Donabate Urban Centre Strategy Fingal County Council

Analysis
10.0 Key Site Design and Development Briefs
KEY AREA 5
Commercial
Fallow Lands
Outbuildings
Existing Uses
The site is located to the southern edge of
Donabate Town Centre. The Railway Line bounds
the western edge of the site. Smyth's Public House
bounds the northern edge of the site onto Main
Street. A large surface car park is located to the
rear of the Public House.
Topography
The land contained within the area’s boundary is
elevated rising southward from the lowest point
along the northern edge (12m) to 18m high.
Railway Line
Protected Structures
Steep embankment
Surface car park
Outbuildings of
character
Natural and Manmade Features
Smyth's Public House is designated under the
Record of Protected Structures within the
County Development Plan. Significant treestands
and hedgerows form the western and southern
boundary of the site. Stone buildings of character
are found to the northern edge of the site.
A steep embankment associated with the railway
line bounds the western edge of the site.
Vehicular access
point
Link through to unofficial
pedestrian way
Steep embankment
Physical and Visual Connections
A vehicular access point is provided from the
northern boundary of the site.
An unofficial pedestrian pathway extends
southwards through the site and beyond.
The railway line to the west presents a significant
physical barrier to east-west connections.
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