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New plan for Drimnagh promises integrated approach

Friday, 20 June 2008

A new plan for Drimnagh will prevent the piecemeal development of the Southside suburb it has been claimed.
Dublin City Council, together with the Drimnagh Community Network, and the Kimmage, Walkinstown, Crumlin and Drimnagh Partnership (KWCD) has produced an Integrated Area Plan (IAP) for the community, public and private sectors in the area.
The IAP provides a framework within which development can take place. It is based on the concept that work in an area does not take place in isolation, but should emerge from a broadly based plan taking into account the social, economic and cultural needs of the community.
Throughout the process, the steering group members have communicated with the people of Drimnagh through networks, community groups and local events.
Following the launch and exhibition of the draft document, the IAP will be published and used for a range of purposes by the public, private and community sectors.
In September 2007, the steering group commissioned MCO Projects to lead a multidisciplinary team with experience in social, physical and environmental urban planning, to work with them in producing the Drimnagh plan.
The draft Drimnagh IAP highlights the community’s hopes and concerns and outlines a vision for specific areas. These include the protection of the local character and environment of traditional Drimnagh and the provision of improved sports and recreation facilities at Brickfields Park.
Also included in the plan is the potential creation of a mixed-use promenade along the canal on the former industrial sites on Davitt Road, developing Landsdowne Valley as a heritage park, connecting the canal to Drimnagh Castle and the establishment of a prime urban centre and city gateway.
Cllr Eric Byrne (Lab) who was a member of the steering group said the new integrated approach was “superior” to allowing piecemeal development in the area.
“This is an integrated planning approach for Drimnagh,” he said. “Drimnagh is going to be redeveloped in any case over the next 10 or 15 years and rather than a haphazard, site-by-site approach, the integrated approach is far superior.
“It is better because it now allows the total involvement of the community of Drimnagh in the preparation of a plan for the future of the area.”
He added: “It is also a great opportunity to use infrastructural funding from the local authority to compliment any private development.”
As part of the process of drawing up the plan the city council also revealed some key statistical information about Drimnagh.
A report revealed there are four primary schools, four secondary schools and one college of further education in the study area.
The numbers leaving education before they were 15 years old is 24.4 per cent in the Drimnagh area compared to Dublin City’s figure of 13.8 per cent and 11.3 per cent nationally.
In addition, the report noted that Drimnagh has large areas of public open space, with 90 acres of parklands, but this space suffers from lack of use and doesn’t connect with adjoining areas.
The Draft IAP Summary Report can be downloaded from the DCC website www.dublincity.ie

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