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COL LEGE O F MANA GEME NT & TE CHNO LOGY - CAI RO D I GI T AL & SU S T AI N ABLE BU S I NE S S EC O N OMI C S D E P ART ME N T BD E3 1 35 – U N D ERS T AN D I NG AN D MA NA G IN G SM ART C IT I ES DR. RAMY AHM ED FATHY CHA PTER 3 U RBA N PLA N NI N G : I NTR ODUCTI O N T O T HE AN IRI S H CAS E PA RT I  DISCLAIMER Slides are for educational use, intended for the sole purpose of education, to be shared internally, for personal and non-for- profit purposes, and it is not intended to be share, reproduced, published, or used in any way outside the scope of the classroom and as delivered by this course, without prior written approval from the course author. MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND AGENDA NATIONAL PLANNING FRAMEWORK COMPACT GROWTH STRATEGY HOUSING FOR ALL CLIMATE ACTION PLAN MOBILITY POLICY NATIONAL POLICY ON ARCHITECTURE 3 MASTER PLAN BELMAYNE & BELCAMP MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND AGENDA NATIONAL PLANNING FRAMEWORK COMPACT GROWTH STRATEGY HOUSING FOR ALL CLIMATE ACTION PLAN MOBILITY POLICY NATIONAL POLICY ON ARCHITECTURE 4 MASTER PLAN BELMAYNE & BELCAMP  SU ST AIN AB L E AN D C O MP AC T GR O W TH MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND In Ireland, the National Planning Framework (NPF) 2018 sets out a high-level strategy for the planning and development of Ireland to 2040. The NPF forecasts that Ireland will continue to experience population growth above the EU average over the next 20 years, with an expected increase of around one million people above 2016 levels by 2040. The strategy to accommodate this growth in a sustainable way focuses on 10 national strategic outcomes that include Compact Growth, Sustainable Mobility, Enhanced Amenity and Heritage, a Low Carbon and Climate Resilient Society and the Sustainable Management of Water, Waste and Environmental Resources. There is a major new policy emphasis on compact growth and urban consolidation. For example, being recognized as the country’s leading global city of scale the NPF acknowledges the critical role that Dublin City plays in the county’s competitiveness. The NPF therefore sets a target that at least 50% of all new homes targeted for Dublin City and suburbs are delivered within / adjacent its existing built-up footprint. It specifically seeks the progression of the sustainable development of new greenfield areas on public transport corridors for housing. The National Planning Framework identifies the development of the Clongriffin area for housing as a key future growth enabler for Dublin City. 5  N AT IO NA L PL AN N IN G F R AM EW OR K - N AT IO NA L STR A TEG IC O U TC OM ES MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND The overarching strategy to accommodate growth to 2040 can be summarized under three spatial headings:- (a) Regional Balance: Achieve more regionally balanced population growth, split roughly 50:50 between the Eastern and Midland Region and the rest of the country. 6  N AT IO NA L PL AN N IN G F R AM EW OR K - N AT IO NA L STR A TEG IC O U TC OM ES MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND The overarching strategy to accommodate growth to 2040 can be summarized under three spatial headings:- (b) City and Regional Growth Drivers: To underpin regional balance, target 50% of projected population growth into the five cities of Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford, with the balance of growth targeted throughout the country. The strategy supports the future growth of Dublin as Ireland’s leading global city of scale. It also sets ambitious growth targets for the four cities of Cork, Limerick,Galway and Waterford. 7  N AT IO NA L PL AN N IN G F R AM EW OR K - N AT IO NA L STR A TEG IC O U TC OM ES MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND The overarching strategy to accommodate growth to 2040 can be summarized under three spatial headings:- (c) Compact Urban Growth: Target 50% of new housing growth in the five cities within the existing built-up footprint, on infill or brownfield lands. Target 30% of new housing growth in all other settlements, within the existing built-up footprint, on infill and brownfield lands. 8  N AT IO NA L PL AN N IN G F R AM EW OR K - N AT IO NA L STR A TEG IC O U TC OM ES MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND The overarching strategy to accommodate growth to 2040 can be summarized under three spatial headings:- (c) Compact Urban Growth: Target 50% of new housing growth in the five cities within the existing built-up footprint, on infill or brownfield lands. Target 30% of new housing growth in all other settlements, within the existing built-up footprint, on infill and brownfield lands. 9 MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND AGENDA NATIONAL PLANNING FRAMEWORK COMPACT GROWTH STRATEGY HOUSING FOR ALL CLIMATE ACTION PLAN MOBILITY POLICY NATIONAL POLICY ON ARCHITECTURE 10 MASTER PLAN BELMAYNE & BELCAMP  C OM P AC T G R O W TH AS A C L EAR A ND FO C US ED STR A TEG Y MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND The NPF priorities for compact growth include an emphasis on the renewal of existing settlements, rather than continued sprawl. This priority recognizes the impacts that Ireland’s dispersed settlement pattern (including the dispersal of residential, commercial and employment uses within settlements) is having on people, the economy and the environment. In particular, there is a recognition by the Irish government that dispersed settlement patterns are contributing to the social, economic and physical decline of the central parts of many of Ireland’s cities and towns, as population and activities move out. There is a recognition that dispersed settlement patterns create a demand for travel and embed a reliance on carbon intensive private car travel and long commutes that affect quality of life for many citizens. Dispersed growth is also accelerating environmental degradation through loss of farmland and habitat and impacts on water quality. It creates a higher demand for new infrastructure and services in new communities that places a heavy financial burden on the State and results in a constant cycle of infrastructure catch-up. 11  C OM P AC T G R O W TH AS A C L EAR A ND FO C US ED STR A TEG Y MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND International experience shows that compact settlements with an integrated network of well-designed and mixed- use neighborhoods have many benefits. These neighborhoods tend to offer improved access to services and amenities, better integration with existing infrastructure and public transport, more efficient use of land, and facilitate and support a transition to lower carbon living. The term ‘15 minute city’ has been used in recent years to describe compact neighborhoods with a range of local services and amenities and access to public transport all within a short walk or cycle of homes. This should be the overarching objective when planning for sustainable residential development and compact settlements. Planning authorities at settlement level should plan for an integrated network of well-designed neighborhoods that can meet day-to-day needs (such as food, healthcare, education, sports and professional services) within a short 10 to 15 minute (approx.) walk of all homes. In the case of larger settlements, the residents of less central neighbourhoods should have opportunities to travel by public transport and other sustainable modes (e.g. greenways) to access higher order services, employment and amenities at more central and accessible locations. This will reduce the need for travel and the need for travel by private car, supporting the transition to a lower carbon society and the creation of settlements that are more socially inclusive. 12  15 MINUTE CITY MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND 13 Source: Georgia Pozoukidou and Zoi Chatziyiannaki, in 15 minute City: Decomposing the New Planning Eutopia, 2021  GREENWAYS MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND Greenways are communication routes reserved exclusively for non-motorized journeys, developed in an integrated manner which enhances both the environment and quality of life of the surrounding area. These routes should meet satisfactory standards of width, gradient and surface condition to ensure that they are both user-friendly and low-risk for users of all abilities. (Lille Declaration, European Greenways Association, 12th September 2000). 14  IN C EN TIV ES A ND PO L IC Y AC TI ON S MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND In order to achieve compact growth, there is a need to support more intensive use of existing buildings and properties, including the re-use of existing buildings that are vacant and more intensive use of previously developed land and infill sites, in addition to the development of sites in locations served by existing facilities and public transport. Ireland is advancing a range of land activation and active land management measures to ensure that the potential for urban development and regeneration in the built-up area of cities and towns and at locations close to services and good quality public transport can be accelerated. As set out in Housing Policy Objective 15.2 of Housing for All, a new tax to activate land for residential purposes, and which will in time replace the VacantSite Levy, has been introduced by the Department of Finance and the RevenueCommissioners in conjunction with the Department of Housing, LocalGovernment and Heritage. The Residential Zoned Land Tax provisions of the Finance Act 2021 set out criteria to facilitate the identification of lands which fall within the scope of the tax, the aim of which is to activate and bring forward the development of housing on lands that are suitably zoned and serviced, as indicated on maps to be prepared by planning authorities for their respective functional areas. These maps are to be based on the local authority development plan and where relevant, local area plan zoning maps. The legislation also sets out certain lands which are to be excluded from the scope of the tax. 15  C OM P AC T GRO WTH MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND To achieve compact growth, it will also be necessary to increase the scale of new buildings in all parts of cities and towns, with highest densities at the most central and accessible urban locations, particularly in city centres and close to public transport nodes and interchanges. It will also be necessary to adapt the scale and form of development to the receiving environment and to ensure a proportionate response. Higher densities and taller buildings that exceed the traditional scale will be encouraged in the most central and accessible parts of our cities and large towns, particularly in large regeneration areas, and subject to the protection of historic fabric, character, amenity, natural heritage, biodiversity and environmental quality. Mid-rise medium density housing will have a critical role to play outside of the urban cores at accessible and intermediate locations in particular, in combination with traditional housing. This approach will provide greater diversity in housing stock at all locations and support a critical mass of population that will make services, including public transport, more viable. 16 MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND AGENDA NATIONAL PLANNING FRAMEWORK COMPACT GROWTH STRATEGY HOUSING FOR ALL CLIMATE ACTION PLAN MOBILITY POLICY NATIONAL POLICY ON ARCHITECTURE 17 MASTER PLAN BELMAYNE & BELCAMP  H OU SI NG FO R A LL MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND Housing for All–A New Housing Plan for Ireland (HfA) 2021 is the Government’s housing plan to 2030. The overall objective is that everybody should have access to sustainable, good quality housing to purchase or rent at an affordable price, built to a high standard, and located close to essential services, offering a high quality of life. The plan recognizes the need to plan for a more diverse and socially inclusive society. It also recognizes that a sustainable housing system requires infrastructure, including public transport and water services. There is a series of actions included in HfA that will allow the State to take a more active role in land management with a view to translating compact development objectives of the NPF into the delivery of housing. It is also an action of HfA to develop guidelines for sustainable and compact settlements. 18 MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND AGENDA NATIONAL PLANNING FRAMEWORK COMPACT GROWTH STRATEGY HOUSING FOR ALL CLIMATE ACTION PLAN MOBILITY POLICY NATIONAL POLICY ON ARCHITECTURE 19 MASTER PLAN BELMAYNE & BELCAMP  C LI MA TE A CT IO N PL AN 2023 MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND The Climate Action Plan 2023 (CAP23) is the first plan to be prepared under the ClimateAction and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021, and following the introduction of economy-wide carbon budgets and sectoral emissions ceilings in 2022. The plan implements these carbon budgets and sectoral emissions ceilings and sets out a roadmap for taking decisive action to halve Ireland’s emissions by 2030 and reach net zero no later than 2050. Of particular relevance to these Guidelines, CAP23 notes that the dispersal of residential settlements, commercial zones and workplaces to peripheral areas instead of focusing on central areas and locations served by public transport, has led to an over-reliance on the private car. The Annex of Actions to CAP23 includes an action to prepare sustainable settlement guidelines and to review planning guidelines to ensure a graduated approach in relation to the provision of car parking. The Local Authority Climate Action PlanGuidelines published in 2023 will assist local authorities in preparing local climate actions plans, required under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act2021. These plans are required to be consistent with the most recent approved climate action plan and national adaptation framework. 20  NET ZERO C LI MA TE T ARGET MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND Net zero is a climate target that aims to balance the amount of greenhouse gases (GHGs) released into the atmosphere with the amount removed, effectively halting further global warming. Achieving net zero is critical because excess GHGs, especially carbon dioxide (CO₂), trap heat in the Earth’s atmosphere, contributing to the “greenhouse effect” that drives climate change. “Anthropogenic Emissions“ refer to GHGs produced by human activities, including: Burning fossil fuels for energy, transportation, and industry (coal, oil, and natural gas). Agricultural practices like rice farming and livestock raising, which release methane. Deforestation and land-use changes that reduce forests, which are natural carbon sinks. Industrial processes, including cement and chemical manufacturing, which emit GHGs. These human-driven emissions are the primary contributors to climate change, as they increase the concentration of GHGs in the atmosphere. 21  NET ZERO C LI MA TE T ARGET MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND Greenhouse Gas Sinks Sinks are natural or artificial systems that absorb more GHGs from the atmosphere than they emit. Major sinks include: Forests and Vegetation: Trees and plants absorb CO₂ through photosynthesis, storing it in their biomass. Oceans: The world’s oceans absorb large amounts of CO₂, storing it in water and marine organisms. Algae and phytoplankton play an essential role here. Soil and Peatlands: Healthy soil can store organic carbon, and peatlands (a type of wetland) store carbon for centuries if left undisturbed. In addition to these natural sinks, carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies capture CO₂ emissions from sources like power plants and industrial processes, storing it underground. However, CCS is still being developed and is not yet widely deployed. 22  NET ZERO C LI MA TE T ARGET MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND Achieving Net Zero To reach net zero, countries, companies, and individuals need to: 1. Reduce Emissions: Transition to renewable energy sources, enhance energy efficiency, and adopt low-carbon technologies across industries. 2. Enhance Sinks: Preserve and restore natural sinks like forests, oceans, and soils. Some countries invest in reforestation projects, peatland conservation, and sustainable land management to increase carbon storage. 3. Innovate with Technology: Support emerging technologies for carbon capture and storage (CCS) and direct air capture (DAC), which pull CO₂ directly from the air. The Paris Agreement highlights net zero as a vital milestone, urging countries to balance emissions and removals in the “second half of this century.” Achieving net zero by 2050 is widely seen as essential to limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, thus reducing climate impacts like extreme weather, sea level rise, and biodiversity loss. 23 MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND AGENDA NATIONAL PLANNING FRAMEWORK COMPACT GROWTH STRATEGY HOUSING FOR ALL CLIMATE ACTION PLAN MOBILITY POLICY NATIONAL POLICY ON ARCHITECTURE 24 MASTER PLAN BELMAYNE & BELCAMP  N AT IO NA L SU STA IN AB IL ITY MO B IL ITY PO L IC Y MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND The National Sustainable Mobility Policy (SMP) 2022 sets out a strategic framework for active travel and public transport to 2030, to help Ireland meet its climate targets. The associated action plan to 2025 contains a range of actions to improve and expand sustainable mobility options across the country by providing safe, green, accessible and efficient alternatives to car journeys. The SMP includes a range of demand management and behavior change measures and actions that are intended to manage daily travel demand more efficiently and reduce the journeys taken by private car-including an action to prepare sustainable settlement guidelines. The SMP’s approach is based on the principle of Avoid-Shift-Improve. The creation of compact and connected urban areas is key to achieving the overarching aims of the SMP. Many of the policy goals relate to land use planning and the design of settlements. SMP actions include the delivery of metropolitan area transport strategies in the five cities and local transport plans for the regional growth centres and key towns. These plans will inform and supplement regional and local plans to ensure that future growth occurs in a more sustainable manner. 25  N AT IO NA L SU STA IN AB IL ITY MO B IL ITY PO L IC Y MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND 26 MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND AGENDA NATIONAL PLANNING FRAMEWORK COMPACT GROWTH STRATEGY HOUSING FOR ALL CLIMATE ACTION PLAN MOBILITY POLICY NATIONAL POLICY ON ARCHITECTURE 27 MASTER PLAN BELMAYNE & BELCAMP  P LA CES F OR PEO P LE – TH E N AT IO N AL P OL IC Y O N ARC H ITEC TU RE MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND Places for People is Ireland’s national policy on architecture. It outlines ways to promote and embed quality in architecture and the built and natural environment in Ireland. It aims to boost public engagement with architecture, raise design quality and improve data and research on the built environment. Places for People includes a framework of practical actions to help Ireland get full value from architecture and to deliver buildings and public places that work for all. These actions will help create, sustain and regenerate local areas as vibrant, welcoming and sustainable places in which communities can flourish. Places for People also connects important sustainability, renovation and creative initiatives underway in Europe as part of the European Green Deal – including the New EuropeanBauhaus. 28 MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND AGENDA NATIONAL PLANNING FRAMEWORK COMPACT GROWTH STRATEGY HOUSING FOR ALL CLIMATE ACTION PLAN MOBILITY POLICY NATIONAL POLICY ON ARCHITECTURE 29 MASTER PLAN BELMAYNE & BELCAMP  M ASTER PL AN B ELM AYNE & B ELC AM P L ANE MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND 30  MASTERPLAN MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND A masterplan is a detailed plan that sets out area specific and detailed design guidance. Masterplans will generally address land use and built form, public realm, movement and green and blue infrastructure. Masterplans usually have no legal status in their own right, but do have legal status when integrated as part of a statutory development plans. 31 Location Plan  M ASTERP L AN O F B ELM AYNE AND B ELC AM P L ANE MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND Dublin City Council has prepared this Masterplan to guide the development of c. 24 ha of lands at Belmayne and Belcamp Lane in order to secure the delivery of a new Town Centre and residential area focused on the Malahide Road junction (R139 / R107) in Dublin 13/17.This new town centre will be based around high quality access to high frequency public transport infrastructure and will be developed to a strong urban form to reflect its key role as a key new centre for the City. The lands lie approximately 9km to the north east of Dublin City Centre adjacent the City Council’s boundary with Fingal County Council. The lands lie between Dublin Airport and the M1/M50 to the northwest / west and the coast in the east; more locally the lands lie near Clongriffin Railway Station and Baldoyle (east) and Darndale (west). The Masterplan lands are located at the Clarehall / Northern Cross Junction (R107/R139) along the Malahide Road. The lands comprise two distinct flat mostly undeveloped Greenfield land parcels (see Context Plan figure) surrounded by urban development. The Belmayne land parcel (c.15ha) is located to the north east of the Malahide Road Junction. A residential development is currently under construction on the northern part of these lands. There is also an allotment site on these lands. The Belcamp Lane landbank (c.9ha) lies to the south west of the junction (see Figure Context Plan). There are one-off houses and Travellers Halting sites on these lands and the access road to Newtown Court, a residential development located to the north, traverses the lands.The Masterplan lands benefit from access to a high frequency bus service connecting the city centre to Clongriffin Railway Station (DART and 32 Dublin/Belfast Rail Corridor), via the Malahide Road / Grange Road.  M ASTERP L AN O F B ELM AYNE AND B ELC AM P L ANE MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND 33 Context Plan  DUBL IN CI TY DEVEL O PM ENT P L AN 201 6 -2022 MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND The Dublin City Development Plan sets the city level planning policy context for the Masterplan lands. These lands form part of a wider development area located at the north fringe of the city called Clongriffin – Belmayne. The lands at Clongriffin – Belmayne (including the Masterplan lands) are primarily subject to land use zoning objective Z14: “Land-Use Zoning Objective Z14: To seek the social, economic and physical development and/or rejuvenation of an area with mixed use, of which residential and ‘Z6’ would be the predominant uses.” The Dublin City Development Plan 2016 – 2022 identifies Clongriffin-Belmayne (and the Masterplan lands) as a Strategic Development and Regeneration Area (SDRA1 North Fringe Clongriffin-Belmayne). The Development Plan designates lands around the Malahide Road Junction (R107/139) as a Key District Centre. The Masterplan lands form part of the Key District Centre. A ‘Specific Objective’ for Road Schemes and Bridges (Malahide Road / R107 including North Fringe Improvements and ‘Main Street’) also pertain to the masterplan lands. 34  DUBL IN CI TY DEVEL O PM ENT P L AN 201 6 -2022 MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND The Z6 zoning objective in Dublin’s planning framework is designated for employment and enterprise uses. Its primary goal is to support economic activity and job creation while allowing compatible uses that contribute to a vibrant area. Key Points of the Z6 Zoning Objective: 1. Employment and Economic Development: The focus is on facilitating businesses, industries, and services that create jobs and support the local economy, including office spaces, industrial activities, and certain types of commercial enterprises. 2. Complementary Mixed Use: Although primarily for employment purposes, Z6 areas can also include limited residential, recreational, and retail uses, as long as they are compatible with the primary employment function. This can enhance the area’s functionality by providing amenities for workers and residents, fostering a balanced environment. 3. Sustainability and Rejuvenation: Z6 zones aim to rejuvenate underutilized areas and support sustainable urban development. This objective includes promoting efficient land use and integrating environmentally friendly practices to align with broader city planning and climate goals. In the context of Clongriffin – Belmayne with a Z14 zoning objective, Z6 areas are allowed as complementary components. This enables the integration of employment uses within a predominantly residential area, 35 supporting social and economic development through a balanced mix of housing and job opportunities.  C LO NGRIF FI N – B ELM AYNE L OC AL A REA P L AN ( LA P) 201 2 MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND The Clongriffin Belmayne LAP 2012, identifies lands at Belmayne and Belcamp Lane as ‘Key Sites’ - critical to the delivery of the overall place making of Clongriffin-Belmayne through the creation of a mixed use urban district centred on high quality transport. Key Points of LAP Masterplan Objectives: 1. Establish relationship between development and wider urban context, illustrating the proposed urban structure and network of streets and urban spaces. 2. Describe the character, design and function of proposed urban spaces and demonstrate proposals to achieve variety and activity on street and public spaces. 3. Describe the mix of residential, commercial, community and other proposed uses. 4. Illustrate the proposed built form and block structure and proposals for variety of built form and architectural expression. 5. Outline proposals for landscape elements, planting, water features and public art and indicate pro-posed treatments of streetscape, materials and street furniture. 6. Demonstrate the proposed approach to pedestrian and vehicular movement and access, circulation, parking and traffic calming measures. 36  C LO NGRIF FI N – B ELM AYNE L OC AL A REA P L AN ( LA P) 201 2 MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND The Clongriffin Belmayne LAP 2012, identifies lands at Belmayne and Belcamp Lane as ‘Key Sites’ - critical to the delivery of the overall place making of Clongriffin-Belmayne through the creation of a mixed use urban district centred on high quality transport. Key Points of LAP Masterplan Objectives: 7. Indicate an integrated relationship with public transport infrastructure. 8. Indicate proposed building layout, orientation, massing, density and building height. 9. Outline indicative architectural treatments, variety of form, expression and principal architectural features , landmarks and gateways. 10. Indicate proposed public and private open spaces, permeability, enclosure and proposals to ensure security, safety and privacy. 11. Indicate proposals for environmentally responsible design and outlined sustainable energy, sustain-able water drainage, waste and ecology proposals. 12. Indicate suggested community, social and cultural infrastructure and proposed sports, childcare and play facilities. 37  OBJ EC TIV ES OF TH E MA STERP L AN MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND The Masterplan functions to provide a detailed urban design framework for buildings, movement, space and land use at Belmayne-Belcamp Lane, to ensure their coordinated build-out and their integrated development. It provides guidance on fixed and flexible elements including the desirable quantum and range of uses, achievable height, massing and bulk of buildings, grid and block detail, movement, patterns of development, density and residential/ commercial yields – all as required by the LAP’s Key Masterplan Objectives. The Masterplan builds on the LAP by providing a more detailed integrated approach to the development of the lands. It illustrates how a mix of new, well designed housing, commercial and community service buildings alongside the introduction of new local amenities can ensure that the development of these lands contributes to the LAP and wider area, specifically by providing the range and quantum of uses as shown in the table below. 38  C LO N G R IF FI N - B ELM AYN E L AP U R B AN ST R UC TU R E PL AN MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND 39  L AP DEVEL OPM ENT ST RATEGY MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND Overall Vision: Due to its strategic location on intercity rail and on a dedicated bus route, the Council’s vision for Clongriffin – Belmayne is to facilitate the development of a highly sustainable, mixed use urban neighbourhood/quarter with a distinct urban identity and a strong sense of place, based around high quality public transport nodes(rail/bus). The housing unit development capacity of the Clongriffin - Belmayne area has been identified at c. 8,000 residential units under the LAP. Long term Clongriffin – Belmayne has the potential to achieve a future population of between 20,000 to 25,000 people. Urban Structure: The LAP identifies the following urban structure elements: Main Street Boulevard laid out on an east/west axis with a public transport emphasis; 2 urban centres - Key District Centres (KDC's)-connected by 'Main Street'; these are Clongriffin Town Centre Square in the East and the Malahide Road Junction (R107/R139) in the west which includes the Masterplan lands; Residential / Community areas, parks and squares linked by a network of interconnecting streets; Green Route connecting residential areas to the referred urban Centres; River Mayne Corridor connecting the lands to the coast; 40  C LONGRIF FI N - B ELM AYNE L AP P HA SING P RIORITI ES M AP MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES UND ERS TA NDING AND 41  UND ERS TA NDING AND 42 MANA GING SMA RT C IT IES THANK YOU