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the site with the town centre and railway station and adequate land should be reserved to facilitate likely future traffic
growth;
• The need to set aside land for a passenger station to serve the proposed development in the medium or longer term,
subject to the selection of an agreed location in consultation with Iarnród Éireann;
• A landscaping and tree planting scheme will be implemented to enhance the setting of the development; and
• A detailed Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA), Mobility Management plan and parking strategy that optimizes modal shift
to public transport, cycling and walking will also be required.
2.3.45 Provision has also been made for sites suitable to accommodate additional industrial development, ensuring
Carrigtwohill has the optimum mix of sites to meet the industrial sector requirements. Additional lands to the west of
Carrigtwohill have been included for this purpose.
2.3.46 In relation to the development of other lands zoned for industrial use, the following issues should be considered as part
of any development proposal,
• CT-I-01 -High quality structural landscaping shall be provided along the western site boundary as part of a comprehensive
landscaping scheme for the site and shall also include proposals to minimise the impact on existing residential properties
on the eastern site boundary.
• CT-I-02 - Consideration should be given to providing connectivity between the south-western part of this site and the
proposed passenger rail station at Fota Retail and Business Park.
Business
2.3.47 Several sites are identified for business uses in this plan, as in the 2017 Local Area Plan, including a number of sites for
general business uses. Three adjoining sites to the south west of the town are consolidated in a single zoning in this
plan. One of the key business opportunities in Carrigtwohill is at the Station Quarter (CT-B-06). Provision shall be made
in this area for a range of uses including convenience retailing, professional services and leisure facilities. Residential
development can also be accommodated at first floor level and above. CT-B-03 and CT-B-04 continue to be zoned for
distribution related business uses given the proximity to existing business uses and location next to a major intersection
on the N25.
Town Centre and Retail
2.3.48 This plan envisages that the town centre of Carrigtwohill will grow in line with the planned increases in population and
develop into an attractive area of mixed-use development where the aim is to ensure that a significant amount of the
goods and services required by the town’s population can be provided without the need to travel to other locations.
It is particularly important, if unnecessary car journeys are to be avoided, that the range and scale of convenience
goods shopping should be sufficient to provide for the weekly shopping needs of the resident population. The parallel
development of a good range of comparison goods shopping will add significantly to the overall attractiveness of
Carrigtwohill as a place to live and work.
2.3.49 The dispersed nature of the town centre in Carrigtwohill is noted, with the primary retail area being located along Main
Street (CT-T-01). This retail area has evolved over time and it is acknowledged that improvements are required to
public realm spaces and connectivity. While new retail facilities (Aldi, at CT-T-02) have been provided to the west of
the town centre, significant regeneration of the town centre itself has yet to take place and the current retail / service
offer within the town is limited. The town has instead become a focus for retail warehousing, with the development of
over 8,000sqm of retail warehousing at Fota Retail and Business Park. Convenience shopping is provided in the form of
a discount food store to the west of the town (Aldi), a Centra in the centre of the town and a Costcutter supermarket at
the eastern end.
2.3.50 The CT-T-01 site denotes the established footprint of the town centre and it requires some consolidation and
enhancement. It includes an area identified for regeneration where the current uses, including extensive transport/
storage yard areas, are better suited to a site outside of the town centre. Regeneration here will allow for expansion
of town centre uses. This core shopping area (retail core) is the primary location for new retail and office development
where services are provided to visiting members of the public. New residential development that will enhance the
vitality, attractiveness and safety of the town centre will be an important component of any development proposal.
2.3.51 Any proposals for development within this core CT-T-01 area should comply with the overall uses acceptable in town
centre areas and should, in the short to medium term, sensitively incorporate provision for relocated public carparking
off Main Street as part of any redevelopment proposals to the south of Main Street, as appropriate. The development
of the core retail area will also provide for the closure of the eastbound slip off road from the N25. It is desirable that this
be considered within a national Infrastructure improvements programme. The N25 Carrigtwohill to Midleton Transport
Infrastructure Upgrade project was progressed to Phase 2 Options Selection in September 2020.
2.3.52 There are a number of key public realm/civic space opportunities within the T-01 including in particular the area around
the Station Rd./Main Street junction, the land immediately south of Pearce Place, across from St. Mary’s church, and the
significant regeneration opportunity at the Main Street site which is currently in active use as a depot for a transport/
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