Newry and Mourne District Council

Newry City Centre Strategic Development Framework March 2004
c. Transforming the urban environment
Projects/ Actions
Possible Funding Delivered By Priority
Sources
- Insist that the Area Plan includes policies ensuring that new development or redevelopment of buildings along Merchants Quay, Mall
- DOE 1
and Buttercrane Quay should be at least 4 storeys in height so as to improve the relationship of the streetscape with the canal and
river.
- Create civic spaces at a number of key sites round the city centre – Cathedral Square; Linear Park from St Colmans Park, via St NMDC NMDC 1
Marys Church to the river (including bridge link through St Marys Street to the Buttercrane); major events venue in the central park
centre on the current bus depot site; minor events space in coal yard site to the rear of the arts centre with a link to the Town
Hall.
- Consider a phased approach to the pedestrianisation of Hill Street and the creation of Marcus Square and Margaret Square as DRD DRD/NMDC 2
formal civic spaces
- Develop multi storey parking on existing car parks at Lower Water Street, Sugar House Quay and to the rear of the telephone DRD/Private DRD/Private 1
exchange
- Promote the development of new multi storey car parks to the rear of Merchants Quay and North Street site as part of Private DRD/Private 1
redevelopment of these sites
- Limit current surface parking on significant sites such as in the central area – gradually remove this as provision of multi storey
DRD/NMDC DRD/NMDC 1
alternatives increases
- Incorporate all new multi storey into new commercial development and ensure that the car park fits with the streetscape. New
Private/DRD DRD/DOE 1
parking should be of a high standard that provides adequate width between bays.
- Remove traffic from River Street to facilitate river side development DRD DRD 2
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