I have made an observation on the draft Dunsink Local Area Plan. It’s main points:

• Luas should be delivered along with housing, not after.
• The proposal to delay the light rail line until long after extensive housing is provided is contrary to the principles of Transport-oriented Development and inconsistent with the Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy.
• The assessment of alternatives in the Strategic Environmental Assessment is not meaningful and does not comply with the requirements of the SEA Directive.
• The proposals in the draft LAP as regards car parking present opportunities for significant economic savings for residents and for major improvements in welfare and the public realm.
• The proposed combined light rail and cycle/pedestrian bridge over the M50, consistent with the relevant provisions of the Fingal Development Plan, is very welcome.
• The alteration of River Road to a quietway with no through motor traffic requires minimal initial investment and should be implemented as part of, or before, phase 1 of the LAP.
• The land to the west of the Navan Road train station is ideally suited for transport-oriented development and the zoning shoul be changed to the mixed use Metro Rail Economic Corridor to provide housing as well as employment.
• The land to the east of the station includes a large area of wetland. The wetland area should have the development zoning removed from it.

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