Newlands Cross Upgrade EIS - European Investment Bank

South Dublin County Council N7 Newlands Cross Upgrade
Environmental Impact Statement
Arup Consulting Engineers
Since March 2003, the R110 east of the M50 Red Cow Interchange has become a Strategic
Route and as such is managed by the Dublin Region Traffic Management Centre, as agreed by
the four Dublin Local Authorities. It is proposed to add the section of the N7 from Red Cow to
Newland Cross to the Strategic Route at a later date.
“A Platform for Change” was published by the Dublin Transportation Office (DTO) in 2001.
This is the transportation strategy for the Greater Dublin Metropolitan Area. The N7
Transportation Corridor has been included within the strategy as a constituent route within the
Quality Bus Network. It will facilitate public transport movements along the Naas Road (N7),
through the creation of a Quality Bus Corridor (QBC) and bus priority measures. The
proposed Naas Road QBC will provide interchange links with the orbital QBC at Newlands
Cross.
An assessment of the strategic traffic impact of the proposed improvements at Newlands
Cross in the context of the overall development of the road network is given in Chapter 5.
3.3 Adjacent Land Uses
Figure 3.1 shows the area surrounding the junction. The lands along the Naas Road (N7) to
the west of Newland Cross have not been intensively developed. On the northern side of the
road these lands include Corkagh Park, part of which is taken up by the Camac Valley
Caravan and Camping Park, and is zoned in the South Dublin County Council Development
Plan 2004 - 2010 as Objective F “To preserve and provide for open space and recreational
amenities”. The residential areas of Newland Manor and Bushfield are located to the east of
Corkagh Demesne. These are low to medium density developments consisting of apartments,
duplexes, terraced and semi-detached dwellings .This area is zoned Objective A “To protect
and/or improve Residential Amenity”. A triangular portion of land located on the western side
of Newland Cross contains the Bewleys Hotel and a car dealership. This area of land is zoned
Objective LC “To protect, provide for and/or improve Local Centre facilities”. Newland Golf
Course and the Roadstone quarry are located on the southern side of the road. The principal
zoning in this location is Objective B “To protect and improve Rural Amenity and to provide
for the development of Agriculture”.
Along the northern side of the Naas Road (N7), between Newland Cross and the Red Cow
Roundabout, there has been extensive development. Immediately to the east of Newland Cross
is Michael Tynan Motor Showrooms. This development adjoins the Newland housing estate
which is a residential area of low density detached and semi-detached dwellings.
Further east is St. Brigid’s Cottages. Both areas are zoned Objective A “To protect and/or
improve Residential Amenity”. The land on both sides of St. Brigid’s Cottages is zoned
Objective E “To provide for Enterprise and Employment and related uses”. Much of this
development is at low densities, with potential for redevelopment, and there is one large
greenfield site directly to the west of the Cottages. These areas contain a mixture of uses
which range from restaurant to warehousing to light industrial.
Between the N7 and the Convent Road, off Fonthill Road (R113) is Newlands Retail Centre
which includes a Londis supermarket, sports shop, beauty salon, Carroll & Roche Subaru
specialists and a take-away and public house. South of the N7 across from St Brigid’s
Cottages is Heiton Buckley’s Builders Providers. Moving west towards the junction there are
farm buildings, a derelict property and a number of memorial plaques. Much of the land here
is undeveloped and in private ownership. A parcel of land on the corner of the N7 and the
Belgard Road is in South Dublin County Council ownership.
On the east of the Belgard Road (R113) is a private house (Mooreen House), beside that
another property is under construction. Further south along the Belgard Road are a number of
private residences and a Fire Station. Across the Belgard Road to the west is the entrance to
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