Swords Masterplan - Fingal County Council
Swords Masterplan - Fingal County Council
Swords Masterplan - Fingal County Council
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6.6 Urban Form – Streets<br />
LINKING THE TOWN CENTRE TOGETHER<br />
Objectives:<br />
● To provide for a clearly defined street hierarchy. Each street will be<br />
designed according to the core principle that the street is a space, a<br />
place of containment and activity rather than simply a movement and<br />
access route. The scale and character of each street, its width, and<br />
the height of buildings along it shall relate to this hierarchy. A high<br />
degree of permeability will be provided throughout the street network,<br />
with provision for 24 hour streets and minimum 18 hour streets.<br />
● To create a strong central 24 hour pedestrian street, ‘Central Street’<br />
through the Pavilions site connecting the Cultural Quarter, Metro<br />
Quarter and Barrysparks lands.<br />
● To create a strong 24 hour public transport route, ‘The Rise’,<br />
through the Pavilions site connecting the historic <strong>Swords</strong> Town<br />
Centre, Metro Quarter and Barrysparks lands.<br />
STREET NETWORK<br />
The proposed network of streets will be distinguished in character via:<br />
● Width to height proportions, which will reflect the primacy of the streets<br />
within the scheme. Urban design and daylight criteria will govern the<br />
width-height relationship.<br />
● Primary use, for example retail, residential access, office use etc, will<br />
result in differing street widths and materials.<br />
● The Streets will take the form of a mix of sheltered streets with glazing<br />
or unsheltered streets. The purpose of the sheltered streets is to<br />
protect shoppers against inclement weather conditions, while at the<br />
same time facilitating permeability and a network of 24 hour movement<br />
within the scheme which is more akin to a Town Centre environment<br />
than a shopping mall.<br />
● All streets will be designed with passive security in mind, including the<br />
following features:<br />
– Overlooking by residential and other uses on the upper floors<br />
– Clear and unobstructed street lines without recessed or hidden areas<br />
for easy surveillance at ground level<br />
– Residential and office accommodation should have street addresses with<br />
overt street level entrance lobbies distributed along all 24 hour routes.<br />
– All routes should have alterative access points so cul-de-sacs are avoided.<br />
– Clear street naming signage should be used throughout the area in a<br />
consistent manner to a <strong>Swords</strong> Town Centre standard design.<br />
– No element of the buildings adjacent the streets shall project over the<br />
street width, except intermittent bays less than 10% of the street width.<br />
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S W O R D S M A S T E R P L A N<br />
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