The layout of a street network for a major new suburb of Dublin providing 3,500 homes near the mouth of the River Liffey has been approved by Dublin City Council. The landscaped street will accommodate traffic, including public transport, as well as on-street parking and cycling facilities. Council planners acknowledged that both the Irish Glass Bottle and Fabrizia sites were contaminated and would require remediation works with the overall development being described as "complex". The Irish Glass Bottle site has had a chequered history since the bottling plant closed in 2002 and is now partially controlled by Nama. An Bord Pleanála approved the planning scheme for the Poolbeg West Strategic Development Zone last April, which provides for 3,500 new housing units.

Source: Irish Independent February 03, 2020 02:33 UTC