Swords Masterplan - Fingal County Council

Specific Local Objectives:
● Development should provide for integration with the Metro Plaza
and Metro Box*. These connections shall be provided on a phased
basis, to complement and serve future development in Swords.
● The provision of the Central Street connection to the Cultural
Quarter shall take place in conjunction with the development of the
Cultural Quarter located east of Dublin Road/Street.
● Central Street, The Rise and South Street shall facilitate 24 hour
pedestrian and cyclist public access.
● Shop Street, Mall Street and existing internal streets (within the
Pavilions existing building) shall support longer public access
(minimum 18 hours).
● The Rise shall be a 24 hour street for pedestrian and public
transport movements linking Malahide Road, through the northern
section of the Pavilions development area, and ultimately over the
R132, and connecting with the Barrysparks lands.
● The Rise, Central and South Streets shall be constructed at a
gradient of less than 1:20 in order to accommodate the proposed
level and nature of public access.
VERTICAL CIRCULATION WITHIN THE PUBLIC REALM
BETWEEN 0 AND +1
The creation of a multi level public realm will present opportunities for different
forms of vertical movement. The vertical movement will be expressed as:
(i) Inclined streets, which will be pedestrian friendly, rising from the Cultural
Quarter eastward to the upper ground level (Level +1) along Central Street
and South Street.
(ii) Inclined street from the Malahide Road, which continues as The Rise toward
the Metro Plaza, which will cater for public transport.
Direct vertical circulation between level 0, level +1 and levels -0 will be in the
form of stairs, lifts and escalators which will connect between upper and lower
levels. These circulation cores are located adjacent to entrances to streets and
public spaces. Circulation cores shall not be positioned within the general width
of the street. Visual connection between the two primary street levels (at 0 and +1)
shall be provided at each circulation node in the form of apertures with no more
than 30% of their plan area occupied by stairs, escalators and lifts.They allow for
the integration of existing levels 0 and +1 of the existing Pavilions buildings
within the new streetscape.
* Metro Box is an underground vehicular connection across the R132, associated ramps, and necessary
realignment of the R132 locally, in order to provide for access to lands zoned 'Swords Town Centre'
east and west of the R132, as shown in the Fingal Development Plan 2005 to 2011. This plan was
adopted under Part 8.
LEVELS/MOVEMENTS
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