Planning & Development Acts 2000 - 2006.
PUBLIC CONSULATION
The Draft Local Area Plan with associated map is available for inspection and or purchase at a fee of €20 from Friday 30th March until Friday 11th May 2007 (inclusive), at the following times and in the following venues;
9.00 am – 4.30 (Mon – Fri) Planning Office, County House, Lifford.
9.00 am – 4.30 (Mon – Fri) Planning Office, Public Service Centre, Letterkenny.
Copies may also be inspected at the Lifford Clonleigh Resource Centre and Lifford Community Library.
If you need a submission made, contact 0404-66060
This Draft Plan was prepared by the Central Planning Unit (Department of Planning and Economic Development, Donegal County Council), in accordance with Sections 18 – 20 of the Planning & Development Acts 2000 - 2006.
PUBLIC CONSULATION
The Draft Local Area Plan with associated map is available for inspection and or purchase at a fee of €20 from Friday 30th March until Friday 11th May 2007 (inclusive), at the following times and in the following venues;
9.00 am – 4.30 (Mon – Fri) Planning Office, County House, Lifford.
9.00 am – 4.30 (Mon – Fri) Planning Office, Public Service Centre, Letterkenny.
Copies may also be inspected at the Lifford Clonleigh Resource Centre and Lifford Community Library.
If you need a submission made, contact 0404-66060
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