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