Treasury sounds out locals on plans for new Stillorgan centre: The transformation of Stillorgan shopping centre into a boulevard-style shopping area is among aspects of a new master plan for the south Dublin village discussed by locals and architects last weekend.
Over 150 people attended a series of events last weekend which aimed to involve locals in the design of a new centre for Stillorgan village. The event was conducted by architects John Thompson and Partners but organised by Treasury Holdings, which owns 11 acres of land in Stillorgan, Co Dublin, including Stillorgan shopping centre and the Bondi disco site.
Treasury has been refused planning permission to redevelop Stillorgan shopping centre on three occasions.
Following on from the weekend events a master plan for the village, reflecting the views of residents, was presented at a public meeting on Tuesday night.
The master plan covers lands owned by Treasury holdings and some additional land. It envisages Stillorgan as a district centre, similar to Dalkey village, with a public plaza, underground car-parking and pedestrianised areas, according to Murray Adair, senior development manager with Treasury Holdings.
The plan was also presented to local councillors yesterday morning in the hope that it may inform the design of the council's local area action plan. Treasury will now review the plan "with a view to advancing the ideas that have met with the approval of residents", Adair said.
The plan also included a new swimming pool at the site of the current overflow car-park, housing, leisure and community facilities and a public plaza called Boland's Square at the crossroad of the old Dublin Road and Kilmacud Road.
Key concerns expressed by residents over the weekend included traffic, retaining the urban centre of the village and car-parking, according to Adair.
Go-ahead for Stepaside centre
A long running campaign in Stepaside to oppose plans to develop a neighbourhood village centre at the former Mountain View Pitch and Putt has ended in defeat.
An Bord Pleanála has upheld Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council's decision to grant permission to Richmond Properties to build eight shops, a restaurant, a pub to replace the Mountain View pub and 26 houses.
The board gave the go-ahead despite claims from Stepaside Park Residents Association that the development was more appropriate to city centre renewal rather than a village in a mountainside setting.
