Re: Re: O’ Connell Street

@Graham Hickey wrote:

No doubt Thomond Park will bombard us with relevant Special Planning Control Scheme material

Well seeing as you asked 🙂

@Dublin City Development Plan 2005-11 wrote:

10.2.5 Areas of Special Planning Control in Architectural Conservation Areas

Areas of special planning control are designed to complement architectural conservation areas. An area of special planning control may be designated where a Planning Authority considers that all or part of an architectural conservation area is of special importance to the civic life or the architectural, historical, cultural or social character of the city.

Policy H18

It is the policy of Dublin City Council to prepare schemes for Areas of Special Planning Control, in instances where the schemes are important in the context of the city and not merely at local level.

Well I for one would consider that O’Connell St is the most important streetscape in the City on the basis of the scheme’s recent and ongoing expenditure.

It is very surprising that no moves have been made in relation to some of the worst shopfronts and signage on the Street given the powers they have. I must check out the Act to see what the exact position is in relation to this.