Donabate Urban Centre Strategy Fingal County Council

5.1.5 Focal Sites
Focal sites are presented where they terminate a view (visual stop)
along a strategic route or street. The major existing focal sites in
Donabate town centre are identified in Map 4: Urban Design Appraisal.
These are located at:
• The key site at the junction of Main Street, Portrane Road and
Beaverstown Road, also known as The Hand junction.
• The key site opposite the graveyard at the southern end of the Main
Street
5.0 Urban Design Appraisal
• The key site at the junction of Turvey Avenue and Kilcrea
• The key site at on the Kilcrea Road opposite Prospect Hill
• The town centre ‘green’ at St. Patrick's Terrace
In respect of the junction at Main Street, Portrane Road and
Beaverstown Road it is acknowledged that in the short to medium
term this site is required to house a waste water treatment pumping
station. This does not and should not result in a downgrading of the site
potential and the short term landscaping and screening will be critical
to maintain and enhance the visual aesthetic of this site.
The Urban Centre Strategy should try to exploit these focal sites in
proposals for structuring the town.
Focal Site at the junction of Portrane Road and Beaverstown Road Focal Site at the junction of Turvey Avenue and Kilcrea Road
Focal Site opposite the graveyard at the southern end of Main
Street
Focal Site at the town centre ‘green’ at St. Patrick's Terrace
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