Submission from Transport Infrastructure Ireland (Submission No 62)
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
Retail Study for the Metropolitan Area and requests that this element of the Draft Plan be revised accordingly. TII should be a party to the preparation of the Joint Retail Study for the Metropolitan Area having regard to the requirements of the DoECLG Spatial Planning and National Roads Guidelines for Planning Authorities (2012) as it relates to retail.
types of retail development in more remote, out of centre locations, where sustainable modes of transport are not available. Recommendation: No change
4. Chapter 10 Key Growth Areas and Neighbourhood Development Sites
1) Tivoli Concern that the Section 28 Ministerial Guideline ‘Spatial Planning and National Roads Guidelines for Planning Authorities’ (DoECLG, 2012) is not referenced in Section 10.146 of the Draft Plan. TII seeks to ensure that these official national objectives are not undermined and that the anticipated benefits of the investment made in the national road network are not jeopardised. This is the case with regard to the N8 and the Dunkettle Interchange. From evaluation of the details available in the Draft Development Plan, it would appear that matters related to national road policy associated with the NPF, NDP and the Section 28 DoECLG Spatial Planning and National Roads Guidelines (2012) have not been addressed nor referred to adequately. The eastern N8 Dunkettle Access indicated on Figure 10.31 will impact adversely on the Dunkettle Interchange Upgrade Scheme. TII considers and has continually emphasised that the detailed analysis required to determine the appropriate level of transport infrastructure required, including a potential eastern access, has not been undertaken appropriately and is done so in the absence of consultation with TII.
The long-term regeneration of Tivoli Docks is a project identified as being of importance within the following statutory plans; the NPF, NDP and RSES. The ABTA for Tivoli is still at Draft stage. An indicative location for a new entrance required to unlock and deliver this long-term nationally and regionally important regeneration project has evolved as part of the ongoing engagement with TII. The Draft ABTA is being finalised to ensure national objectives are implemented in a best practice manner and that the anticipated benefits of national, regional and local investment in all infrastructure, including the road network, are maximised for the benefit and safety of the city, metro area and wider region. As reflected in Chapter 2 (Core Strategy) of the Draft Plan, Tivoli is a long-term regeneration project with a delivery timeframe out to 2040. The planning of enabling infrastructure will therefore continue during this Plan period 2022- 2028. Given the nature, scale and multi-modal transport requirements for regenerating this 61.5ha site (which currently has only one entrance and exit point), the Draft ABTA making process has identified and modelled the need for a new eastern access. As noted, further detailed analysis is required to determine the appropriate location and design of this new entrance and its integration with the Dunkettle Interchange Upgrade Scheme.
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