First Fruits Meeting 27th February 2014

TERENURE ENVIRONMENTAL

IMPROVEMENT PLAN

Terenure Environmental Improvement Plan

Project Team Jim DowlingTony Bateman

John GrantRuairi McGinleyDes O’ConnorRoger O’Keeffe

Rossa O’DonovanArchitects Anthony Reddy Associates

Terenure Village and District

Progress to Date

• Outline Draft Environmental improvement Plan prepared

• Key Sites Identified- Car Park site on Terenure Road

North, VEC Grounds • Initial Contact with Key Stakeholders Dublin City

Council, HSE, NTA, CDETB (VEC) (Terenure Multi-Sports Project)

Main Recommendations (1)• Improve streetscape of central village area• New Pedestrian Friendly Streets• New Hard Landscaping –Footpaths/ Pavements• Complete the Street Line• New Street Furniture and Directional Signage• Extend New Lamp Standards in Village area• Increase Tree Planting in Village area• Develop under-utilised sites on main street• Eliminate gap sites • Develop Car Park Site as Primary Healthcare Centre/

Library (Possible Joint Venture HSE/ DCC)• Develop VEC Grounds as modern Multi-Sports Facility

Main Recommendations (2)• Improve Public Transport Service in Terenure• Reduce Traffic Congestion• Optimise Traffic Light Sequencing• Introduce Dublin Bikes Scheme to Terenure• Improve Road Surfaces and Footpaths in

Residential Areas• New Pedestrian Crossings and better access for

disabled• New Pedestrian Barriers at Terenure Cross• Sculpture of James Joyce in Terenure

Main Recommendations (3)• Improve Poor Quality Streetscape• Eliminate:

– Unnecessary Signage– Unnecessary Bill Hoardings– Surplus Posts, – Abandoned Telephone Kiosk– Traffic Light Control box at Bank of Ireland– Place Overhead Cables underground

(Victorian/Georgian Areas)– Relocate Recycling Bins or place underground

Potential Development Sites

• Car Park Site Terenure Road North• Kenny’s Field Site, Terenure Road North• Former Falks Lighting Site, Terenure Road East• Former Presentation Convent Site• Former Capco Site Mount Tallant Avenue• Library Site, Templeogue Road

Green Areas 1

• Bushy Park Provide on- site parking at supervisors yard

New footbridge over R.Dodder near Stepping Stones

Provide additional parking along Dodder Park Road (R112)

Increase planting- yew tree walk, new tree markers • Eaton Square Replace park furniture, introduce childrens’

play Area• Hoarding Site corner Whitton Road-Create pocket Park,

Children Play Area• Former Convent Site, TRW Potential for New Green Area

Green Areas 2

• Include VEC Grounds in Green Networks Initiative. Create Link to Lakelands, Terenure College, Bushy Park & R. Dodder corridor.

New Transport Initiative

National Transport Authority (NTA) has announced plans for three new Bus Rapid Transport Routes, one of which ( Tallaght/

Clongriffin) is proposed for Terenure Core Routes:

Swords/Airport to City CentreBlanchardstown to UCD

Clongriffin to Tallaght

Response from key stakeholders• HSE has indicated that car park site is under consideration for location as Primary Healthcare

Centre; Decision to be taken by Easter; • Dublin City Council open to considering co-locating

New Library on Car Park site depending on space available;

• DCETB (formerly VEC) Negotiations ongoing on developing VEC Grounds on Templeogue Road

Professional advisors

Liaising with firm of architects, Anthony Reddy & Associates, to

assist in drawing up formal plan for submission to Dublin City Council

New Community Sports Complex.

It is proposed to develop a new community sports complex ideally at the site of the CDETB Grounds on Templeogue Road. Negotiations with the CDETB are ongoing at present. The plan is for a state-of-the art municipal multi-sports complex for the community to include:

A community building to house indoor sporting activities including basketball, volleyball, 5-a-side football etc (all possible sporting activities which could be played in a large multi-purpose gymnasium) along with courts for handball/racquetball and other relevant usages such as dance/keep-fit/yoga classes.

Outdoor facilities, all weather pitches, running track, and football pitches, car park, and community garden.