[Article] 200 brownfield sites in Dublin identified for development potential

[Colm Moore]

http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0521/dub...eld-sites.html

200 brownfield sites in Dublin identified for development potential
Updated: 23:03, Monday, 21 May 2012

Over 200 derelict or under-used sites around Dublin city have been identified for development as part of a new regeneration intitiative.

Planning experts from 11 different countries visited some of the sites today to offer ideas on the development of so-called brownfield sites as part of an EU intiative

The Brownfield Policy Improvement Task Force has been set up to encourage cities to be more compact and sustainable.

Dublin City Council says many of the brownfield sites - sites that are derelict or underused - are situated along the LUAS Red Line including one at Heuston Station and another at the former Dulux factory on the Naas Road.

Other sites included a former CIE depot opposite the Jervis Centre, the Fishmarket at Mary's Lane and Newmarket Square in the Liberties.

John O'Hara from Dublin City Council said they want to work with owners and developers to come up with ideas and business plans that can be presented to banks and get finance.

He pointed to the building of the Google HQ on a derelict site at Barrow St, which now caters for 3,000 workers.

Dublin Lord Mayor Andrew Montague pointed to the success of Temple Bar and the IFSC, which were both built on former brownfield sites.