GENERAL DEVELOPMENT ISSUES

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GENERAL DEVELOPMENT ISSUES

• Downturn less issues but the Development Plan
  (DP) must take account of the future
• Young population must be planned for into the
  future
• Must be an aspirational aspect to the plan A
  Vision
• Must have the framework for changes
• Urban Centres Population changes need to be
  taken account of How are we going to serve
  these towns, Viable and Sustainable
• Malahide being squeezed by Swords, Businesses
  hurting because of lack of infrastructure eg.
  Parking and Traffic Commercial pressure
• A ring road around Malahide?
• Bridgefield Car Park should be developed.

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GENERAL DEVELOPMENT ISSUES cont

• Remember agriculture here is going through a
  hard time
• Horticulture is also going through a hard time
• Water is major issue
• Agriculture may be affected by Landfill
• Glasshouses Planning Permission needed should
  not be subject to Development Levies
• Housing - balance between keeping Rural
  Communities, needs of the family v need to
  protect Rural Areas
• Respect existing Communities
• Difficult to buy site if you dont own land

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GENERAL DEVELOPMENT ISSUES cont

• Population /Housing Eircom duct network areas
  in sites needed in new areas for exchanges
• FAS Growth imbalance in Blanchardstown need
  for smaller units and localised units for
  training . No joining up between Blanchardstown
  and Swords Greater spread of training
  facilities needed
• Transport issues in Lusk and Skerries Difficult
  to get to Blanchardstown for training Encourage
  Public Transport use Small Bus Corridors
• Tie up needed between 4 Dublin Plans
• CIF Accuracy needed in Population projections
  and co-ordinated approach between 4 Local
  Authorities

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GENERAL DEVELOPMENT ISSUES cont

• D15 Chamber of Commerce Potential change in
  Dublin 15 Area re ethnic composition
• Blanchardstown needs to be a destination as a
  recreational area around Tyrellstown eg
  Snowtopia
• Where can recreational areas be developed, Need
  to Identify this
• Should be preparing for our role in Dublin City
  region
• Need to have economic vision as well as physical
  vision
• Protect the Rural areas and ensure that
  agriculture is feasible, develop food industries
  for added value Food Parks
• Lack of Community Meeting space

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GENERAL DEVELOPMENT ISSUES cont

• Need for more assisted living in towns (Malahide
  Forum did a survey within the local community)
• Need for Medical Services to be centrally located
• Centralised services along Public Routes
• Ongar and Dublin 15 Infrastructure deficiencies
• Eircom have difficulty getting sites for
  exchanges Land Owners wont sell
• Need for Interchange at Dunsink
  (Finglas/Tyrellstown)
• Large housing estates without facilities
  Tyrellstown car dependant
• Need for ducting in lands trends towards less
  ducting to reduce costs

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GENERAL DEVELOPMENT ISSUES cont

• Absence of co-ordination between Local
  Authorities, Central Government and Agencies
  i.e. 6 year frame for DP v 20 year Regional Plan
• Need for people who grow up in an area to live in
  the area in an affordable way
• Inspection for water proposal from Central
  Government - duplicating work already done by
  Dept. of Agriculture
• Wind farms possible for farms to link into the
  Grid
• Development Plan for Wind farms diversify farm
  economy
• Issues around connecting to Wind farms
• Eirgrid High capacity lines 110 and over
• Gate process No. 3 now closed

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GENERAL DEVELOPMENT ISSUES cont

• Need for longer term Planning permissions
• Need for protection of network
• Need to relate Zoning to where grid is
• Encourage people to use different energy sources
• Co-operation between farms and companies
• ESB always envisage that there will be a need for
  overhead lines Underground lines problems
  with servicing
• Upgrading in Rural Dublin and Urban areas
• Blanchardstown Area Partnership Covering all of
  Dublin 15- Speed of new Development No amenity
  facilities, Playing in the absence of community
  Speech on behalf of Communities Permeability-
  Growth in Ethnic minorities Rental
  Accommodation Scheme SPC participation

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GENERAL DEVELOPMENT ISSUES cont

• Large shopping areas like the Pavillions has a
  series knock on effect for all towns
• Accessibility a key issue
• In Towns there must be clear distinction within
  them to encourage vitality and internal movement
  
• An expression with plan that village centres
  encourage balanced mix of use
• Rates re-evaluation will have negative effect on
  a number of businesses
• Look at reasons for pre-ponderance of certain
  types of uses (eg bookies, fast food)

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GENERAL DEVELOPMENT ISSUES cont
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ENTERPRISE EMPLOYMENT

• Need high quality well resourced for FDI
• Need to concentrate where networks are strong
  (energy) plus services
• Types of industry will change away from
  manufacturing
• Design of buildings energy efficient and carbon
  neutral to reduce demand
• R D increasingly important
• Focus on jobs that are less mobile, long term
  fostering of jobs
• Partnership type arrangements between Council and
  business
• Incubation Centre both as small set up centres
  Enterprise space and support centres but also as
  part of 4th level education.

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ENTERPRISE EMPLOYMENT cont

• Eg. The Invent Centre in DCU a good model
• Note Global Entrepreneurship Monitoring Report.
• Need a clear economic plan integrate Metro
  North Indecon Report into DP
• Need to look at Economic Corridors and use the
  existing assets within it eg. Human capital
• Need good transport service, access
• Must plan for energy efficiency, should move
  ahead of basic standards. Use this as a selling
  point.
• Expanding public transport into and around Fingal
• Communications systems within business parks
  should be of the highest standard fibre optic

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ENTERPRISE EMPLOYMENT cont

• Needs to be sufficient flexibility within plan to
  allow changes in industry
• DP should use feedback from big business in
  Fingal eg. Though Invest Fingal
• Take in enterprise needs of recent immigrants
• Tourism great resources in Fingal, create jobs
  which are uniquely Irish
• Create links between tourist attraction and the
  existing towns
• Dublin Airport impacts all area, a natural asset
• Examine the concept of Airport City from a
  planning view point. Will it negatively impact on
  other development along Metro? Need to be careful

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ENTERPRISE EMPLOYMENT cont

• Encourage and develop main functions of the
  airport
• How can we encourage more export companies into
  Fingal? (the Export Board)
• Regeneration small pockets, incentives for
  companies
• Need to support retail at more local level the
  town centres
• FAS Enterprise village needed incubation
  units needed
• CIF the importance of pre-planning
• D15 Chamber of Commerce types of employment,
  skilled type high end employment
• Eircom need for fiber optic communications to
  be home working when buildings being built.
  Standards meet in terms of internet etc.

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ENTERPRISE EMPLOYMENT cont

• FAS Bremore should be developed
• JIT facilities needed for businesses ie. Storage
  facilities
• Council should provide lead ie. Social employment
  scheme
• Metro North
• Demand for amount of zoning around Metro is
  questionable
• Importance of Metro Park
• Importance of P R and P R to be cost
  effective
• Tourism should be developed around Metro and in
  Fingal leisure centres
• Flexibility needed shouldnt predict type of
  industry to develop
• Encourage food production/processing
• Develop farm tourism/equestrian activity trials
  needed

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ENTERPRISE EMPLOYMENT cont

• Have good idea of what costs will be- important
  for business- ability to plan forward. Index
  linking of development levies can be unfair. They
  should be frozen for lifetime of permission.
• Enterprise space very important in D15 and
  Balbriggan. There are some facilities, but there
  is a need for small units, for skill training
  space, for enterprise supplementing FAS.
• Home Based Economic activities example for
  small businesses.
• Need to facilitate Home Based Economic activities
  in rural areas
• No need for more zoning
• Agri-business need to look at uses permitted.
• Enterprises are reliant on energy- likely to be
  shortfall in 5 years. Need for cost-effective
  energy. Need to facilitate energy infrastructure,
  if not problem in 5 years. Need to link to local
  needs

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ENTERPRISE EMPLOYMENT cont

• Metro North Demand for amount of zoning is
  questionable Metro)
• Importance of Metro West
• Importance of PR,RR should be multi-storey to
  be cost effective
• Tourism should be developed around Metro and in
  Fingal
• Flexibility needed should not predict type of
  industry to develop
• Develop farm tourism/equestrian Activity/trails
  needed
• Encourage food production/processing industry
• Develop Howth for Fishing/Tourism

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INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORTATION

• Drainage Rush/Lusk problems services at
  capacity need for Portrane/Donabate WWTP. Urgent
  need for provision of Treatment Plant. Need to
  ensure treatment plants are of adequate size.
• Floodplains building on floodplains just moves
  flood further in. Can displace water over
  farmland. Problems with flooding of land caused
  by new roads.
• Attenuation of surface water an important issue
• Recycling good facility have been provided
  need for lower cost to encourage
• Energy Corridors for multiple infrastructure
• Early notification of power requirements ESB will
  facilitate if they know in good time. Engagement
  with ESB at pre-planning stage essential

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INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORTATION cont

• D15 Connection to city centre very poor
• Rural transport initiative was very successful
• Train services improved link feeder buses
  needed- reduce need to use cars
• Need to keep Metro North on track
• Maintenance of Rural roads, potholes, verges
  Thistle in verges detrimental to land which is
  left in good state. Should landowners keep own
  verges Insurance huge issue.
• Focus on working and living in Fingal good
  transport to job needed
• Maintenance of existing roads vital in some
  ways more important than building new roads.
• Timing of New Roads may need to be reconsidered

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INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORTATION cont

• Access into the Airport quite good but in the
  long term need to improve accessability
• Access to Bremore Port
• Bremore Port where and what impact for Fingal
  Transport links
• Extend Dart to Bremore, road connections etc.
• Western bypass of Swords needs to be carefully
  planned and developed in the short term
• Wetland policies which can attract eco-tourism
• Wind energy - issue connection to the Grid
• Metro West and Metro North important for
  sustainable development but need connections to
  other towns ie. Bus links

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INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORTATION cont

• Adequate transport networks to connect places
• Cycling better than expected, interest in
  takeup of the new schemes. Improve cycle lanes
  around places of work
• Cycle lanes in the wrong place, should be safer
• Encourage more creative enterprise side Arts
  and Crafts, studio space, dedicated retail space.
  Louth County Enterprise Board supports arts and
  crafts in Louth- Kilkenny design type centre

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INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORTATION cont

• Taxi-ranks taxi regulator talking to local
  councils about taxi ranks need more ranks
• Lack of co-operation between councils regarding
  provision of water
• All zoned land should be serviced
• Ducting needs to be high spec
• Flexibility needed ie sewer provision
• Sites needed for exchanges
• If site is un-serviced provide rebate on
  development levies.

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HERITAGE ISSUES

• Fingal needs to be a place to live and work
• Need to develop culture centres eg Theatres and
  Art Galleries both for a higher quality of life
  and to attract Tourism link our main parks
  better for tourism
• Utilise what is there already eg linking
  businesses with Tidy Towns
• Need to protect Scenery, high landscape quality
• Fingal has a high quality environment higher
  density development along economic and transport
  routes would help this Cluster Development
• Protecting the coastline is important
• Greenbelts that contain development within
  Clustering Areas Dont want to create
  artificial ones. Create them around crucial
  areas. They need to have a viable use

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HERITAGE ISSUES cont

• Greenbelt restricted development need to have
  greenbelts or some restrictions on development
  before its gets down to an emergency situation
  of keeping one or two fields
• Important to protect existing heritage buildings
• Issue of ACA in towns-should be kept
• List of Protected Structures should be revisited
  and updated
• Need to balance between protection and
  feasibility to keep building eg within working
  farmyard
• Carrot approach more practical than Stick
  approach e.g. SAC farmers can build Hide and
  charge entrance fee
• County has a huge range of good buildings need
  to promote them as well as protect Shackleton
  Mills, Concerts in Ardgillan
• Too many restrictions on parks - no cycling or
  playing

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HERITAGE ISSUES cont

• Lake outside Balrothery should be opened up
• Natural Heritage
• Most of what you see is a business
• Most people are responsible
• Rights of Way/Trespass a problem
• Agri-tourism could be developed in places where
  you are allowed to walk
• No definitive map of rights of way, these should
  not be imposed. Balance to be found should be
  seen as an opportunity
• Coastal Path keep as an objective, even if long
  term
• Beaches need to be cleaned and cars parked off
  the beach
• SACs are important to farmers need balance not
  a blanket ban

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HERITAGE ISSUES cont

• Graveyard in Balbriggan- Problem to get access to
  new graveyard in Balscadden. Land around existing
  graveyard should be allocated to it.
• Importance of Village Design statements
• Protect/Enhance straw roof cottages and water
  pumps
• Protect and enhance bridal paths
• Protect and enhance Martello Towers and castles
• Link heritage and tourism
• Need to balance protecting heritage with
  developing it should not impact development

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CROSS CUTTING THEMES

• Feedstock a source of fuel (grown by farmers)
• Importance of high quality design
• To encourage Rural diversification plan could
  provide exemptions for small enterprise units on
  farms
• Facility recycling
• Dont neglect the economic aspect of rural
  development
• Need for performance indicators to assess climate
  change
• Sustainable development measures eg solar etc.
  not as effective as should be sustainable
  development agenda needs to be tested and not
  jump in head first
• Social inclusion not build isolated development

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CROSS CUTTING THEMES cont

• Childcare facilities should be included in
  workplaces and should be needs based
• Childcare guidelines should not be applied
  prescriptively
• Need for facilities and services for older people
  social activities
• Cross Cutting Themes are acceptable
• Imagine Canada- seen as example to get other
  sources of funding to provide more equality
• Fairness in dealing with the Council- standard
  changes should get the same response from each
  planner
• Infrastructure should be consistent with
  development -allow for future growth especially
  for sewer/new mains

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CROSS CUTTING THEMES cont

• Should there be a provision for review of
  objectives in previous plan
• Climate change should be in plan encourage
  households to reduce C02 etc.
• Overall objective to shift to renewable energy
  supplies most people dont even consider what
  energy they use, Council role is in education
• Smart metering should be introduced
• Link up between Industry and farming Council
  could act as Liaison
• Costal Erosion is the Council keeping note of
  this. Is there going to be man-made measures
  necessary to protect coastal walkways

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CROSS CUTTING THEMES cont

• Climate change low lying areas eg Sutton need
  to consider
• Social Inclusion facilities needed. Fostering
  links between business and community
  organisations to bring them into employment and
  education

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CROSS CUTTING THEMES cont
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Miscellaneous

• Review of previous plan to see overlap to new
  plan
• Community Facilities Council role in providing
  Community facilities County is lacking in this
• 2012 London Olympics opportunities for Fingal
  training facilities and camps (Sports Council
  working on this)
• Games related contracts Food Provision Energy
• Tourism
• Conference centre in Dublin will have knock-on
  effects in Fingal
• Heritage trail within Fingal
• Fingal Way should be developed work has been
  done on this within community Dept.

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Miscellaneous