Amendment No.6

Amendment No.6: Clarify that the Green Bridge remains a non-vehicular structure intended for pedestrian, bicycle, and green infrastructure connectivity

In order to give clarity on the timing of the green bridge provision in relation to the phasing of construction of residential units and flexibility around design and provision of a green bridge across the railway, it is proposed that the following amendments are integrated into the Planning Scheme.

The change to Table 4.2 is aimed at providing clarity that the green bridge is not part of the phasing programme and will form a separate project to the Griffeen Valley Park Extension. The changes to Section 2.3 are to ensure there is flexibility around the provision of the green bridge. The delivery of the Green Bridge across the railway line and Adamstown Avenue is a complex project in terms of safety and agreements with Irish Rail. To date, the retrofitting of the existing bridge to a Green Bridge has not been demonstrated as feasible or viable. The proposed amendments retain the provision of a Green Bridge for mammal passing and remove references to retrofitting or replacing the existing pedestrian/ cycle bridge. 

Amend Table 4.2 | Infrastructure required to be linked to the delivery of residential development and phased in accordance with the construction of residential units

Amend the key principles of section 2.3 Green and Blue Infrastructure 

“To reduce fragmentation and strengthen ecological links through the provision of a green bridge across the retrofitting and or upgrading of the pedestrian bridge over the railway line to a ‘green bridge’;”

Amend section 2.3.2 Green Infrastructure 

“It is an objective of the scheme to retrofit or replace the existing pedestrian bridge over the railway line to provide a green bridge connecting the Griffeen Valley Park and the proposed extension of the park to the south. 

The green bridge shall be integrated into the surrounding landscape and shall provide connections for pedestrians and cyclists, commuting routes for species and the park landscape as a whole.”

Amend section 2.10.3 Hierarchy of open spaces 

“Retrofit or replace the existing pedestrian bridge over the railway line to provide ‘green bridge’. The green bridge shall Provision of a green bridge integrated into the surrounding landscape and to shall provide connections for pedestrians and cyclists, commuting routes for species and the park landscape as a whole. The detailed design of the bridge should be informed by shall be in accordance with the Landscape Institute UK Green Bridges Technical Guidance Note 09/2015 December 2015.”

Amend table 2.10.4 | Design Criteria for Strategic routes