Ballymun Regeneration

What's planned for the New Ballymun

The Main Points of the Masterplan

Housing

• Demolition of Tower Blocks and Spine Blocks and replacement with 2-storey, 3-storey and 4-storey houses.
  
• Recommendation for demolition of 4-storey walk-ups and replacement with conventional housing.
  
• Recommendation for funding/incentives for refurbishment of remaining 2-storey housing and improvement of services.
  

Employment

• Creation of job opportunities by zoning land for employment, leisure and retail in the High Street and on the M50 corridor lands.
• Recommendation for provision of enterprise units within the communities.                                                                                                                         

Education
& Training

• Improve the settings of the schools and recommendations for better facilities.
• Recommendation for employment opportunities from the regeneration process.
• Recommendation for promotion of Ballymun for new third level and adult education programmes and facilities.
  

     Neighbourhood

• Making new road junctions signposting each community.
• Recommendations for provision of Neighbourhood Centres with shops, meeting rooms and improvement of community facilities.
• Provision of properly landscaped parks, greens, playgrounds and playing fields.

Town Centre

• Removing roundabout on Ballymun Road, traffic calming and prioritise creation of High Street and traditional Town Centre.
• Provision for relocation of important public services in cluster of civic buildings on High Street.
• Recommendation for improvement and extension of Shopping Centre.
• Incentives to attract additional private sector commercial/retail users to locate on High Street.
• Strategy to make Ballymun a regional centre for North City Fringe.

              Source:  BALLYMUN REDEVELOPMENT NEWS (Issue 4)