Donabate Urban Centre Strategy Fingal County Council

10.0 Key Site Design and Development Briefs
10.0 Key Site Design and Development Briefs
KEY AREA 4: DESIGN PARAMETERS
VISION To establish a new hub to generate footfall and create activity and animation west of the railway line with a range of suitable uses
including employment, retail, leisure, residential as well as a new civic plaza.
Area Character Type High Density Mixed Use Development Area
Gross Area (excluding roads) 0.6ha
Uses Residential (Apartments, Duplexes, Penthouses) over ground floor Retail, Commercial and Civic Uses.
As a rail line reservation exists to the western side of the railway track no overground development will be permitted in this area.
The existing surface car park currently located along this reservation will remain.
Maximum Dwellings per Hectare 30 units per hectare
Maximum Total Dwelling Units 50 units approximately
Population Potential* 140
Minimum Affordable/Social Dwelling up to 20%
Minimum Non Residential Development 2500m2
Building Height (Maximum) 4 storeys
Maximum Landmark Building Height 5 storeys in the form of a 'Gateway' Building
Public Open Space Minimum 650m2 in the form of a hard landscaped plaza and planted buffer to the southern edge of the site.
Private Open Space All dwellings to have access to a landscaped internal courtyard of approximately 525m2
Car Parking Apartments: 1-2 spaces per dwelling (proposed at basement levels)
Offices: 1 space per 25m2 gross floor area
Restaurant/Cafe: 1 space per 5m2 dining area
Shopping Centres and Retail Stores: 1 space per 20m2 gross floor area
Roof Style • A variety of roof profiles should be promoted at this key gateway location.
• Avoid the use of modern box eaves with deep projecting fascias and projecting barge boards.
Wall and Roof Finishes • The minimum solid is to comprise of 40% of the facade. The maximum void or glazed area is expressed as 60% of the facade.
• Wall materials to consider include stone, brick, render, metal and wood.
• Roof materials to consider include slate, photovoltaics, green roof and metal sheeting.
Building Setback Setback of between 3m and 12m due to the steep fall in topography to the southern edge of the site.
*Average household size in Fingal is 2.8 (CSO 2006)
Indicative building forms and materials
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