SHANGANAGH PARK AND CEMETERY - Citizen Space · • Increase tree cover in the park to consolidate the existing tree planting and green corridors. 1.3 LINKAGES • Improve access

S H A N G A N A G H P A R K A N D C E M E T E R Y D R A F T S I T E A N A L Y S I S

2

2 1

SHANGANAGH PARK AND CEMETERY | DRAFT SITE ANALYSIS

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 02|03

EXISTING ARRANGEMENT 04| 05

HISTORICAL CONTENT 06|09

GEOGRAPHICAL CONTENT 10|11

PLANNING CONTEXT & RELEVANT POLICIES 12|17

S.W.O.T ANALYSIS 18|19

FUTURE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS 20|21

01

02

03

04

05

06

07

T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

View of Carrickgollogan Hill


2


01A I M S A N D O B J E C T I V E S

1.1 GENERAL

• TheseproposalsareshapedbythestrategicaimssetoutintheLAP.Specifically3.6.4Table10andMap16-Landscape

Strategy.

• AcknowledgetheparkasagreenbeltalongthecountyboundarybetweenDublinandWicklow.

• RaisetheoverallqualityoftheparktobringituptoRegionalParkstatus.

• Improvethepassiverecreationalqualityofthepark.

• Expandtheboundaryoftheparktoincorporatethecemetery,ShanganaghCastleandthegreenspaceassociatedwiththe

proposedsocialhousing.

• CreateastrongervisualconnectionwithCarrickgolloganandtheWicklowMountains.

• Createastrongerphysicalandvisualconnectionwiththecoastline.

1.2 NATURE & HORTICULTURE

• OurparkshavethepotentialtoaddressmanyoftheactionsandobjectiveslaidoutintheDraftClimateChangeAction

Plan2019-2024.Thechapter,NatureBasedSolutions,setsoutthescientificallyprovenbenefitsnatureprovidestosociety.

• Increasethehorticulturalofferingintheparkwithanemphasisonbold,naturalisticsweepsofherbaceousplantingthat

willthriveinthelocalenvironment.

• Improvethebiodiversityvaluewithinthepark

• IncreasethetreeplantingalongtheDublinRoadboundaryoftheparktoreinforcethesylvancharacterofthelocalstreetscape.

ThisstreetscapeisthetransitionroutebetweenDublinandWicklow.

• Increasetreecoverintheparktoconsolidatetheexistingtreeplantingandgreencorridors.

1.3 L INKAGES

• Improveaccessbetweentheeastandwestsideoftheparkacrosstherailwayline.

• Createastrongerphysicalandvisualconnectionwiththecoast.

• ExploretheopportunitytoacquirelandalongtheeastoftherailwaylinetocreatealinkbetweentheparkandtheDLRsports

facilityonQuinn’sRoad.

• Developthresholddetailsandsurfacetreatmentstoaccommodateandmanagebicycleaccessintoandthroughthepark.

• ClarifythealignmentofthenewroutethroughtheparkconnectingWoodbrooktothesouthwithShanganaghCastleand

existingresidentialareastothenorth.

• MakeallowancesintheMasterplanfortheproposedEastCoastGreenwayandtheDublinMountainsWay.

• Ensurerelevantaccessroutesareequippedwithadequatelightingtoimprovethesafetyofusersindarkness.

1.4 SPORTS & PLAY

• CreateacentralisedsportspavilioninoneoftheexistingbuildingsinShanganaghCastle.

• Ifpossible,consolidateallthesportsfacilitiesintheparkintoacentralisedzoneadjacenttotheproposedsportspavilionin

ShanganaghCastle.

• MakeefficientuseofthelimitedspaceintheparktocaterfordifferentsportswithsharingoffaciltiesinlinewiththeDLR

SportsFacilitiesStrategy2017-2022–SpacetoPlay.

• Createanintenseactiverecreationzoneintherearcentralfieldwithf loodlightingtoallowforeveninguse.

• Constructanynewpitchesusingasandcappingtoincreaseusage.

• Upgradeexistingpitchesintheparkwhererequired.

• Developanall-weatherpitchincloseproximitytoShanganaghParkfortrainingbyallclubs.

• Relocatetheexistingplaygroundtocreateanexpandedplayspacewithaviewtoencouragingnaturalandfreeplay

• Encouragenaturalplaythroughoutallpartsofthepark.

1.5 PARKING & ACCESS

• Enhancetheexistingaccessroadtocreateaprocessionalroute/avenueintotheparkfromtheDublinRoad.

• Formaliseparkingalongtheentranceavenue.

• Reconfiguretheexistingcarparkareatoincreasetheparkingcapacityofthefacilityandtocaterforimprovedpedestrian

function.

• Improvepedestrianaccessintotheparkandcemeteryalongtheproposedprocessionalroutepayingparticularattentionto

crossingpointsandjunctions.

• ExploretheopportunitytomovetheentrancegatesinCastleFarmtoanewlocationatthebackcornerofthesportsbuilding.

Thiswillre-establishahistoricentrancetotheCastlegrounds.

• CreateanewparkingareaintheCastleGroundswhichhugstheboundarylineavoidinganyimpingementonthehistoric

grounds.Trees,bermingandporousfinishesaretobeusedtomitigatethepresenceofthefacility.

• RelocatetheexistingpillarsandmetalworkatthecorneroftheparkontheOldDublinRoadtoanewlocationatthehalfway

pointalongtheroadsideboundary.Thisnewentranceistoactasafollyframingaviewintotheremodelledpark.

Proposed location for a centralised sports pavilion

2 3


Site Location in Dún Laoghaire Rathdown

Map courtesy of Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company Masterplan

ShanganaghPark is currently identifiedasa ‘GatewayPark’within theCounty’sGreen Infrastructure Strategy.TheParkconsistsof c.36haofactive and passive recreational green space offering football pitches,walkingroutes,playfacilitiesandadogparktogetherwithextensiveareasofplanting.ImmediatelyadjoiningtheparktothesouthisShanganaghCemeterysoontobecomplimentedwithacrematoriumcomplex.

Since the adoption of the Local Area Plan in 2006, Shanganagh Parkhasundergoneanumberofamenity improvementsanddevelopments,including installationof trim tails,miniAllWeatherPitch,upgradeoffootpaths,distancemarkedroutes,dogsoff-leashareaandprovisionofaParksDepot.

Biodiversity developments within the park include additional nativespeciestree/woodlandplantingandthedevelopmentofmeadowareas,allaimedatenhancingthebiodiversityandrangeofhabitatsoftheparkwhichwillbefurtherimprovedbyvirtueofthisMasterplan.

The park has many existing attributes which the Masterplan seeks tohighlight.ThegoaloftheMasterplan istounderstandthecharacteroftheplaceandworkwiththeinherentconditions.


4


The existing extent of Shangangh Park features c.36 hectares(89 acres). The cemetery bounds the park to the south andcomprisesc.20hectares(50acres).ShanganaghCastlesitsalongthenorthwesternedgeoftheparkandthegroundscoverc.5hectares(12acres).ShanganaghParkisclassifiedasa‘GatewayPark’within theCounty’sGreen Infrastructure Strategyanda‘MajorLocalPark’intheDLRCCOpenSpaceStrategy.

The park is characterised by its uniquegeographical locationsituatedalongthecoastwhilealsoadjacent to the foothillsof

theWicklowMountains.Locatedontheedgeofthecountyitissurroundedbyextensivegreenbeltlands.TheparkisboundedalongitseasternedgebythecoastandthewesternedgebytheOldDublinRoad.Theparkisdissectedbythenorth/southtrainlinecarrying theDartandother intercity trains. It is incloseproximity tothenorthbrayexitof theM11.BrayTownCentreisapprox.4kmtothesouthandShankillVillageis1.5kmtothe

northwithincomfortablewalkingdistance.

The park today consists of a mix of mature stands and earlymaturebeltsoftrees.Waterislimitedtoapondsituatedinthewoodland inthesoutheasterncorneroftheparkandthere iswater present in theditcheswhich follow the hedgerows andfieldboundarylinesinthelowerareasoftheparkneartheOldDublin Road. The majority of the paths within the park runalongtheperimeters,huggingtheoriginalboundaryhedgerows

andareoverlaidon the historicpathwaysassociatedwith theoldestate.

The railwaycreatesaconsiderable break in themiddleof theparkresultinginreducedaccesstotheeasternsection.Theareatotheeastoftherailwayline,closertothecoast,ismanagedasapassiveareawithhabitatandgreencorridorsaswellasa

substantialdogs-off-leasharea.Thereisanorchardandseverallargemanagedmeadowareas.Viewsandaccesstothecoastarerestrictedduetoasubstantialchangeinlevel,thepresenceofabankandtallvegetation.Accesstotheseafrontisviaabreakinthebankwhichisretainedwithdressedgranitestone.Thiswouldhaveoriginallyservedasanunderpassalongthehistoricrailwayalignment.

The open space to the west of the railway line contains aconcentrationofactiverecreationalfacilities.Theseriesofopenspacesarelaidouttocaterforsoccer,GAAandbaseball.Shankill

F.C.haveaclubhouseadjacenttothemaincarparkwithasmallall-weatherfacility.Thereisalsoawell-usedplaygroundattheboundaryalongtheOldDublinRoad.

Shangangh is limited in terms of historic features whencomparedtotheotherlargescaleparksinthecounty,CabinteelyandMarlayPark.Thegranitepiers,gates,plinthsandrailingssituatedatthecorneroftheparkontheOldDublinRoadareauthenticmaterialbutnotoriginaltothatspecificlocation.Theoldfieldpatternsandhedgerowsarethemainhistoricfeaturesthatlendthemselvestotheexistingparkcharacter.

ThecemeteryisasisterfacilitytoDean’sGrange,CoDublin.Itisarelativelynewcemeterywithasubstantialamountofavailablecapacity. It is bounded to the north by Shanganagh Park, tothewestbytheOldDublinRoad,tothesouthbyWoodbrookGolfcourse&agriculturalfieldsandtotheeastbytherailwayline.Itislaidoutintwodistinctareaswiththemaincarpark,arecyclingcentre,ascrublandsite,toiletsandcemeteryfacilitiesseparatingthetwoareasatitscentre.

Thescrublandareaisarectangularplotwhichistobedevelopedas a crematorium with grave plots, columbarium walls and

parklands.

TheexistingparceloflandthatShanganaghCastlesitsonisadefinedrectangularpaddockthatcanbetracedas farbackasthe18376”OSmap.TheareaisboundedonitswesternedgebyahighwallandtheOldDublinRoad,onthesouthernedgebyastronghedgerowanddeepditch,onitseasternedgebydensebandof treesandon its northernedge bya beltof treesandintermittent stretchesof brickwalls. ShanganaghCastledoesnotappearonRocque’smapof 1756, itwasn’tuntil the 1760’sthattheexistingCastlewasbuilt.

Thegroundsfeatureremnantsofthehistoricgarden.Thepond,thewoodlandand the individual specimen lawn treesare themain legacy features. The main built elements are the gatelodgeandtheremainsofthemonumentinthewoodlandarea.Smallerdetailsremain; includinga fieldgate intheboundaryof theexistingcarparkandgranitepierswithin thenorthernhedgerow.

The Castle and the grounds remained as a private residence

until the 1950’swhen itwas renovated foruseas a ChurchofIrelandCollegeofEducation.From1969,itwasusedasanopenprison for juveniles until itwas closed in 2003. Itwasduringthisperiodbetween1959and2003thattheadditionalbuildingswereconstructed.TheseincludetheannexandsportspavilionontheCastle’snorthernsideandaseparatebungalowbuildingsetintheimmediatetrees.DLRCCacquiredShanganaghCastleinalandsswapwithdevelopersin2013.

At present, the Castle and adjacent buildings are vacant.RemedialworkshavebeenundertakentorepairtheroofoftheCastleandthewindowshavebeensecurelysheetedup.DLRCCpark staff have beenusing theold glasshouses as adepot forthe east of the county. A large area of space was developedas community allotments adjacent to the depot but this hasrecentlybeenrelocatedtoQuinn’sRoad.Thegatelodgefeaturesanannexconnectedbyacorridorwhichwasaddedinthelate1990’s.Theextensionisofarchitecturalnoteandpremisesareoccupiedbyatenantasofthistime.

02E X I S T I N G A R R A N G E M E N T

2.1 Site Location and Context

2.2.1 Park Features

2.2.2 Shanganagh Cemetery

2.2.3 Castle Grounds

View of Dublin Mountains and Ballychorus Leadmine from Shanganagh Park

View of Ballychorus Leadmine from Shanganagh Cemetery

4 5


TheselectedviewsandprospectstowardsthemountainsandtheseaarefromShanganaghParkandCemetaryareincludedinSection3.6.2‘AssetsandAchievements’oftheShanganaghWoodbrookLAP2017-2023.AsperpolicyLHB6oftheDúnLaoghaireRathdownCountyDevelopmentPlan2016-2022‘ItisCouncilpolicytoprotectandencouragetheenjoymentofviewsandprospectsofspecialamenityvalueorspecialinterests’.

4

2

1

3

7

5

6

7

6

4

2

5

3

1

2.2.4 Existing Views & Prospects

View towards the lead mines chimney

View towards Killiney Hill

View towards Dalkey Island

LEGEND

View towards the Shanganagh Castle Gate Lodge

View towards Carrickogollogan

View towards Bray Head

View towards Wicklow Mountains


6

Historically, the park formed part of the Shangangh Estate.Thepresentdaypublicparkoccupiesaportionoftheoriginalpleasure grounds and agricultural paddocks adjacent to theCastle.TheRobertsfamilyoriginallyacquiredthelandscalledShanganaghEstateintheearly18tyCentury.Bythe19thCenturytheRobertslandsextendedfromOldConnaughtontheinlandwestern sideof thecountydown to ShanganaghCastleat theseaandnorthwardstowardsLoughlinstownRiver.TheRobertscompletedsubstantialworkstothelandincludingtheplantingof treesand the layingofpaths.Theextentof theseworks isevidentintheearlyordnancesurveymaps.

TherehavebeenbuildingsofthenameShanganaghCastleonthe site since the early 15th Century. The core of the presentstructure dates from c.1760. This was a restrained, classicalresidence typical of the Georgian period. The property wasacquired by Major General Sir George Cockburn at the start

of the 19th Century. In 1805 he commissioned Sir RichardMorrisontoremodelthehousewiththeadditionofbattlementsand turrets. The renovation gave the property its distinctive,fantastical,appearance.

The6inchand25inchmapsdepictasubstantialwalledgardenandfarmbuildingstothenorthwestoftheCastle.Theentirecomplex including all the farm buildings andwall garden nolongerexistsandhasbeenreplacedwiththeCastlefarmestate.

TheCastlepassedthroughthehandsofseveralprivateownersup until the 1950’s when it was developed into a Church ofIrelandCollegeofEducation.In1969itbecameanopenprisonfor juvenileoffendersbefore itclosed in2003. Itwasacquiredbyadeveloperanda landswapbrought it into thecontrolofDLRCCin2013.

Theviewsfromthehouseareveryrichandfinelydiversified,embracingwoods,mountain,andsea;andthegroundsareornamentedwithavarietyofstatuarytastefullydisposed.Bence-Jones’‘GuidetoIrishCountryHouses’adds(1995,256): ‘…brought ca 1800 by Gen Sir George Cockburn, a soldier, an ardent whig politician and an avid collector of antiquities, who greatly enlarged it, to the design of one or other of the Morrisons [ famed 19th century Irish architects Sir Richard and son William Vitruvius]; so that it became a somewhat haphazard mixture of plain late-Georgian and castellated; with a curved bow and a slender battlemented round tower.

TheexistingentranceintotheCastleofftheOldDublinRoadisarecentintervention.The25inchand6inchmaps(See page 8)showtwoentrancesbothwithgatelodgesatdifferentlocations.Thesouthernentrancepointisdirectlyadjacenttotheexistinggatelodge.Theotherentrancepointistothenorthofthisanditslocationisatthepresent-daygatedClaremontdevelopment.Stretchesof thegranitewallalong theOldDublinRoadareamixture of original estate boundary as well as poorly rebuiltmodernsections.

Thenorthernentranceprovidedaccessalongadrivewaywhichcontainedanimmediatefork.OnelanewaysweptsouthtolinkupwiththesoutherndrivewayclosetotheKiltuckchurchruins.Theotherlanewaycontinuedalongtheboundaryline,followingthepresentdayCastlefarmestateroad.Thisprovidedaccessto

anextensivewalledgardenandbuildingcomplexandalsointothe Castle from the northern side. It would seem this accesswasusedmorefordaytodayactivity.ThelanewayalsoforkedontoaminorlanewayneartheCastlegivingaccesstothecoastata locationneartheoldMartelloTower.Thisminor lanewayispresenton the firsteditionmapbut isnotdepictedon the2ndedition.Itpresumablybecameobsoleteoncethetrainlineswereconstructedinthe1850’s.The2ndeditionmapsdepictitasaboundaryline/shelterbelt.Thenorthernboundaryoftheparkfollowsthisbeltoftrees.

Thesouthernentranceprovidesaccessalongadrivewaywhichhugs

theedgeofthespacefollowingthepresentdaydriveway.Thespace

depictsdispersedgrovesoftreesaswellastheornamentalpond.

It would seem that this entrancewas used for special occasions

03H I S T O R I C A L C O N T E X T

3.1 House and Estate

3.2 Entrances and Approaches

AbroaderstudyoftheestatethroughthehistoricalmapsshowsthedevelopmentoftheDublin,WicklowandWexfordrailwaylinewhichwasconstructedin1856aswellastheHarcourtStreetlinebuilt in 1859.The25 inchmapsshowtheHarcourtStreetlinecuttingacrosstheShanganaghlandsinanorthwest/southeastdirectionand joining theD.W&W. lineclose to thecoastonwhatisthepresentdaygolflandsjustsouthofthecemetery.The buildingof these two linescompletely severed theestatefromthecoast line.Theclosestpoint fromthehousetocrosstheHarcourt trackswould have beenonQuinn’s RoadwheretherewasanunderpassandtherewasasubsequentunderpassattheendofQuinn’sRoadundertheD,W&Wlinewherethepresentaccesspointtothecoastis.

Thecomingof the railway lineshadadirect inf luenceon the

increase in population and settlement patterns in the localarea.ThevillageofShankill isnotpresentonthe6 inchmapincontrasttothe25inchmapwhichshowsthepatternofthepresentvillageextendingfromthebridgeovertheoldHarcourtlineatthenorthernextentdowntothe junctionwithQuinn’sRoad at its southern edge. Shanganagh Castle and groundswhichwouldhaveoncestoodinaremote,rurallandscapewasnowadjacenttoanurbansettlement.

Therailway lineand thesubsequentdevelopmentof theroadnetworks (N11 & M50) has driven the growth of the localpopulationand residential settlementpatterns. Rocque’smap(1756)andalsothe6inchmapsareinmarkedcontrastwithvastareas of the local landscape showing only field patternswithremotedwellingsdottedthroughthelocalarea.

3.3 Broader Landscape

View of existing Shanganagh Castle entrance

Drawing of Shanganagh Castle Irish Architectural Archive

Historic arrangement of the Shanganagh Castle entrance c.1837

6 7


The presence of a Martello Tower east of Quinn’s Road andadjacent to Clontra House showed the strategic value of thelocallandscape.ViewsasfarnorthasSorrentoTerrace&DalkeyIslandandsouthtoBrayHeadmakeiteasytounderstandwhythe fortwas built in that specific location. Inlandviewswere

alsoadvantageousasthelandfallsawaytothesouthwestbeforerisingup into the foothillsof theWicklowhills.TheMartellotowerispresentonboththefirstandsecondeditionmapsbuthas since disappeared. Aggressive coastal erosion resulted inthelossofMartelloTowerSouthDublinNo.5.

ConstructedasstrategicdefensepostsduringtheNapoleonicWars,theMartelloTowersarenowiconiclandmarksalongthecoastofCountyDublin,rangingfromSuttontoBray.TheTowersarecircularinshape,with2-4meterthickwalls,whichweremadefromsolidstonethatwasallsourcedlocally.

The Parish Map of Rathmichael in the half-Barony ofRathdown, drawn byWilliam Farrand in 1657, depicts thetownlandofShanganagh.Thetownlandboundaryisdepictedand follows exactly the modern boundaries except to thenorth, where the thin strip of Loughlinstown Commonsshown on the 1837 OS Map has not yet been separatedfromthe townland.Awatermill isdepicted to thenorthofthe townland on the Shanganagh River, halfway betweenShanganagh Bridge and the sea. The north-south Dublin-Bray Road is depicted running along the west side of thetownland.Nootherfeaturesaremarked.

Of particular pertinence is a sub-circular kink in thesouthwesttownlandboundary.Thiskinkisexactlythesameasthatmarkedonthe1837OSMap.

JohnRocque’smapofCountyDublin,publishedin1760showsShanganagh Park as being in fields. Shanganagh Castle hasnot been constructedyet, and there are no featuresdepictedinoraroundthesite.Theclosestis‘Crinkin’Houseonthewestsideofthemainnorth-southroad,oppositetheStudyArea.Akink in thecornerofoneof the fieldsmay relate to thekinkpreviouslyseenontheDownSurveymap.Ofnotablecommentis the arrangement of field boundaries which has remainedsimilartocurrentday.

3.4 Martello Tower

3.5 S ITE CARTOGRAPHY AND HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT

3.5.1 Down Survey c. 1655-7

3.5.2 Roque Map 1760

Taylor’smapmarkstheruinsofKiltuckChurchanditshown(butdoesnotname).ShanganaghCastleand,furthereastonthecoast,theMartelloTowerandbatteryatMagheraghPoint.AlaneleadingfromtheDublin-BrayRoadprovidesaccesstothehouse

3.5.3 Map of the Environs of Dublin, John Taylor 1816

Historic aerial view of Martello Tower, 1890 Historic aerial view of Martello Tower


8

Therearenosignificantchangestothestudyareaonthismap,otherthanaccessroadrealignments.Totheeasttherailwaylinenowrunsnorth-southalongthecoast,pasttheMartelloTower(nowmarkeddisused)andonlythesouthernbatteryisstilldepicted.theroadthatledfromShanganaghHousetotheMartellotowerandbatteryatMagheraghPointisnolongershown.

3.5.4 25” Edition Ordnance Survey Map 1910

TheFirstEditionOSmapnamesShanganaghCastleanddepictsthehousewithalargestable-blockand cultivation area to the north, screened from view by trees. The access laneways have changedsincethe1816mapdepiction,andtherearenowtwoaccessestothehouse.Thefirstisalanewaytothesouth(thesameasthecurrententrance)pastastructurelabeledGateLodgeleadstothestableblockandShanganaghCastle.Thesecond,tothenorth,isalargerroadinapproximatelythelocationofthemodernCastleFarmestateroad,alsowithitsownGateLodge.ThisforksintoasmalllaneleadingtoKiltuckChurch (in ruins)anda larger roadcontinuingaround thestableblock, then forkingagainwithonebranch leadingto thehouseandtheother to theMartelloTowerandbatteryat thecoast.ThestudyareaistakenupbytheShanganaghCastlegardens,whichareheavilyplantedwithcopsesofornamentaltrees.

Alargepondfeaturewithanislandare locatedcentrally inthestudyarea, justtothewestofasub-circularkinkinthetownlandboundary.Thetownlandboundaryrunsthroughthestudyareawithoutregardforfield/gardenboundaries,stronglysuggestingthattheoriginalfieldboundariesinthestudyareawereremoved,etherduringtheconstructionoftheoriginalhouseinthec.1760soritsextensivealterationsinthec.1810sand1820s.

Lewis’AtlasofIrelanddrawnbyR.CreightonforLewis’TopographicalDictionaryof1837containsamapofDublinCounty.Althoughnotverydetailed,thismaphighlightstopographicalfeaturesbetterthanthecontemporaryOSmap.ThebroadcoastalplainofShanganaghisclearlydepicted,framedbythe hillsof Cabinteely-Killiney to the north, Loughlinstown-Rathmichael-Shankill-The Scalp to thewest,andBraytothesouth.

3.5.4 First Edition 6” Ordnance Survey Map 1837

3.5.4 Lewis Atlas of Ireland Map 1837

8 9


The pond on the Shanganagh Castle grounds is one of the few remaining historical garden elements of the old demesne


10


04G E O G R A P H I C A L C O N T E X T

Theparkisinauniquelocationstraddlingthecountyline.ThephysicalbarriercreatedbytheM11,N11,theLoughlinstownroundaboutandKillineyHillcreateasenseofthresholdwithShankilloccupyingalocationoutside this line. The village and local area formsa transition between Dublin into Bray and CountyWicklow. The sylvan character, particularly at the

southendoftheOldDublinRoad,maintainsasenseofdivisionbetween thesuburban fringesof ShankillandBray.Theparkcreatesastronggreenbeltrunningfromthecoast inaneast-westdirection.Woodbrookgolfcoursetothesouthoftheparkhelpstoreinforceandconsolidatethegreenbeltzone.

Thelocationofthepresentpropertyhasbeenthesiteofastructuresincethe early 15th century.The choiceof the location for the erectionof acastleandthelaterdecisiontouseanadjacentsiteforthepositioningofaMartelloTowerillustratethestrategicqualitiesofthelocation.Thesiteand local landscape have inherent, defensible qualitieswith extensiveviewsinalldirectionsasthesitesitscentrallyinacoastalplainenclosedbytheseatotheeastandelevatedlandscapeoneveryotherside.

The foothills of theWicklowMountains creates a visual envelope in asouthwesterly,westerlyandnorthwesterlydirectionwherethedistantlandscaperisesup.BrayHeadisareferencepointduesouthofShanganaghand Killiney Hill bookends the plain due north. The site is situatedcentrallyinthebaybetweenSorrentoTerraceandBrayHead.Thiscentrallocationaddstothetacticalqualityofthespot.TheShanganaghlandistiltedinasoutherlydirectiontakingfulladvantageofanysunlight.

Thereisauniqueandtangibleconnectionwithboththemountainsandthesea.TheparkhasexpansiveviewsoftheWicklowMountainsanddirectaccessaswellasviewsoutover thesea.Viewsalong thecoastlinearebookendedbySorrento&Dalkey Islandtothenorth

and BrayHead to the south. The old chimney stackassociated with the Leadmines at Carrickgollogancreatesastrongvisual focus looking inlandduewestfromthepark.Thevisualenvelopealso includesthepeaksofKippure,DjouceandtheSugarLoaf.

The primary movement runs in a north/southdirectioncorralledbythecoastlinetotheeastandthefoothillsoftheWicklowMountainstothewest.TheShankillareaisinarelativelyf latplainthatrunsintoacorridoratitsnorthernedgepinchedbetweenKillineyHillandthefoothillsoftheWicklowmountains.Themain movement corridors run through this area.TheseincludetheOldDublinRoad,theM50andtheM11.Themajorconvergenceof theM11and theM50immediatelywestofShankillVillagefurtherillustrateshowthisareaoflandactsasanaturalgatewaybetweenDublinandWicklow.

TheDart line exploits the consistent gradient alongthecoastline toavoid theneed formajorchanges inlevel.Thehistoricmapsalso show themainarteriesmoving in a north/south direction. The HarcourtStreet line ran in a north-west/south-east direction.FromCarrickminestothenorth,itturnedtotheeasttowardsShankill toavoidtheelevationposedbytheWicklowMountains.Thisold line ismostevidentatthenorthernendofthevillagemainstreetwheretheroadbridgesovertheoldline.

4.1 General

4.2.1 Straddling the County Boundary

4.2.2 Mountains and Sea

4.3 North / South Movement

3 . 0 KI L O

ME

TRE

2 . 0 KI L O

ME

TRE

1 . 0 KI L O

METR

E

AB

C

D

E

GF

A. Dalkey Island

B. Sorrento Terrace

C. Killiney Hill Obelisk

D. Old Lead Mines, Ballychorus

E. Carrickgollogan Summit

F. Wicklow Mountains

G. Bray Head

M50

N11

View south towards Bray Head View north towards Sorrento & Dalkey Island

M11

10 11


Generally, the land rises up moving west towards the Wicklow Mountains. The land reaches approximately 30m close to the coastline forming a cliff and then drops away across the park. The Old Dublin Road and the M11 are at the lowest point and the land starts to rise sharply reaching into the Wicklow Mountain. The presence of the major transport corridors creates physical obstacles which further inhibits westerly movements. This is particularly true of the M11 which corrals the settlements of

Shankill and Bray in against the coastline. All the routes servicing east-west movements are minor roads such as Crinken Lane, Stonebridge Road and Old Connaught Avenue. Allies River Road opposite the access road into the park and cemetery is an example of a where the M11 has removed access westward from the park up into the foothills.

ShankillVillageisimmediatelyadjoiningShanganghParkalongits northern boundary. The settlement is a traditional villagelayoutwith a central main street surrounded by low density,mainly20thhousingestates.

Astudyofthecomparisonbetween1stedition6inchmap(1837)and25 inchmap (1910)clearly illustrates theevolutionof thevillage.There isadirect relationshipbetween thebuildingoftherailwaylines(HarcourtStreetlineandDublinSouthEasternline)andthedevelopmentofShankillVillage.The6inchmap

depictsalandscapeoccupiedbyagriculturalfieldsinterspersedwithscatteredestatelands.Thereisnoevidenceofanyvillagedevelopmentapart fromwhatseemstobeashortrowofverysmallcottagesclosetothejunctionwithQuinn’sRoad.

Incontrast,the25inchmapcontainsthe2railwaylinesandthemainstreetwithmostoftheassociatedbuildingspresenttoday.Thecomingoftherailwaysopenedupthefringesofthecityandcreatedthecommuterbeltaroundthecity.

Bray town centre is approximately 4km to the south of thepark,locatedinCo.WicklowandoutsidethefunctionalareaofDLRCC. It isdesignated intheWicklowCountyDevelopmentPlan 2016-2022 as a Level 1 –Metropolitan ConsolidationTown. It isa relatively largeurbancentrewhich isconsideredacommutertownandservicedbytheDART.Itreachedahigh

pointduringthelateVictorianerawhenitwasapopularholidaydestinationforDubliners.Thiscanbeevidencedintheheritagebuildings along the seafront and in towards the town centre.The broader area is predominantly made up of low densityresidentialdevelopment.

4.4 East / West Movement

4.5 Shankill Village

4.6 Bray Town

Proximity of main transportation routes to Shanganagh Park

View of Bray Promanade

M11

M50

N11

RAIL

OLD DUBLIN RD.


12


05P L A N N I N G A N D R E L E V A N T P O L I C I E S

5.1 County Development Plan (CDP)- Strategic Level Vision for the County

TheCDP(2016-2022)isinformedbybothNationalandRegionalpolicydocuments.ItisastrategicleveldocumentthatsetsoutthelongtermvisionforDunLaoghaireRathdownintheformofpolicies,objectivesandhigh levelplanning. TheWoodbrook-Shanganagh LocalArea Plan (LAP), in turn, is shaped by theobjectivesandpoliciessetoutintheCPD.Theparksiteanalysis

andmasterplanhasbeenguidedby thepoliciesandstrategicobjectivessetoutinboththeCPDandtheLAP.

The CPD is broken down into 10 sections. Section 4-GreenCountyStrategy,isthemostrelevant.Withinthissectionthereareseveralkeypoliciesthatfeedintothelandscapemasterplan.

Section 4.1-Landscape, Heritage & Biodiversity.

To protect the existing unique heritage within thecounty.

• PolicyLHB2:PreservationofLandscape CharacterAreas• PolicyLHB3:Seascape• PolicyLHB6:ViewsandProspects• PolicyLHB9:CoastlineParksandHarbours• PolicyLHB19:ProtectionofNaturalHeritage andtheEnvironment• PolicyLHB21:BiodiversityPlan• PolicyLHB23:Non-DesignatedAreasof BiodiversityImportance• PolicyLHB24:County-WideEcologicalNetwork• PolicyLHB26:Hedgerows• PolicyLHB28:GreenBelts

TheWoodbrook-ShanganaghLocalAreaPlan(2017-2023)makesspecificreferencestoShanganaghParkandthelandaroundit.Section3.6(Table10,Map16andTable11)setsoutkeyobjectives.

Toavoidafullregurgitationoftext,onlythemostrelevantpoliciesareincludedwithinthissiteanalysis.AperusaloftheCDPandtheLAPwillgiveamoredetailedunderstandingofthedocuments:

County Development Plan 2016-2022https://www.dlrcoco.ie/en/planning/county-development-plan/county-development-plan-2016-2022

Woodbrook-Shanganagh Local Area Plan 2017-2023https://www.dlrcoco.ie/en/planning/local-area-plans/woodbrook-shanganagh-lap-2017-2023

Section 4.2- Open Space & Recreation

To foster and create accessible open space in closeproximitytocommunities.

• PolicyOSR1:GreenInfrastructureStrategy• PolicyOSR3:HierarchyofParksandOpen Space• PolicyOSR4:FutureImprovements• PolicyOSR7:TreesandWoodland• PolicyOSR8:GreenwaysNetwork• PolicyOSR10:SportsandRecreationalFacilities• PolicyOSR11:ProtectionofSportsGrounds/ Facilities

Woodbrook/Shanganagh LAP and Shanganagh Park in relation to other regional parks in Dun Laoghaire Rathdown

12 13


The County Development Plan includes a GreenInfrastructureStrategy(Appendix14)whichprovidesa vision and framework to protect, promote andextendtheCounty’snetworkofgreenspaces,habitatsand ecosystems and includes Green InfrastructureCorridors two of which are located within the PlanArea.

The Green Infrastructure (GI) Strategy, Appendix 14oftheDevelopmentPlan(2),seekstoprovideavisionandaframeworktohelpidentify,protect,promoteandenhancetheGIassets intheurban,ruralandcoastalenvironmentsoftheCounty,andisintendedtoguidekeyaspectsofplanningpolicyandCountyand locallevel.

The benefits of GI are recognised as being many,suchasimprovinghealthandwellbeingthroughnewand improved recreation and better local walkingand cycling connections; enhancing social cohesion;protecting, managing and enhancing biodiversity;reinforcing sense of place, and improving waterqualityandmanagement.GIcanalsoprovidepotentialeconomic benefits through enhanced opportunitiesfortourismandlocalbusinessactivities.

ThespatialframeworkidentifiesShanganaghParkasformingan integralpartof twoGIcorridors, linkingthemountains,urbanareaandthecoastandprovidingoneofseveralstrategic‘gatewayhubs’:

Corridor 1 - CoastalShanganagh Park – Killiney Hill – Newtownsmith Park – People’s Park – Blackrock Park

Thiscorridorseekstoconnectopenspacesalongthecoast,andextendingnorthandsouth intorespectively,DublinCityandCountyWicklow.ShanganaghParkisidentifiedasa‘Gateway’ParkwhichwillactasaconnectingcorridorbetweenthecoastandtheinlandareasoftheCounty.

Corridor 6 - Gateway Parks(Marlay Park – FitzSimon’s Wood – Fernhill Park – proposed Jamestown Park – proposed Ticknick Park – Rathmichael Wood – Shanaganagh Park)

ThiscorridoraimstoconnectsevenGatewayParkswhichactasatransitionor‘Gateway’betweentheurbanandrural/mountainlandscapesoftheCounty.Theseenhancedparksandlinksactasatransitionbetweentheruralandurbanlandscapes.Theyaremadeof7parksortransitionalopenspaces.ThisisanambitiousbutexcitingGreenInfrastructurecorridor.Significantenhancementanddevelopmentofexistingandproposedparksareafeatureofthiscorridor.SimilarlyGreenwaysidentifiedintheCycleNetworkPlanwillneedtobebroughtforwardinordertocompletethecorridorandlinkthesetransitionalparks.

ThetransitionalorGatewayParksaretoprovideaccesspointstoandfromthemountainsandopenspaceabovetheurbanareaoftheCounty.LinkagestoothermainGIcorridorsalsoensurethatsustainabletraveloptionsareavailableforthosewhowanttoventurebeyondthe‘park’environmentnotonly fromwithintheCounty,but fromawiderregionalcatchment.Thesegatewayparkswillhave formaland informalspaces, lessmanagedbuthabitatrichareasandthenaccessontothemountainsforthosewhoarepreparedforalongerrecreationalactivity.

5.2 Green Infrastructure Strategy

Objectives 1. Toprovideacoastalcorridorthatconnectsanumberofregionalparksandiconicrecreational siteswithintheCountyandextendsintothesurroundingadministrativeboundaries.2. Toimprovevisitorexperienceandincreasedurationofstaybyprovidingawiderangeof transportoptionsandlinkagestoachoiceofparks.3. Toprovideamulti-functionalGIcorridorcrossingandconnectingthemountain,urbanarea andcoastandlinkingwithothercorridors.

Objectives1. ToprovidetransitionalgatewaystothemountainsandopenspacesfromtheurbanareasoftheCounty.2. EnsurethatsustainabletraveloptionsaresupportedbythewiderGInetwork.3. Toconnectachainofexistingandproposedparksandopenspacesalongtheurbanfringe,providingvarietyofrecreationaland visitorexperiences.4. EnsuretheculturalheritageassetsareincorporatedintheGIassetsassociatedwiththesegatewayparks.5. TodevelopShanganaghParkintoaGatewayPark/RegionalPark.

Corridor 1 - Coastal Corridor 6 - Gateway Parks


14


Specific Local Objectives

Map No. 14, SLO NO. 54:To implement and develop theWoodbrook and Shanganagh area in accordancewith theWoodbrook/ShanganaghLocalAreaPlan.

Map No. 14, SLO NO. 61:ToencouragethedevelopmentofacrematoriumatShanganaghCemetery.

Map No. 14, SLO NO. 76:TocontinuethedevelopmentofShanganaghParkinaccordancewiththeMasterplan,andtodevelopasportsfacilityandimprovedrecreationalfacilitiesinthepark.

Other Objectives identified on Map 14 (Above Right)

Thereisanobjective‘ToprotectandpreserveTreesandWoodlands’.

Thereistherouteshownforthe‘ProposedSuttontoSandycoveWalkway/CyclewayasacomponentpartoftheNationalEastCoastTrailCycleRoute’.

Thereisa‘RecordofMonumentsandPlaces(ForAreasofArchaeologicalPotential)highlightedintheShanganaghCastlelands.Therecordisnumbered026-120andreferstoShanganaghCastle.

TherearethreeprotectedstructuresidentifiedintheareaofShanganaghCastle.TheseincludetheHouse,ShanganaghCastleandtheGateLodgeandtheRPSnumberforeachoftheseis1845.

5.3 Flooding:

Theredoesnotappeartobeanyf loodingimplicationsfortheShanganaghPark.ThisisconfirmedintheFloodZoneMapsintheCountyDevelopmentPlanandtheOPWFloodMaps.

56

54

54

61

66

76

82

105

127

93

163

PL-17-251

County Boundary

M. HenchyDirector

Date: Scale:

Chief Technician:

Drawn By:

Senior Planner:

Prepared By:

D. Irvine

Zara Horan A. Ayeni

M Hevehan

Includes Ordnance Survey Ireland data reproduced under OSi Licencenumber 2013-2015/CCMA/Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.

Unauthorised reproduction infringes Ordnance Survey Irelandand Government of Ireland copyright.

© - Ordnance Survey Ireland, 2017

Planning and Organisational Innovation

July 2017 1:6,000

County Development PlanLand Use Zoning Objectives

Drawing No:

Map 3

Draft Local Area Plan Boundary

Use Class Zoning Objectives

Objective A1To provide for new residential communities inaccordance with approved local area plans.

Objective E To provide for ecomonic development and employment.

Objective F To preserve and provide for open spacewith ancillary active recreational amenities.

Objective NC To protect, provide for and-or improve mixed-use neighbourhood centre facilities.

Objective A To protect and-or improve residential amenity.

Objective GB To protect and enhance the open nature of landsbetween urban areas.

Other Objectives

Record of Monuments and Places (For Areas of Archaeological Potential)

Protected Structures

Proposed Sutton to Sandycove Walkway/Cycleway as a component part ofthe National East Coast Trail Cycle Route

Public Right-of-Way

Proposed Luas Line Extension

Proposed Quality Bus/Bus Priority Route

Strategic Road Reservation

6 Year Motorway Proposal

6 Year Road Proposal

To protect and preserve Trees and Woodlands

To preserve Views

Boundary of lands for which a Local Area Plan will be prepared

County Council Housing Programme Site

To provide for a Primary School

To protect and/or provide for Institutional Use in open lands

INST

To protect and/or provide for a Burial Ground

Specific Local Objective22

Woodbrook - Shanganagh Local Area Plan

Adopted 03 July 2017

M HenchyDirector

Date: Scale: Map No.

Chief Technician:

Drawn By:

Senior Planner:

Prepared By:

D. Irvine

Zara Horan A. Ayeni

M. Hevehan

PL-17-259





July 2017

Flood Risk Zones WithinLocal Area Plan Boundary

Local Area Plan Boundary

Hotspots

Hotspots Predicted

County Boundary

FLOOD MAPS DATA

Map 10

Woodbrook - Shanganagh Local Area PlanAdopted 03 July 2017

Flood Zone A

Flood Zone B

A1 Zoned Land/Development Parcels

Not To Scale

!(

!(

!(

!(

1000M00156

1000M00196

1000M00266eI

1000M00288aI

324000

324000

324200

324200

324400

324400

324600

324600

324800

324800

325000

325000

325200

325200

325400

325400

2200

00

2200

00

2202

00

2202

00

2204

00

2204

00

2206

00

2206

00

2208

00

2208

00

2210

00

2210

00

[0 100 200 300 400 50050Metres © Ordnance Survey Ireland. All rights reserved. Licence number EN 0021016/OfficeofPublicWorks.

F.M.C.J.C.

27 July 201627 July 201627 July 2016G.G.

EXTENTFLUVIALHPWCURRENT

Old Connaught & Wilford Fluvial Flood Extents

E10OLD_EXFCD_F0_01Drawing No. :

Map:

Map Type:Source:Map Area:Scenario:

Date :Drawn By :

Map Series :

Drawing Scale :

Checked By : Date :Date :Approved By :

IMPORTANT USER NOTE:THE VIEWER OF THIS MAP SHOULD REFER

TO THE DISCLAIMER, GUIDANCE NOTES AND CONDITIONS OF USE THAT

ACCOMPLANY THIS MAP.

The Office of Public WorksJonathan Swift StreetTrimCo Meath

Elmwood House 74 Boucher RoadBelfastBT12 6RZ

T +44(0) 28 90 667914F +44(0) 28 90 668286W www.rpsgroup.com

E [email protected]

NOTE:REV: DATE:

FINAL

1:5,000

Node ID

Legend10% Fluvial AEP Event

1% Fluvial AEP Event

0.1% Fluvial AEP Event

Modelled River Centreline

AFA Extents

Node Label

!( Node Point

Page 1 of 3

Old Connaught & Wilford

@ A3

Node LabelNode Label Water Level (OD) 10% AEP

Flow (m³/s) 10% AEP

Water Level (OD) 1% AEP

Flow (m³/s) 1% AEP

Water Level (OD) 0.1% AEP

Flow (m³/s) 0.1% AEP

1000M00288aI 31.99 1.01 32.11 1.89 32.20 3.44

1000M00266eI 22.90 1.31 23.12 2.01 23.24 2.41

1000M00196 19.20 N/A 19.35 N/A 19.38 N/A

1000M00156 15.94 1.78 16.07 3.11 16.10 5.23

SFRA DLRCC County Development Plan 2016-2022 OPW Flood Map

14 15


54: To implementanddevelop theWoodbrookandShanganagharea inaccordancewith theWoodbrook/ShanganaghLocalAreaPlan.56: ToinvestigatethepotentialupgradingoftheWilfordInterchangetoprovideconnectivitytolandswestoftheM11andOldConnaVillagewithanysuchimprovementstobeinformedbytheoutcomeoftheTII`son-goingCorridorStudies.61: ToencouragethedevelopmentofacrematoriumatShanganaghCemetery76: TocontinuethedevelopmentofShanganaghParkinaccordancewiththeMasterplan,andtodevelopasportsfacilityandimprovedrecreationalfacilitiesinthepark93: Topromote thedevelopmentof theS2SPromenadeandCyclewayasacomponentpartof theNationalEastCoastTrailCycleRoute.Itshouldbenotedthatthesecoastalrouteswillbesubjecttoafeasibilitystudy,includinganassessmentoftherouteoptions.AnydevelopmentproposalsshallbesubjecttoAppropriateAssessmentScreeninginaccordancewiththerequirementsoftheEUHabitatsDirectivetoensuretheprotectionandpreservationofalldesignatedSACs,SPAs,andpNHAsinDublinBayandthesurroundingarea.105: Toinvestigate, inconsultationwiththeDepartmentofEducationandScience,thereservationofasinglesiteforaPost-PrimarySchooltoservethegrowthnodesofWoodbrook/OldConnaughtareas.Note:ThelocationsofSLOsymbol105onMap14arenotionalonlyandnotageographicidentificationofspecificsites.127: ToprovideaDARTStationatWoodbrook.

Specific Local Objectives:

‘H’symbol(ShanganaghCastlesite)–“CountyCouncilHousingProgrammeSite”‘PS’ symbol(WoodbrookSite)–“Toprovideforaprimaryschool”RecordofMonumentsandPlaces(ShanganaghCastle)–Duchasnos.026-116and026-120

ProtectedStructureswithinA1lands:• ShanganaghCastle(&GateLodge–locatedjustoutsideLAPboundary)• StJamesChurchincludingrailingsandgate.

ThereareanumberofotherProtectedStructureswithintheGBlands.Notethatthereisanobjectiveto ‘preserveviews’seawardsfromFerndaleRoadandanobjective ‘topreserveprospects’towardsCarrickgologantothewest.Thereisa‘6yearroadproposal’atthesouthernendoftheLAPboundaryattheWilfordInterchangeandaseparate‘6yearroadproposal’throughtheWoodbrooksite.A‘prosedluaslineextension’runsalongthewesternboundaryoftheLAP.The’proposedSuttontoSandycoveWalkway/CyclewayasacomponentpartoftheNationalEastCoastTrailCycleRouteislocatedtotheeastoftheDartline.A‘proposequalitybus/buspriorityroute’commencesfromtheWilfordInterchangesouthintoBray.Thereareanumberof‘tree’symbols“toprotectandpreservetreesandwoodlands”scatteredthroughouttheLAParea.TheFloodMapsidentifyatrackof‘f loodzoneA’and‘FloodzoneB’alongtheCrinkenstream–allf loodzonesarelocatedwithintheGBlands.TheLAPfallswithin‘Corridor1-Coastal’identifiedintheGreenInfrastructureStrategyTheLAPfallswithinLandscapeCharacterArea12:Shanganagh.TheIndustrialHeritageSurveyidentifiesa‘MilestoneonthewestsideofDublinRoadatCrinken’–notenomapisincludedaspartofthesurveythiscanbeinvestigatedonsite.

Other Objectives set out on Map 14 (&13) that relate to the LAP area:

52 dlrcoco / Woodbrook - Shanganagh LAP / 4. Key Sites Framework Strategy

Drawing 1: Overall Urban Design Framework Strategy

Built Heritage (Present Day)

Director M.Henchy

Date: Scale: Drawing No:

Chief Technician:

Drawn By:

Senior Planner:

Prepared By:

D. Irvine

Z.Horan A. Ayeni

M. Hevehan

1 : 8500 Map 13

Includes Ordnance Survey Ireland data reproduced under Osi Licence number 2015-2016/CCMA/ Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown

County Council. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Ordnance Survey. Ireland and Government of Ireland copyright.

© Ordnance Survey Ireland, 2017

Planning & Organisational Innovation

July 2017PL-17-262


Protected Structures

Record of Monuments and Places( Areas of Archaelogical Potential)

026-067

Likely Historic Routes

A1 Zoned Lands/Development Parcels


Shanganagh-Woodbrook LAP 2017-2023: Overall Urban Design Framework Strategy

Shanganagh-Woodbrook LAP 2017-2023: Overall Urban Design Framework Strategy


16

‘A1’:‘Toprovidefornewresidentialcommunitiesinaccordancewithapprovedlocalareaplans’.

Permitted In PrincipleAssisted Living Accommodation, Carpark, Caravan Park-Residential, Community Facility, Craft Centre/Craft Shop,Childcare Service, Cultural Use, Doctor/Dentist etc.,Education, Embassy, Enterprise Centre, Funeral Home,Garden Centre/Plant Nursery, Guest House, Health Centre /Healthcare Facility, Industry-Light, Off-License, Offices lessthan 600sq.m, Open Space, Petrol Station, Place of PublicWorship,PublicHouse,PublicServices,Residential,ResidentialInstitution,Restaurant,ServiceGarage,Shop-Specialist,Shop-

Neighbourhood,ShopDistrict,SportsFacility,TeaRoom/Café,TravellersAccommodation,VeterinarySurgery.

Open For ConsiderationAllotments, Advertisement and Advertising Structures,Agricultural Buildings, Betting Office, Caravan Park-Holiday,Cash and Carry/Wholesale Outlet, Cemetery, Heavy VehiclePark,HomeBasedEconomicActivities,Hospital,Hotel/Motel,HouseholdFuelDepot,Industry-General,MotorSalesOutlet,Nightclub, Office Based Industry, Offices, Refuse TransferStation,Rural Industry-Cottage,Rural Industry-Food,ScienceandTechnologyBasedIndustry,Shop-MajorConvenience.

‘A’:‘Toprotectand/orimproveresidentialamenity’.

Permitted in PrincipleAssistedLivingAccommodation,OpenSpace,PublicServices,Residential,ResidentialInstitution,TravellersAccommodation.

Open For ConsiderationAllotments, Bring Banks/Bring Centres, Carpark, CaravanPark-Holiday,CaravanPark-Residential,Cemetery,CommunityFacility, Childcare Service, Cultural Use, Doctor/Dentist etc.,Education,Embassy,EnterpriseCentre,FuneralHome,GardenCentre/PlantNursery,GuestHouse,HealthCentre/Healthcare

Facility, Home Based Economic Activities, Hotel/Motel,HouseholdFuelDepot,Industry-Light,PartOff-License,OfficeBased Industrya ,Offices less than 200sq.m.b,Petrol Station,Place of Public Worship, Public House, Restaurant, ServiceGarage,ShopNeighbourhood,SportsFacility,TeaRoom/Café,VeterinarySurgery.

a:lessthan200sq.m.

b:Wheretheusewillnothaveadverseeffectsonthe‘A’zoningobjective,‘toprotectand/orimproveresidentialamenity’.

‘F’:Topreserveandprovideforopenspacewithancillaryactiverecreationalfacilities.

Permitted In PrincipleCommunityFacility(g),CulturalUse(g),OpenSpace(g),SportsFacility(g),TravellersAccommodation.

Open For ConsiderationAllotments,Carpark(g),Cemetery,CraftCentre/CraftShop(f ),Childcare Service(f ), Crematorium(g), Education(g), GardenCentre/Plant Nursery(wg), Golf Facility(g), Guest House(f ),PlaceofPublicWorship(g),PublicServices,TeaRoom/Café(g)f :Inexistingpremisesg : Wherelandszoned‘F’aretobedevelopedthen:Notmore

than40%ofthelandintermsofthebuiltformandsurfacecarparkingcombinedshallbedevelopedupon.Anybuiltformtobedeveloped shall beof a high standardofdesign includingquality finishes and materials. The owner shall enter intoagreement with the Planning Authority pursuant to Section47 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended,or some alternative legally binding agreement restricting thefurtherdevelopmentoftheremainingarea(i.e.60%ofthesite)whichshallbesetasideforpubliclyaccessiblepassiveopenspaceorplayingfields.Saidspaceshallbeprovidedandlaidoutinamannerdesignedtooptimisepublicpatronageoftheresidualopenspaceand/ortoprotectexistingsportingandrecreationalfacilitieswhichmaybeavailableforcommunityuse.

GB: ToProtectandenhancetheopennatureoflandsbetweenurbanareas.

Permitted In PrincipleCemetery,OpenSpace,PlaceofPublicWorship,TravellersAccommodation,Education.

Open For ConsiderationAllotments,AgriculturalBuildings,BoardingKennels,Carpark,CaravanPark-Holiday,CulturalUse(j),Doctor/Dentist(j),GardenCentre/PlantNursery,GuestHouse(j),HomeBasedEconomicActivities(j),Hospital,Hotel/Motel,PublicServices,RefuseLandfill/Tip,Residential,Restaurant(j),RuralIndustry-Cottage,RuralIndustry-Food,Shop-Neighbourhood,SportsFacility,TeaRoom(j),VeterinarySurgery(j)j: Inexistingpremises.

5.4 Planning Context and Objectives

Shanganagh Castle Lands and Woodbrook:

Lands immediately south of Crinken Lane:

Shanganagh Park / Cemetery:

Remaining Lands:

5.4.1 LAND-USE ZONING

M HenchyDirector

Date: Scale: Drawing No.

Chief Technician:

Drawn By:

Senior Planner:

Prepared By:

D. Irvine

Z Horan A. Ayeni

M Hevehan

PL-17-252





July 2017


Map 2


A1 Zoned Lands/Development Parcels

Not To Scale


Shanganagh-Woodbrook LAP 2017-2023: Land-Use Zoning Map

A1

A

GB

F

F

F

16 17


ThesiteanalysisandfeasibilitystudyofMarlayParkwilltieinwiththerelevantnationalandregionalpolicyasoutlinedintheCountyDevelopmentPlan2010-2016aswellasthefollowingspecificpolicies;

Section 4.1.2.1 Policy LHB2: Preservation of Landscape Character Areas: It is Council policy to continue to preserve and enhance the character of the County’slandscapes inaccordancewith therecommendedstrategiesasoriginallyoutlined in thelandscapeCharacterAssessment(2002andsinceupdated),inaccordancewiththe‘DraftGuidelinesforLandscapeandLandscapeAssessment’(2000)asissuedbytheDepartmentof Environment and Local Government, in accordance with the European LandscapeConvention(FlorenceConvention)andinaccordancewith‘ANationalLandscapeStrategyforIreland–StrategyissuePaperforConsultation’2011.

Section 4.1.2.5 Policy LHB6: Views and Prospects:It is Council policy to protect and encourage the enjoyment of views and prospects ofspecialamenityvalueorspecialinterests.

Section 4.1.2.16 Policy LHB17: Trails, Hiking and Walking RoutesItisCouncilpolicytopromotethedevelopmentofregionalandlocalnetworksofhikingandwalkingroutesandtrails.

Section 4.1.3.1 Policy LHB19: Protection of Natural Heritage and the EnvironmentItisCouncilpolicytoprotectandconservetheenvironmentincluding,inparticular,thenaturalheritageoftheCountyandtoconserveandmanageNationallyandInternationallyimportantandEUdesignatedsites-suchasSpecialProtectionAreas,candidateSpecialAreasofConservation,proposedNaturalHeritageAreasandRamsarsites-aswellasnon-designatedareasofhighnatureconservationvaluewhichserveas‘SteppingStones’forthepurposesofArticle10oftheHabitatsDirective.

Section 4.1.3.3 Policy LHB21: Biodiversity PlanIt is Council policy to implement the provisionsof the County Biodiversity Plan 2009-2013andtoproduceasecondBiodiversityPlanwhichwillbesetwithinthecontextofthesecondNationalBiodiversityPlan, ‘Actions forBiodiversity,2011–2016’preparedbytheDepartmentofArts,Heritage,GaeltachtandtheIslands

Section 4.2.1.1 Policy OSR1: Green Infrastructure StrategyIt isCouncilpolicytoprotectexistinggreeninfrastructureandencourageandfacilitate,inconsultationwithrelevantstakeholders,thedevelopmentofnewgreeninfrastructure,recognisingthesynergiesthatcanbeachievedwithregardtothe following,sustainabletransport,provisionofopenspaceamenities,sustainablemanagementofwater,protectionandmanagementofbiodiversityandprotectionofculturalandbuiltheritage.

Section 4.2.2.1 Policy OSR2: Open Space Strategy 2012-2015In2009theCouncilpreparedacomprehensiveauditoftheexistingandproposedopenspace

provision inDúnLaoghaire-Rathdown.Thisculminated in thepublicationof theOpenSpaceStrategyfortheCounty,fortheperiod2012-2015.TheactionsandrecommendationsdetailedintheStrategywillbeimplementedasappropriateandasresourcesallow.

Section 4.2.2.2 Policy OSR3: Hierarchy of Parks and Open SpacesItisCouncilpolicytoprovideahierarchyofqualityparksandpublicopenspaceswhichvaryinsizeandnatureandaredesignedtoservetheneedsofallmembersofthecommunity,includingpeoplewithmobilityimpairments,bybeingreadilyaccessibleandataconvenientdistancefromtheirhomeand/orplacesofwork.

Section 4.2.2.3 Policy OSR4: Future ImprovementsItisCouncilpolicytocontinuetoimprove,landscape,plantanddevelopmoreintensiverecreationalandleisurefacilitieswithinitsparksandopenspacesinsofar,asresourceswillpermit,whileensuringthatthedevelopmentofappropriatecomplementaryfacilitiesdoesnotdetractfromtheoverallamenityofthespaces.

Section 4.2.2.6 Policy OSR7: Trees and WoodlandIt isCouncilpolicyto implementtheobjectivesandpoliciesoftheTreeStrategyfortheCounty–‘dlrTREES2011-2015’-toensurethatthetreecoverintheCountyismanagedanddevelopedtooptimisetheenvironmental,climaticandeducationalbenefitswhichderivefroman‘urbanforest’.

Section 4.2.2.7 Policy OSR8: Greenways NetworkItisCouncilpolicytodevelopacomprehensivenetworkofCountyGreenwayslinkingparksandpublicopenspacesandtoliaisewithadjoininglocalauthoritiesandotherstakeholderstoachieveandimprovewiderexternallinkagesandcorridors.

Section 4.2.2.9 Policy OSR10: Provision and Promotion of Recreational FacilitiesItisCouncilpolicytoprovidesportingandrecreationalamenitiesofbothanindoorandoutdoornature.ItisthepolicyoftheCounciltopromoteparticipationinsportandleisureactivitiesamongallresidentsoftheCounty.TheCouncilwillendeavourtopromotetheincreaseduseofthesefacilitiesandoftheexcellentnaturalresourceslocatedthroughouttheCounty.TheCouncilwillendeavourtoensureaccesstosportinginfrastructuretomeettheneedsofthecommunityinanymajornewresidentialdevelopments.

Section 4.2.2.13 Policy OSR14: Play FacilitiesItisCouncilpolicytosupporttheprovisionofstructuredandunstructuredplayareaswithappropriateequipmentandfacilitiesthroughouttheCountyandtoensuretheneedsofallagegroupsandabilities-children,teenagers,adultsandolderpeople–arefacilitatedinthepublicparksofDunLaoghaire-Rathdown.

Section 6.1.3.1 Policy AR1: Record of Protected StructuresItisCouncilpolicyto:i. IncludethosestructuresthatareconsideredintheopinionofthePlanningAuthority

to be of special architectural, historical, archaeological, artistic, cultural, scientific,technicalorsocialinterestintheRecordofProtectedStructures(RPS).ii. ProtectStructuresincludedontheRPSfromanyworksthatwouldnegativelyimpacttheirspecialcharacterandappearance.iii. Ensure that any development proposals to Protected Structures, their curtilageandsettingshallhaveregardtotheDepartmentoftheArts,HeritageandtheGaeltacht‘ArchitecturalHeritageProtectionGuidelinesforPlanningAuthorities’(2011)iv. Ensure thatnewandadaptedusesarecompatiblewith thecharacterandspecialinterestoftheProtectedStructure.

Section 6.1.3.3 Policy AR3: Protected Structures and Building RegulationsIt isCouncilPolicy toprotect thecharacterandspecial interestofProtectedStructureswhen considering or carrying out intervention to complywith the requirements of theBuildingRegulations–withparticularreferencetoPartBandPartM.

Section 6.1.3.5 Policy AR5: Buildings of Heritage InterestItisCouncilpolicyto:i. Retain where appropriate, and encourage the rehabilitation and suitable reuseof existing older buildings/structures/features which make a positive contributionto the character and appearance of a streetscape in preference to their demolition andredevelopment and to preserve surviving shop and pub fronts of special historical orarchitecturalinterestincludingsignageandassociatedfeatures.ii. Identify buildings of vernacular significance with a view to assessing them forinclusionintheRecordofProtectedStructures.

Section 6.1.3.6 Policy AR6: Protection of Buildings in Council OwnershipItisCouncilPolicytocontinuetodemonstratethebestpracticewithregardtoProtectedStructures, Recorded Monuments and often elements of architectural heritage in itsownershipandcare.

Section 6.1.3.7 Policy AR7: Energy Efficiency of Protected StructuresItisCouncilPolicytohaveregardtotheDepartmentofEnvironment,HeritageandLocalGovernment’spublicationon ‘EnergyEfficiency inTraditionalBuildings’andany futureadvisorydocumentsinassessingproposedworksonProtectedStructures.

Section 6.1.3.9 Policy AR9: Protection of Historic Street FurnitureItisCouncilPolicy:i. Preservetheretentionofhistoricitemsofstreetfurniturewherethesecontributetothecharacteroftheareaincludingitemsofvernacularorlocalsignificance.ii. Promote high standards for design, material and workmanship in public realmimprovementswithinareasofhistoriccharacter.

5.5 Relevant Policies taken from the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Development Plan 2016-2022 & Woodbrook - Shanganagh Local Area Plan 2017-2023


18

06S . W . O . T A N A L Y S I S

6.1 STRENGTHS

6.2 WEAKNESSES

6.3 OPPORTUNIT IES

The long views in awesterly and southerly direction towards theelevated parts of Dublin andWicklow Mountains are one of themainassetsofthepark.Its locationfurtherbenefitsfromsomeofthemostimpressiveviewswithinDúnLaoghaireRathdown

A: ViewstowardsSorrentoTerraceandDalkeyIslandB: ViewtowardstheIrishSeaC: ViewtowardsBrayHeadD: ViewtowardstheDublinandWicklowMountainsE: ViewtowardstheBallychorusLeadmineandCarrickogollogan

Theexistingsuiteofentranceslackcoherenceintermsofmaterialsanddesign.The entrance at the southern corner of the park is incongruous as it is in anisolatedlocationthatdoesnotwarrantthelargearrangementthatispresentlyinplacethere.Itisover-scaledandtheheritagepiersandmetalworkcreateafalseimpressionthatitisanauthentichistoricentrancepoint.

Entrance into the park using the main carpark lacks any sense of arrival orthreshold.Itismissingaconsistentboundaryandaformalisedentrancepoint.Thesoccerpavilionandallweatherfacilityaddtotheconvolutedarrangement.TheentranceandboundaryrailingontheCastleParksidearealsoofpoorquality.

The railway line creates a complete physical barrier in themiddleof the parkdissectingitinto2separateareas.Thisbarrierisfurtherexacerbatedbythesuddenchangeinlevelneededtobridgeovertherailwayline.Thepresentarrangementdoesnotallowforuniversalaccessasthepathstothebridgearetoosteep.

ShanganaghParkisdescribedasa“GatewayPark”intheGreenInfrastructureStrategy.This is a timelyopportunity toupgrade theparkwith thepotentialdevelopmentoftheEastCoastGreenwayandtheadjacentresidentialproposals.Shanganagh Park is strategically located near the county boundary. There isanopportunitytocreateapowerfulthresholdintoDunLaoighaireRathdown.Approaching fromthesouth,anarrival into theparkshouldbeanatureandhorticultural rich experiencewith clear connections to the coastline and themountains.

Itisimportantthattheparkisreinforcedtoformaverydefinitivegreenbeltandanaturereserveforlocalwildlife.Thisimpliesthatthetreestockisincreased,theexistingtreestockismanagedandthatamorediversecollectionofhabitatiscreated.

Atpresent,theparksuffersfromalackofidentityasithasnopublicbuildingorcongregationpointatitscentre.Thereisnoamenityprovidingfood&drinkorafacilityforpeopletomeetandlinger.Apublicparkofthisscaleneedstooffermoreasadestinationpoint.

Movingthroughtheparkonthenetworkofpathsprovidesarangeofexperiences.Thepathsmovethroughopensectionswithdistanceviewstothesouth,enclosedsectionsinthewoodedareasandareaswithamixofopenandshelter.

Theparkoccupiesalocationthatbenefitsfrombothitsproximitytothemountainsandtotheseawhilestilllyingclosetourbancentres.

6.1.3 Views

6.2.1 Boundaries & Entrances

6.2.2 Railway Line

6.3.1 County Boundary

6.2.3 Lack of Identity

6.1.2 Paths & Circulation

6.1.1 Location

E

A

B

C

D

BrayCo. Wicklow

ShankillCo. Dublin

18 19


Thelargeadjacentresidentialdevelopmentswillresultinasharpincreaseinthelocalpopulationinverycloseproximitytothepark.Thisincreaseinlocalresidentswillputadditionalpressureontheparkfacility.Increasedparkusagewill cause increasedwear& tear.A rise inusersandvisitornumbers can have an adverse effect on wildlife and habitat. The BusConnects proposal could have a negative impact as the alignmentmayneed tooccupyspacealong theOldDublinRoad frontage forboth theparkandtheCemetery.

The provision and demand for car-parking is an issue not only effectingShanganagh Park&Cemetery but the broader countyaswell. Ina similarvein to the provision of sports pitches, car parking requires the use of anexpansiveamountoflandwhichisonlyfullyutilisedforveryshortperiodsoftheweek.Carparksaretypicallyinhospitable.hardsurfaceareaswhichareatoddswiththeconceptofparkwhicharedestinationsorplacesofretreatandnature.

Atpresent,theproportionofparkspacecurrentlygivenovertospecificsportusestandsat40%.Active,structuredsportdominatesthemajorityofopenspacewhich limitsopportunities todevelopother keyelementsassociatedwithapublicparksuchasnature,horticultureandpassiverecreation.Sportspitches are intensively used for a very small window within a week. Theprovisionofspaceissubstantialbutthespaceremainsidleforthemajorityoftime.

Sportspitchesareintensivelymaintained,artificiallymanagedareasoflandwhich result in a limited opportunity to support biodiversity. In terms ofplace-making,sportspitchesareverychallengingelements to incorporate.Theexpanseofspaceneededtocreatesportspitchesresultsinawindsweptenvironment.Thisisexacerbatedwherepitchesareadjacenttoeach.Thiscanresultinareasofspacewherethereisover200mofspacebetweenelementsandanyopportunityforshelterorotherphysicalobjects.

Available lands for active recreation in theShankillareaare finiteandthemap illustratestheareaswhereoutdoorsportingactivitiesareplayed and their distance from the centre ofShankillVillage(St.Anne’sChurch)

Bowling

Football

Baseball

Golf

Tennis

GAA

Cricket

ShanganaghParkandCematery

6.4.2 Future Local Developments6.4.4 Car Parking

6.4.3 Sport

6.4 THREATS

Coastalerosion isaphysicalthreatthat iscausingthe lossof landalongtheeasternedgeofthepark.Asmuchas60cmoflandisfallingintotheseaperyear.Pathshavehadtoberealignedandastripoflandalongtheedgeofthecliffhasbeenfencedoffasthereisuncertaintyaboutthestabilityofareasalongtheerosionline.Thisisanon-goingissuewhichwillhavetobemonitoredandmanagedonacontinuousbasis.

6.4.1 Costal Erosion

Thelastmajoruseforthepropertywasasanopenprisonforjuveniles.Itwasclosedin2003andthecomplexhasremainedvacanteversince.Inthepast,theCastlewasphysicallyandvisuallyseparatedfromthepark.WiththeimpendingacquisitionofthegroundsandthebuildingsbyDLRCC,theCastlecanbeintegratedintothefabricofthepark.AswellastheCastle,theancillarybuildingsalsohavepotentialtobeutilised.Thelargesportsbuilding contain a solid structurewhichmakes it a prime candidate forrefurbishment.Thisfacilitycouldprovideacentralisedfacilityforallthesportsclubsassociatedwiththepark.

6.3.3 Acquisition of Shanganagh Castle

The development of the adjacent Woodbrook and Shanganagh CastlesitesalongwiththeproposednewDartstationatWoodbrookwillcreateademandformovementacrossthepark.Thereisanopportunitytoproperlyplanamixofpedestrianandcyclinglinksacrossthepark.Properlyplannedanddetailedrouteswillhelptoeliminateanypotentialconflictbetweenthemodesoftransport.

6.3.2 Potential local pedestrian and cycling links

coast line c. 1890

coast line 2019

Current location of Baseball outfield

Current location of cricket pitch

Current location of soccer pitches

Current location of GAA pitches

1 . 0 KI L O

METR

E

5 0 0 METR

ES


20

07F U T U R E P R O P O S E D D E V E L O P M E N T S

7.1 SHANGANGH CASTLE

ThedevelopmentofsocialhousinginthepaddockstothefrontofShanganaghCastlewilladdsubstantiallytothelocalpopulation.Thedevelopmentincludes8majorblocksofapartmentstaperingfrom6storiesontheroadsidedownto2storiesclosertotheCastle.Therearealso4blocksof2storeyterracedhomesbackingontotheCastleFarmhousingestateboundary.Thisdevelopmentwill createa strong frontageonto theparkproviding beneficial passive surveillance.Aspartof thedevelopment therewill beretentionofopenspacewhichcontainsanexistingnaturerichpond.Itisplannedtoabsorbthisopenspaceintothecurtilageofthepark.

7.2 WOODBROOK

Woodbrookisaproposeddevelopmentlocatedtothesouthofthepark.Thisisanotherlargescaleresidentialdevelopmentwhichwilladdconsiderablytothelocalpopulation.Theproposalincludestheprovisionofapartments,terracedhouses,commercialunitsandaschool.Openspaceprovisionisrestrictedastheparkisbeingusedasanoffsetwithinthescheme.Thedensityofhousingisbeingprioritisedandthiswillresultinsqueezingthesizeoftheopenspaces.Thedevelopmentistobebuiltintwophaseswiththefirstphasefurthertothesouthandthesecondphasef lankingthecemeteryboundarytothenorth.Intermsoftheparkandlocalopenspace,thekeyaspectofthisprojectisthedevelopmentofthenorthsouthgreenways.Theco-ordinationofthesewillseetheroutescarriedthroughthepark.

Indicative layout of Shanganagh Castle development from Shanganagh-Woodbrook LAP 2017-2023

Indicative layout of Phasae 1 of the Woodbrook development from O’Mahony Pike Architects

20 21


Indicative layout of the Woodbrook development from O’Mahony Pike Architects

7.4 EAST COAST GREENWAY

TheEastCoastGreenway ispartofa largerscaleroutealongtheeastcoastof thecountry. Itwillprovideaccess intoandawayfromthecitycentretowardsRosslare.Afeasibiltystudybeingcarriedoutisexploringtheexpansionoftheroutealongtheeasternportionofthepark,runningparalleltotherailwayline.Theexisting, inaccessiblebridgeatthesouthernboundary,adjacenttoWoodbrook,providesanoptionfortheroutetotransitioninlandoftherailwayline.

Additionally,theotherproposedlocalpedestrian/cyclelinksnorthandsouthwillhelptoreinforceandencouragelocaltripsbyfootandbike.Theserouteshavethepotentialtotieinwiththegreenwayandcreateastronglocalnetworkofwalking/cyclingroutes.

7.5 BUS CONNECTS

Busconnects isan initiative to improveandstreamline themainbuscorridors in theGreaterDublinArea.Insomecasesthismayseethewideningofroadwaystofacilitatecompletelysegregatedbuslanes.TheexistingBrayroute,route13inthedocument,hasbeenhighlightedasaroutetobeupgradedaspartoftheproject.ThisprojectmayhaveanimpactontheparkfrontagealongtheOldDublinRoad.IfTransportForIreland(TFI)areengagedatanearlystagetheremaybeasolutionwhichbenefitstheparkboundary.

7.3 S H A N G A N A G H C R E M A T O R I U M

Theproposed location for theCrematorium is in thenortheastcorneroftheenclosedscrublandspacetotheeastoftheexistingcar park. At present, this site creates an awkward break in themiddleofthecemetery.Thedevelopmentofthesitewillhelptostitch the twosectionsof thepark togetherandconsolidate thegreenbeltconcept. Itwill includeaclusterofbuildingsmadeupoftwoseparatechapelsandthecremationbuildingconnectedbyacoveredcolonnade.Therewillalsobeagatepavilion,anaccessroadaswellasburialplotsandthecolumbariumwallsalongtheboundary.Thereisscopetoincludeasubstantialtreecoverinthisdevelopment.

Architect’s Department

1785/001 Aerial view of proposed crematorium

Image of proposed Crematorium


22 Parks and Landscape Serv icesPái rcenna agus Se i rbh í s í T í rdhreacha

h t t p s : / / d l r c o c o . c i t i z e n s p a c e . c o m

w w w . d l r c o c o . i e

@ d l r c c

D u n L a o g h a i r e R a t h d o w n C o u n t y C o u n c i l

@

Documents

SHANGANAGH PARK AND CEMETERY - Citizen Space · • Increase tree cover in the park to consolidate the existing tree planting and green corridors. 1.3 LINKAGES • Improve access