Oldtown Mooretown - Text - Fingal County Council

OLDTOWN - MOORETOWN
Local Area Plan
Planning
Department
Typical Strong Edge to the Street
Typical Spine Street
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It is an objective of this LAP to redesign the Glen Ellan Road
Extension, in tandem with the future development of the
Oldtown lands. The following elements in particular will be
accommodated within this redesign:
lThe Glen Ellan Road extension shall be re-designed as a
tree-lined, hard landscaped urban main street
accommodating footpaths, cyclepaths and additional soft
landscaping.
lThe street shall present as an attractive public place and
urban space where traffic speeds are low and raised
platform priority pedestrian crossing facilities are provided,
particularly at the interface with the Local Centre, public
park and schools site. Particular attention shall be given to
proposed surface treatments at junctions with the schools
and Local Centre to distinguish pedestrian, cyclist and
traffic priorities.
lFootpaths at least 4m wide shall be provided in areas of
expected activity adjoining shops, schools and other
facilities. Active use of the street for seating shall be
encouraged at focal points such as cafes and restaurants,
especially where the building frontage has a southerly
aspect with greatest sunlight.
lTo maximise convenience for cyclists to and from adjoining
residential areas, off road cycle tracks shall be provided on
both sides of the street, with a 1m wide suitable hard or soft
landscaping strip separating it from the adjoining road and/or
parking spaces. Public cycle parking shall be located near
entrances to buildings.
lThe boundary treatment along the route delineates the
public from the private realm, the design of which is critical
to the creation of an attractive urban environment. Boundary
treatment to buildings along this road shall not be visually
dominant or intrusive but shall be subtle and creatively
designed using high quality materials and various forms. In
the cases where residential uses apply on the ground floor,
a landscaped private space of c 1.5/2m shall be maintained
to the front of the building line. This may be fronted by a
railing no greater than 1m in height. No high walls shall be
permitted, in the interest of providing an attractive,
accessible and safe urban environment. In the case of
publicly accessible uses, the pavement shall be wider and
extend to the building edge.
lTraffic calming shall be by redesign of street and shall not
require use of speed bumps, other than at raised pedestrian
crossings.
lNo direct vehicular access shall be allowed from any
residential development onto the Glen Ellan Road extension,
frontal development overlooking the road will be
incorporated into the detail design to encourage activity
along the road and to provide passive security along this
route.
lA limited amount of short stay on-street parking shall be
permitted along the Glen Ellan road at the Local Centre.
The detailed redesign of this street shall be prepared in
conjunction with the preparation of an Urban Design/Landscape
Masterplan(s) for the lands. The design team shall be multidisciplinary
comprising urban designers, road design engineers,
architects, landscape architects and archaeologists.