Towards a Liffey Valley Strategy Doc. 1 - Kildare.ie
Towards a Liffey Valley Strategy Doc. 1 - Kildare.ie
Towards a Liffey Valley Strategy Doc. 1 - Kildare.ie
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Policy No Nature of Policy Appraisal Consistent<br />
OBJECTIVE<br />
RO2<br />
In respect of the proposed Special Amenity Area Order for the <strong>Liffey</strong> <strong>Valley</strong><br />
(Policy H44, Chapter 10), Dublin City Council shall pursue the following<br />
objectives:<br />
• To develop lands adjoining Islandbridge House and the river <strong>Liffey</strong> for passive<br />
recreational use<br />
• To provide for a footpath along the north bank of the river <strong>Liffey</strong> from<br />
Islandbridge to Chapelizod<br />
• To investigate the feasibility of providing a footbridge across the river <strong>Liffey</strong> to<br />
allow for the development of a pedestrian route linking <strong>Liffey</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Park and<br />
the War Memorial Gardens with the Phoenix Park<br />
• To retain areas of semi-wilderness along the bank of the river <strong>Liffey</strong> to allow<br />
for the survival of flora and fauna and the maintenance of wildlife habitats<br />
• To investigate the feasibility of altering the existing weir on the river <strong>Liffey</strong> at<br />
Islandbridge in order to improve access to the city centre section of the river by<br />
the rowing community<br />
• To carry out a feasibility study to examine the issues involved in constructing a<br />
barrage on the river <strong>Liffey</strong> including the maintenance of water levels to facilitate<br />
river based transport, the protection of all flora/fauna habitats and other<br />
ecological factors<br />
H45 It is policy of Dublin City Council to protect the special character of Landscape<br />
Conservation Areas.<br />
H46 It is the policy of Dublin City Council to protect the unique natural amenit<strong>ie</strong>s of<br />
all rivers within and forming boundar<strong>ie</strong>s to the administrative area of Dublin<br />
City Council and to establish River Basin Management Plans, in co-operation<br />
with other relevant authorit<strong>ie</strong>s.<br />
Recreational<br />
Amenity and<br />
Open Space<br />
RO1 It is the policy of Dublin City Council to continue to manage and protect public<br />
open spaces to meet the social, recreational, conservational and ecological needs<br />
of the city, and to consider the development of appropriate complementary<br />
facilit<strong>ie</strong>s, which do not detract from the amenit<strong>ie</strong>s of spaces. In this context<br />
Dublin City Council will seek to provide toilets/changing room facilit<strong>ie</strong>s as<br />
appropriate in all public parks under its control. Industrial developments of any<br />
kind will not be permitted in city parks and amenity open spaces and any<br />
complementary facilit<strong>ie</strong>s will require prior specific planning permission.<br />
Designation of a <strong>Liffey</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Park would<br />
assist in pursuing these objectives.<br />
Designation of a <strong>Liffey</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Park would<br />
assist in pursuing this policy.<br />
Designation of a <strong>Liffey</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Park would<br />
assist in pursuing this policy.<br />
Designation of a <strong>Liffey</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Park would<br />
assist in pursuing this policy.<br />
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OFFICE OF PUBLIC WORKS ERM IRELAND<br />
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