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DUBLIN CITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2011 - 2017BACKGROUND PAPERINTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL AND REGIONAL DIMENSION OF CAPITAL
Contents1. Introduction2. Progress to date3. Future Trends and Developments4. Main Issues and Challenges5. Summary of Key Issues
 
1. Introduction
The current Development Plan sets out the spatial framework for the city within the context ofthe National Development Plan, National Spatial Strategy and the Regional PlanningGuidelines for the Greater Dublin Area. As such the proposed strategy for Dublin promotesthe consolidation of the city, maximising efficient use of land, and integrating land use andtransport. The plan seeks to meet the needs of the city, the wider region and the State as awhole. As the capital city, it is vital that Dublin continues to grow and operate on aninternational scale while at the same time providing for the needs of its residents, workers andvisitors alike.While the Regional Planning Guidelines supports the National Spatial Strategy, thedevelopment surge resulting from a prolonged period of economic success has put pressureon infrastructure, created unsustainable commuting patterns and led to an erosion in thequality of the natural environment in some areas.In addition the built-up area of Dublin City has extended to the City Boundary e.g. (the NorthFringe) and this process is likely to continue e.g. at Naas Road. Therefore an increasingneed for collaboration between Local Authorities in the City Region.There is also a growing sense that Dublin should be viewed as a City Region. Aconsolidating City Region, with some two million people by 2020, is more likely to be able tocompete and collaborate with city regions outside Ireland for investment, jobs, tourism etc.,provided the City Region is developed as a sustainable Metropolitan Area with quality of lifeas its core value.
 
2. Progress To Date
The National Spatial StrategyThe National Spatial Strategy is a 20-year framework for all parts of Ireland. The NationalSpatial Strategy envisages the continued development of the Greater Dublin Area (GDA), withits population of about 1.2 million, in a more sustainable manner than in the past. Dublin hasdriven the growth of the Irish economy, but the very success of Dublin’s economy has alsopushed housing development well beyond the boundaries of the Greater Dublin Area, forcinglonger distance commuting and diminution of the quality of life for many young families.Dublin’s future growth will be anchored through higher density development around astrengthened and efficient public transport grid.Investment priorities include:
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Implementation of the key public transport elements of Transport 21, including thecompletion of Metro North to the Airport and Swords, a major extension of the lightrailnetwork, enhancement of suburban rail and DART services, the provision of additionalbus services and further development of the Quality Bus Corridors;
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Major investment in suburban rail including the Kildare line and the opening of a rail linkfrom Dublin to Navan;
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Completion of the M50 upgrade and completion by 2010 of all Major Inter-Urban routesbetween Dublin and other Gateway centres. These improvements will also greatlybenefit the counties in the Region adjoining Dublin;
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Feasibility and planning work on the Eastern Bypass and on a new Outer Orbital Roadto serve the Gateway;
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Enhancement of the capacity of Dublin Airport;
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A comprehensive study of the role of Dublin Port, taking account of locationalconsiderations, in the context of overall ports policy on the Island of Ireland;
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Further Investment in Environmental Services Infrastructure to facilitate the consolidateddevelopment of the Greater Dublin Area;
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Development of tourism, sport and cultural facilities on a PPP basis (such as theNational Conference Centre, the new National Theatre and the new National ConcertHall) or by direct grant (Lansdowne Road Stadium);
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Provision of social, community, cultural, sporting and amenity facilities throughout theGateway region to match rapidly developing residential development;
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Strengthening the international status and STI capacity of the Gateway’s highereducation institutes; and
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Continuing investment in urban renewal and enhancement of the physical fabric of theGateway, e.g. the regeneration of Ballymun.To date, significant progress has been made on many of the priorities listed aboveRegional Planning GuidelinesA vision for the GDA initially expressed in the non-statutory 1999 Strategic PlanningGuidelines for the GDA which was superseded by the Regional Planning Guidelines in 2004.
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Dublin will remain the capital city of Ireland and a major European centre, competingwith other cities in the EU, and serving a wide range of international, national, regionaland local needs.
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Dublin as a City Region shall work as a cluster of urban centres with differentiated butcomplementary economies separated by strategic green belts and held together bymulti-modal transport networks and communications.
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