23 May 2024 Sod turned on public realm development
Public realm redevelopment and associated works are proposed at Mill Street, Quay Street, Harbour Road, Balbriggan Harbour (Protected Structure RPS 0038), the area beneath the railway viaduct (Protected Structure RPS 0036), the RNLI lifeboat house (Protected Structure RPS 0035) and including existing open spaces, car parking, roads, pedestrian footpaths and a section of the Bracken River, all at Balbriggan, Co. Dublin.
In accordance with Part XI of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) and Part 8 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended), Fingal County Council hereby gives notice of the proposed works to be carried out at the above site:
Fingal County Council (Economic, Enterprise, Tourism & Cultural Development Department) propose to carry out development on a site of 19,300 m2 / 1.93 ha approx. in Balbriggan, which includes parts of Mill Street and Quay Street and includes public footpaths, public roads, open green space, public carparks, a section of the Bracken River, foot and road bridges over the Bracken River, lands beneath the arches of the Balbriggan Railway Viaduct (Protected Structure RPS 0036), the former RNLI boat house (Protected Structure RPS 0035) and existing adjacent public toilets and playground. The site also includes the area between the Railway Viaduct and Harbour Road, part of Harbour Road to the north-east of the Railway Viaduct to the beach and part of Harbour Road on the East Pier of Balbriggan Harbour (Protected Structure RPS 0038) up to and encompassing the site of the demolished night club on the East Pier.
The proposed development includes:
1. Redevelopment of the existing carpark areas, open space and playground to form a reordered pedestrianised public open space / market space with play space off Quay Street, focused around the arches of the Railway Viaduct.
2. Upgrade of the carpark areas and green open space located between Mill Street, Quay Street and the harbour, including the Bracken River, to provide new hard landscaping and planting zones to encourage flora.
3.Upgrade of street surfaces, pavements, landscaping and green infrastructure, including widening of footpaths, to improve pedestrian linkages from Main Street to Quay Street, the Railway Viaduct, the Beach and the Harbour area.
4. New public lighting and street furniture.
5. Redesign of existing surface carparking, including closure of vehicular access point on Quay Street, and incorporating modifications to traffic flow and parking on Quay Street, Mill Street and Harbour Road (Seapoint Lane).
6. Works to redirect the existing overflow (currently discharging into the Bracken River) from the Irish Water pumping station off Harbour Road to a new discharge location into the Bracken River.
7. Enhancement works to the Bracken River within the existing open space between Quay Street and Mill Street, including widening of the water course to encourage biodiversity, increase planting and improve flood resilience along the riverbank (including temporary piping of the Bracken River during the construction period of the proposed development).
8. Resurfacing areas under the Railway Viaduct arches with new granite paving.
9. Removal of existing low level stone walls to provide a more accessible link between Quay Street and the harbour.
10. Provision within the vicinity of the Railway Viaduct to facilitate future potential market stalls, street food outlets and outdoor dining, to include appropriate utility connection points.
11. Reduction of overall car parking on site, including removal of Quay Street carpark, reduction of on-street carparking and reduction of Town Carpark (Mill Street), resulting in a car park provision of 63 spaces (a reduction of 175 spaces).
12. Provision of 152 cycle parking spaces, seating and integrated play equipment.
13. Provision of a new single storey Harbour Building (151 sqm) on site of former night club on East Pier of Balbriggan Harbour (Protected Structure) to contain:
a) 1 no. commercial unit with services facing onto the harbour.
b) Provision of associated storage space, office and staff toilet.
c) Provision of public toilets and changing places unit.
d) Provision for seating in vicinity of the harbour building and kiosks.
14. Provision of two new single storey, kiosk buildings (33 sqm each) on site of former night club on East Pier of Balbriggan Harbour (Protected Structure), to accommodate visitor information, retail, café, hot food take away, rental of leisure boats, cycles, paddleboards and other recreational equipment.
15. Demolition of the existing public toilet block immediately south-west of the Railway Viaduct at the entrance to the beach and provision of temporary toilet facilities pending construction of new toilet block.
16. Construction of a new single storey building south-west of the Railway Viaduct to include toilets, changing, lockers, ‘Changing Places Unit’ and a retail kiosk.
17.Proposed conservation of the Former RNLI Boathouse, (Protected Structure RPS no. 0035) at Harbour Road, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, including change of use to commercial café/retail use with associated site development, services and internal alterations. The area of the single storey building is 63 sqm.
18. All associated site development works, landscaping, services, piped infrastructure and ducting, changes in level; site landscaping and all associated site development and excavation works above and below ground.
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