5.5 Road and Street Network
Objective TM O58 should not limit provision of "enhanced public transport, cycling and pedestrian facilities in the relevant centre" to only when the road project is an orbital road but make such provision for any significant new road infrastructure to be provided in a town.
Objective TM O67 to "Require a Glint and Glare Assessment as part of all solar energy development proposals where there is a likelihood of impact on the national road network." should be rephrased to apply only require this for significant / non-domestic solar energy development due to the upcoming changes whereby domestic solar energy development will be exempted from planning.
Item No. 6 on Table 5.4 - Priority Road and Bridge Projects simply states "Upgrade existing bridge in Celbridge". This should be more specific in terms of the details of the upgrade, for example, "Provide a shared pedestrian and cycle bridge directly adjacent to the existing road bridge in Celbridge"
- The proposed development comprises of a shared pedestrian and cycle bridge from the footpath adjacent to the former Bank of Ireland car park in Celbridge to the footpath outside the Abbey Lodge public house. The bridge will span over the River Liffey for approximately 50m. It will be constructed directly adjacent to the existing road bridge.)
It is not clear why there is a specific Objective TM O61 to "Support and promote the delivery of a second bridge crossing in Newbridge as a priority of this development plan." in addition to Objective TM O58 which references "other transport infrastructure improvement identified within this Plan", including Table 5.4 - Priority Road and Bridge Projects on which item 11 is a "Second bridge crossing in Newbridge."
- Is it that the projects are at different stages? If so, an additional column in Table 5.4 would aid with the legibility of the data