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Clonburris is a Strategic Development Zone SDZ situated in West Dublin close to neighbouring towns of Clondalkin and Lucan. Within the established built up areas of Dublin City and Suburbs Clonburris was designated by Government to be of economic and social importance to the state for residential development and associated services and facilities.The SDZ is approximately 280 hectares in size and whilst it is located within the Dublin Metropolitan area the site is currently predominantly greenfield land. Clonburris aims to deliver housing and community facilities at significant scale. URDF support for the project will act as a catalyst for the wider regeneration and development of one of Irelands largest underutilised sites the wider South Dublin area and the Dublin region at large.The delivery of the Clonburris SDZ has the potential to be a transformative project of national regional and local significance in terms of regeneration and urban development. The project will facilitate the provision of distinctive and attractive places where housing can be delivered jointly with state-of-the-art public realm green infrastructure and community facilities.To put Clonburris into context its ultimate population will be similar to that of the historic towns of Naas Navan and Wexford and the city of Kilkenny. These major towns have developed over centuries and host a wide range of services amenities and essential infrastructure. The development of new towns of this scale requires significant up-front infrastructure delivery.Development of Clonburris SDZ represents an excellent opportunity to develop a new vibrant and sustainable community in South County Dublin. Additionally the project aims to address housing challenges at pace given that the Greater Dublin Area is facing a housing crisis with a huge housing demand being evident in recent years.The plan supports objectives in the Governments National Planning Framework such asCompact GrowthEnhanced Regional AccessibilitySustainable MobilityHigh-Quality International ConnectivityA Strong Economy supported by Enterprise Innovation and SkillsEnhanced Amenity and HeritageTransition to Climate Neutral and Climate Resilient SocietySustainable Management of Water and other Environmental ResourcesAccess to Quality Childcare Education and Health Services.The Government has given approval in principal to provide 186.3 million through its Urban Regeneration Development Fund URDF to fund the Abnormal Strategic Infrastructure in Clonburrisnew link roads utility corridors and bridges which will provide connectivity with surrounding areas and facilitate sustainable modes of transportpumping stations and other sustainable urban drainage measurespublic parks forming part of an integrated network of multi-use public open spacesregional attenuation pondsa green infrastructure network which protects and enhances biodiversity in the SDZcommunity centres and other multi-purpose civic facilities.
