Dublin City Council Development Plan

The City Development plan sets out a vision and planning context for the future development of the city. To guide strategic development the city identified a small number of key areas, known as Framework Development Areas (FDA),  that were coming up for redevelopment in the near future and established clear objectives for each area.  Grangegorman, along with the neighbouring lands of the former Broadstone train depot are designated as area 8.

FDA 8 Objectives

  1. To ensure that the development framework for Grangegorman / Broadstone provides for a high quality character area / urban district with strong physical linkage to the H.A.R.P. Area / Smithfield, Phibsborough, Manor Street and to the City Centre through Henrietta Street.
  2. To create a highly sustainable urban campus at Grangegorman as a new home for Dublin Institute of Technology with the capacity to develop strong links with other knowledge sector engines located elsewhere in the inner city.
  3. To develop a legible, attractive spatial and urban character which marries the provision of new urban space with high quality contemporary architecture and with the integration and re-use of protected historic structures and other buildings of architectural/artistic merit.
  4. To ensure that the existing open space is developed both for the benefit of the new campus and for adjacent existing communities.
  5. To co-operate with existing stakeholders in Broadstone to promote the development of a range of higher value economic uses that would be complementary to the campus uses at Grangegorman
  6. To provide for the physical integration of Grangegorman and Broadstone with each other and the City Centre through the development of a series of physical connections including pedestrian and cycle linkages and new transport infrastructure.
  7. To ensure that the requirements of the NAHB in the provision of health care facilities shall be accommodated in any future development of Grangegorman.
  8. To examine in conjunction with the relevant educational agencies including Educate Together the primary and secondary education uses to support this third level campus.

Consult the full details on the DCC Development Plan.