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Pavilions Centre, Swords
The Pavilions Shopping Centre, Swords, is one of the largest shopping centres in the country. Working as part of an expert, multi-disciplinary, international team, Stephen Little & Associates, lodged a planning application for Pavilions, Phase 3 in August 2008.
The Phase 3 development comprises a mixed use major town centre scheme of: -
- 137 retail units, including 2 retail anchor units,
- 35 restaurant / café units,
- A public house,
- Office Use c. 15,593 sq m,
- 2 childcare facilities,
- 2 community rooms
- A radio station,
- A medical centre,
- A management suite for the Town Centre,
- A total of 191 apartments and duplexes,
- 5 new open and sheltered streets,
- Creation of new urban spaces
- Revisions to vehicle access points and traffic arrangements,
- 3,145 new car parking spaces, and
- 625 new bicycle parking spaces.
Two firms of architects were engaged in the design of the proposed scheme, with input from other experts on planning, urban design, civil engineering, traffic & transportation, mechanical and electrical engineering, fire safety, energy efficiency, micro-climate and environmental issues.
As the Planning Consultant, Stephen Little & Associates had direct responsibility for the preparation and/or co-ordination of the following project elements: -
- Planning appraisal
- Urban design framework
- Planning application
- Environmental Impact Statement
- Appropriate Assessment screening report
- Retail Impact Statement
- Planning application report
- Residential amenity report
- Review and quality assessment of architectural, landscape and engineering drawings and reports
- Review and quality assessment of all consultants’ reports, surveys and assessments
- Responsibility for lodging the overall planning application
- Consultation with and submissions to Fingal County Council – in particular in relation to Swords Strategic Issues Report 2008 - 2014 and Swords Masterplan 2008 - 2014.
The Pavilions, Phase 3 will expand the centre to over 100,00 sq m, and it is expected to attract over 15 million visitors annually. The Phase 3 development will significantly enhance the comparison retail offering within Swords Town Centre, helping it to realise its role as a ‘Major Town Centre’.
The development of Phase 3 will result in the sustainable integration of Pavilions as a significant and complementary element of Swords Town Centre. A high degree of permeability will be provided through the creation of a new hierarchy of streets and urban spaces, which link with the wider Town Centre area, including the potential future ‘Metro Quarter / Transport Interchange’ and ‘Cultural Quarter’ which will adjoin Pavilions to the east and west respectively.
A close and positive working relationship has been established with Fingal County Council in the ongoing realisation of the Council vision for Swords as an emerging exciting and sustainable new city.
