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8.2 Scenario B
Under Scenario B the focus of future residential development lies on the southwest of the town in the area of
Ardrew, with approximately 30 hectares. North of the town centre a substantial site is located, with approximately
11 hectares. Future residential development east of the railway line comprises 8 hectares, while infill sites in the
town centre and in Coneyburrow amount to 19 hectares. The re-development sites in the town centre can
accommodate a further hectare for residential purposes. In total 69 hectares are projected to be developed for
residential purposes under Scenario B, nearly 20 hectares less than in Scenario A. Of these 69 hectares 15 hectares
are assumed to be developed at an average density of 50 units per hectare, while the remaining 54 are assumed to
be developed at an average of 35 units per hectare.
Figure 8.5 Scenario B
Future retail and commercial areas are located in the town centre. The main features are the re-development sites
along the Inner Relief Street and Main Street and the triangular site north of where canal and river cross, termed
the “Triangle”. While the Triangle contains a residential component (0.6 hectares) it also accommodates
approximately 1.5 hectares for retailing and 1 hectare for offices. Within the re-development sites 4 hectares are
assumed to be developed for retailing and 1 hectare for offices. The Convent site in Stanhope Place and the
Cinema site can accommodate approximately 2.7 hectares for retail use. There is also a retail component on the
Tegral/Minch-Norton sites, amounting to 2 hectares. In total under Scenario B, approximately 10.2 hectares are
available for retailing and 2 hectares for offices in the town centre.
High-density employment, as envisaged in Section 6.2, is located on the re-developed sites of Minch-Norton and
Tegral. Their present sites are assumed to accommodate 8.5 hectares for offices and 3.5 hectares each for industry
and warehousing. An additional site north of the town centre by the Canal comprises 1 hectare for offices. Lowdensity
employment predominantly takes place to the west of the town, on approximately 29 hectares. The
remainder of the low-density employment sites comprise 14 hectares. In total under Scenario B, 9.5 hectares will
be developed for offices (in addition to the office use in the town centre), 29 hectares for industry and 21 hectares
for warehousing. The employment assumptions
Athy IFPLUT Study 70 Final Report December 2004