Donabate Urban Centre Strategy Fingal County Council

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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 Donabate Urban Centre Strategy 58
KEY AREA 4 (west of rail line) Entrance to Basement Parking New Pedestrian Crossing over Rail Line Landscaped Internal Courtyard Existing Pedestrian Bridge Pedestrian Laneway to Civic Square Community/ Civic Facility 10.0 Key Site Design and Development Briefs Pedestrian and Emergency Access only EXISTING ACCESS ROAD Civic Plaza ‘Gateway’ Building Retail Anchor Store at Ground Floor KEY EXISTING SURFACE CAR PARK Vehicular Entrance Existing trees Proposed trees Public Open Space Private Open Space Proposed Mixed Use Development Focal Building Existing Pedestrian Stairway Indicative Sketch Perspectives of Mixed Use Development with Civic Plaza Donabate Urban Centre Strategy 59
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