Submission from Transport Infrastructure Ireland (Submission No 62)
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
demand management measures in an amended Draft Development Plan for the Airport Business Park Objective 10.49 to ensure that unsustainable use of the private car by commuters is not promoted. Recommendation Objective 10.49 of the Draft Development Plan should be amended to have regard to the provisions of national and regional policy documents especially National Strategic Outcome 6, CMATS, and Statutory Section 28 DoECLG Spatial Planning and National Roads Guidelines for Planning Authorities (2012) for the national road network and the maintenance of surface access to airport activities. It is considered that the intention to deal with transport mitigation matters at development management stage by individual planning applications is inappropriate and unacceptable for these elements of the critical EU TEN-T Core Network. 3) City Suburbs Objectives No evidence-based material has been made available to support the zoning of the lands at Castletreasure. It is also considered that the intention to deal with significant transport mitigation matters at development management stage is inappropriate and unacceptable, in particular given the location of the lands in proximity to the N28, national road, part of the EU TEN-T Core Network and considerable potential exchequer investment in the M28 and the function of that route in facilitating strategic traffic. The proposed zoning and associated Objective 10.82 is premature pending the planning authority demonstrating that the proposed zoning can proceed complementary to safeguarding the capacity, safety and operational efficiency of the N28 and potential future M28 motorway scheme, including at the R609 interchange junction in accordance with the
Insert additional text in Objective 10.40 Development of an Airport Business Park: Allow for Office based industry or tourism related projects requiring an Airport location, internationally traded services, corporate offices and uses that are complimentary to those in existing Airport business par. All such proposals shall be accompanied by Traffic and Mobility management plans and Road Safety Audit (RSA), carried out by suitably competent persons, in accordance with the TII’s Traffic and Transport Assessment Guidelines.
The proposed zoning of lands as “ ZO 2 New Residential Neighbourhoods” at the junction of the M/N28 in Douglas will subject to an assessment to be carried out as part of a review of a traffic and transportation study which will be commenced at an early stage post final Plan adoption. Lands to the west have been included within this zoning which will allow potential access from the west to be investigated, potentially avoiding a conflict with the proposed M28 and its ancillary road network. Consequential text amendments will arise for Chapter 10, section “Douglas Land Use and T ransportation Study, 2013” and Objective 10.82 Castletreasure Expansion Area. Recommendation:
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