16.2.2.1 Large-Scale Development
Large-Scale Development
This section refers to large comprehensive sites which are of sufficient scale to differentiate it from the surrounding townscape and requires additional detail to that set out above.
Dublin City Council will seek to ensure the following considerations are incorporated in proposals for large-scale development:
- To create new compositions and points of interest
- To provide high-quality new streets, squares and open spaces, where appropriate, linked to the surrounding street pattern, to maximise accessibility
- To provide an appropriate mix of uses comprising retail, residential, entertainment, recreational, cultural, community- and/or employmentgenerating uses; particular emphasis should be given to new and complementary uses and facilities that expand and improve the existing range of uses and facilities in the area
- To carefully integrate appropriate planting and trees
- To take into account existing and likely future patterns of traffic and pedestrian movement, including pedestrian desire lines
- To retain existing and create new features to make an easily understandable urban environment, including active building frontages with clearly defined edges and safe public routes
- To build in capacity to incorporate services to meet changing demands including pipe subways and infrastructure to allow future connection to district energy networks
- Ensure waste storage facilities, servicing and parking are sited and designed sensitively to minimise their visual impact and avoid any adverse impacts on users of highways in the surrounding neighbourhood.