Howth Urban Centre Strategy Fingal County Council
Howth Urban Centre Strategy Fingal County Council
Howth Urban Centre Strategy Fingal County Council
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1.O Introducti on<br />
<strong>Fingal</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Council</strong> appointed the Nati onal Building Agency in March<br />
2008 to undertake an <strong>Urban</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> <strong>Strategy</strong> for <strong>Howth</strong> Village <strong>Centre</strong>,<br />
as required under Objecti ve UO2 of the <strong>Fingal</strong> Development Plan 2005-<br />
2011. The lands generally comprise the village centre and harbour area,<br />
extending west to include the Techrete site and immediate environs.<br />
<strong>Howth</strong> is described in the Development Plan as a disti ncti ve sett lement<br />
located within a unique natural and built environment which fulfi ls a<br />
predominately leisure role for visitors with restaurants, cafes, bars and<br />
some niche shopping such as arts and craft s.<br />
Secti on 10.3 of the <strong>Fingal</strong> Development Plan 2005-2011 outlines the<br />
specifi c development strategy for <strong>Howth</strong> village. The development<br />
strategy envisages that <strong>Howth</strong> village will develop in a manner that<br />
will protect the character of the village, strengthen and promote the<br />
provision and range of faciliti es, especially the retenti on and promoti on<br />
of retail convenience shopping and community services to support the<br />
existi ng populati ons and tourists.<br />
<strong>Howth</strong> <strong>Urban</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> <strong>Strategy</strong><br />
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