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SHD AT CORBALLIS EAST DONABTE

ALEDO DONABATE LIMITED

PROJECT NO. R403

6th MARCH 2015

PARKING STRATEGY REPORT

PROJECT NO. C829

28th MAY 2021

SHD AT CORBALLIS EAST DONABTE

ALEDO DONABATE LIMITED


PROJECT NO. C829

28th MAY 2021

O’Connor Sutton Cronin

SHD at Corballis East Donabate

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Tony Horan Tony Horan 04.12.20

This document has been produced by O’Connor Sutton Cronin & Associates for its

client Aledo Donabate Limited. It may not be used for any purpose other than that

specified by any other person without the written permission of the authors.

O’CONNOR SUTTON CRONIN & ASSOCIATES

MULTIDISCIPLINARY CONSULTING ENGINEERS

SHD DEVELOPMENT AT CORBALLIS EAST DONABATE


PROJECT NO. C829

28th MAY 2021

INDEX PAGE

1 INTRODUCTION 1

2 GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS 4

3 SITE ACCESSIBILITY: PUBLIC TRANSPORT & CYCLING 6

4 SITE ACCESSIBILITY: WALKING TIMES 10

5 PROPOSED PARKING PROVISION 13

6 SUMMARY & CONSLUSIONS 19

APPENDED

APPENDIX I: CSO CAR OWNERSHIP IN DONABATE

APPENDIX II: GOCAR LETTER OF SUPPORT

O’Connor Sutton Cronin & Associates Parking Strategy Report Multidisciplinary Consulting Engineers SHD at Corballis East Donabate

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1. INTRODUCTION

OCSC were commissioned by Aledo Donabate Limited as Civil & Structural

Engineers in respect of a Strategic Housing Development (SHD) at Corballis East,

Donabate, County Dublin. As part of the appointment and following on from a

Tripartite Meeting with An Bord Pleanála (ABP) and Fingal County Council (FCC)

this Parking Strategy Report has been prepared to outline the rationale underlying

the provision of car parking on the SHD site.

Project Description & Site Location

The subject site is located in Donabate in North County Dublin, immediately east

of the Dublin to Belfast railway line and to the south of the existing town.

Figure 1: Site Location Map

The site is bounded by the Dublin-Belfast Railway Line to the west, by The Strand

residential development, by Main Street Donabate and Smyth’s Public House to

the north, third party zoned residential development lands to the east and by

agricultural lands to the south.

Site Location


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The proposed development comprises 1,365 residential units along with 3 no.

creches, 627 m2 of local retail and associated infrastructure. The proposed layout

is shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2: Planning Application Red Line Boundary

The Schedule of Residential Accommodation for the SHD is as below:

• Houses:

o 9 no. 2-bed houses;

o 206 no. 3-bed houses;

o 131 no. 4-bed houses.

• Apartments & Duplexes:

o 60 no. 1-bed duplexes;



o 194 no. 1-bed apartments;

o 473 no. 2-bed apartments;

Proposed Layout

Primary School Site


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Prior to setting out the car parking strategy rationale, it is intended to outline and

discuss the various documents that provide guidance to designers and Planning

Authorities in respect of same and to set out the site specific locational and

accessibility parameters that feed into the proposed strategy. This is done in the

following sections of the report.


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2. GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS

The main guidance documents in respect of parking provision for residential (and

other) developments are:

• The Fingal County Development Plan 2017 – 2023;

• The Sustainable Urban Housing: Design Standards for New Apartments;

Guidelines for Planning Authorities (DHPLG, December 2020)

Fingal County Development Plan 2017 – 2023

Chapter 12 of the Fingal Development Plan 2017 – 2023 (CDP) sets out objectives

and requirements in relation to transportation. In particular, Table 12.8 sets out

the parking requirements for various types of developments with the relevant

standards recreated below.

• House - urban/suburban: 1 or 2 bedrooms: 1-2 spaces within curtilage;

• House - urban/suburban: 3 or more bedrooms: 2 spaces within curtilage;

• House – rural: 2-3 spaces within curtilage;

• Apartment, townhouse 1 bedroom: 1 space & 1 visitor space per 5 units;

• Apartment, townhouse 2 bedroom: 1.5 space & 1 visitor space per 5 units;

• Apartment, townhouse 3+ bedroom: 2+ space & 1 visitor space per 5 units.

The carparking standards in the Development Plan are split into Zone 1, which

allows fewer car parking spaces, and Zone 2 which allows a higher number of car

parking spaces. The definitions of car parking zones are as follows:

• Zone 1 applies to areas which are:

o Within 1,600m of DART, Metro, Luas or Rail Station (existing or

proposed);

o Within 800m of a Quality Bus Corridor or high quality bus service;

o Zoned MC Major Town Centre;

o Subject to a Section 49 Scheme.

• Zone 2 applies to all other areas.

It is noted that the current site falls entirely within Zone 1 as defined in the CDP.


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Design Standards for New Apartments, December 2020

The guidelines state in Section 4.18 that the quantum of car parking or the

requirement for any such provision for apartment developments will vary, having

regard to the types of locations in cities and towns that may be suitable for

apartment development, broadly based on proximity and accessibility criteria. The

guidelines set out three separate locational/accessibility zones:

• Central and/or Accessible Urban Locations (Minimum Parking Provision):

o Highly accessible areas adjoining city cores, at a confluence of public

transport systems;

o Larger scale, high density, comprising wholly of apartments;

o More central locations, well served by public transport;

o 10 minute walk to DART/commuter rail/Luas;

o 5 minute walk to high frequency bus services.

• Intermediate Urban Locations (Appropriate Maximum Parking Standard):

o Suburban/urban locations served by public transport;

o Housing scheme with > 45 dwellings per hectare.

• Peripheral and/or Less Accessible Urban Locations (1 space per unit, visitor

~ 1 per 3-4 apartments):

o Less accessible locations.

The site at Corballis East is in Donabate so is clearly not a Central location in a

city core. It is also clearly, not a peripheral zone albeit it is over 20 kilometres

distance from Dublin City Centre with a somewhat limited public transport service.

The site is therefore within the Intermediate Urban Location/Suburban Location

category of the guidelines.

The guidelines are not specific in terms of actual parking provision to be made for

such sites however it should be less than the combined 1 space per apartment

unit and 1 visitor space per 3-4 units recommended for peripheral locations.


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3. SITE ACCESSIBILITY: PUBLIC TRANSPORT & CYCLE

Rail

The primary mode public transport option relative to the development site is by

rail, via Donabate Train Station. This provides access to the Drogheda/Dundalk

commuter service linking to Dublin City Centre, with limited service to Bray. The

Dundalk to Howth service offers 7 no. trains between 06:30 – 08:14 which is

reasonable. As part of the DART+ Coastal Programme, it is proposed to complete

an upgrade to the local rail service to DART level service.

Figure 3: DART & Coastal North

The programme for the foregoing is shown in Figure 4 over and indicates a 2022

date for lodgement of the Railway Order. The DART & Coastal project will bring


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about a significant improvement in train carrying capacity serving Donabate and

is noted in the National Development Plan 2018-2027. Irish Rail have previously

advised that allowance is being made for any potential delays to the long term

electrification of the rail network through the provision of battery-electric hybrid

trains which would allow electric trains to operate independently of infrastructural

upgrades or any potential remedial works to the local electricity supply network.

Furthermore, this process is not affected by the delivery of the DART underground

project.

Figure 4: DART & Coastal North, Programme

Bus

Donabate is served by a single Dublin Bus service at present, Route No. 33D which

runs between Dublin City Centre and Portrane and a further Go Ahead bus service,

Route 33B which runs between Portrane and Swords. The nearest bus stop is

located approximately 900m walk from the development site boundary. With

respect to Bus Connects, the current proposals largely maintain the existing level

of service.

Summary Public Transport

Notwithstanding that there is a good rail service to and from Donabate, the overall

public transport provision has not yet developed to what one would expect in a

well-served urban setting. The bus service is currently relatively limited and rail


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services, by their very nature, serve narrow, defined corridors very well but other

areas less well. A well- developed web of bus services has a much better Level of

Service.

The train offers an excellent service if one lives in Donabate and works in Dublin

City Centre or perhaps in Drogheda or Dundalk, less so if one works in Ashbourne

or in IBM in Blanchardstown or the employment hub around Dublin Airport and

the M50 Motorway. Doubtless this will improve in time however people will still

need cars some of the time and for some time, even for weekend shopping use.

Cycle & Pedestrian

The existing cycle and pedestrian network immediately local to the site is relatively

limited, with narrow footpaths and no dedicated cycle infrastructure.

Improvements are planned as part of the adjacent site which would provide a

direct link to the town centre while further improvement to the cycle network are

proposed under the GDA Cycle Network Plan as outlined in Figure 5.

Figure 5: Cycle & Pedestrian Routes in Donabate

No timeline is currently available of the completion of the entire network above at

present. However, significant works are proposed as part of the proposed SHD


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development in terms of cycle infrastructure and Part VIII permission has been

secured for the pedestrian & cycle bridge over the railway line and that project is

expected to go to tender this year.


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4. SITE ACCESSIBILITY: WALKING TIMES

In order to assess the accessibility of the Corballis East site and to best describe

same in the context of over accessibility, including accessibility to public transport

services in accordance with the 2020 Apartment Guidelines, the walking times to

the site, from Donabate Train Station have been calculated. In the above context

the site has been divided into three separate zones with the Green Zone within a

10 minute walk of the station; the Blue Zone between 10-12 minutes and the Red

Zone > 12 minutes’ walk from the station.

Figure 6: Walking Times to Donabate Train Station


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Calculation of Walking Times

Walking times have been calculated using standard assessment criteria and by

including the impact of vertical displacement or climbs on such times. Standard

practice has been to assume a 10 minute walking time for a distance of 800

metres. It is self-evident however that it would take longer to climb 800m across

a steep hill than it would on the flat. In that regard it is usual to use Naismith’s

Rule, or an equivalent, to calculate average walking times while taking account of

steep terrain (it is noted that there is an approximate 10m rise from Main Street

to the top of the crest on entry to the proposed SHD development).

The calculation is shown graphically in Figure 7.

Figure 7: Naismith’s Rule for Walking Times

As an alternative, Naismith’s Rule can be used to determine the equivalent flat

distance of a route. This is achieved by recognising that Naismith's rule implies an

equivalence between distance and climb in time terms: 3 miles (=15,840 feet) of

distance is equivalent in time terms to 2000 feet of climb and, by simple

conversation to metric units, 4.83 km of distance is equivalent to 609.6 m of climb.


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Professor Philip Scarf, Associate Dean of Research & Innovation and Professor of

Applied Statistics at the University of Salford U.K., in research published in 2008,

gives the following formula:

Equivalent Distance = x + α·y

where:

x = horizontal distance

y = vertical distance

α = 7.92 (4830/609.6) called Naismith’s number by Scarf

The above formula has been used in estimating walking times, and by extension

colour categories/zones, for the SHD site.

Development Zones

The development split across the various zones is set out hereunder:

• 646 apartments or 63.4% of the total lie in the Green zone:

• 220 apartments or 21.6% of the total lie in the Blue zone;

• 153 apartments or 15.0% lie in the Red zone.

• 146 houses or 42.2% of the total lie in the Green zone;

• 110 houses or 31.8 % of the total lie in the Blue zone;

• 90 houses or 26.0% of the total lie in the Red zone;

• 792 dwellings or 58.0% of the total lie in the Green zone;

• 330 dwellings or 24.2 % of the total lie in the Blue zone;

• 243 dwellings or 17.89% of the total lie in the Red zone.


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5. PROPOSED PARKING PROVISION

Category of Car Parking

Car parking across the site has been divided into a number of categories so as to

best describe same in the context of residential planning guidelines and CDP

standards. The overall provision is summarised hereunder:

• Existing Parking;

• Proposed Apartment Parking:

o Residents;

o Visitor.

• Proposed Community Parking:

o Community Visitor;

o Community Car Share;

o Retail;

o Creche.

• Proposed Housing Parking:

o Residents;

o Visitor.

Breakdown of Parking Provision: Apartment & Duplex Spaces (1,085 spaces)

The following car parking is provided by zone across the site:

• Apartment & Duplex Spaces (1,085):

o 1,010 resident spaces;

o 75 no. visitor spaces.

The development comprises 1,019 Apartments & Duplexes located as follows:

• 646 in Green Zone (<10 minute walk time):

• 220 in Blue Zone (>10, <12 minute walk time);

• 153 in Red Zone (>12 minute walk).


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The rate of parking provision for Apartments & Duplexes in each zone and overall

is as below:

• Excluding Visitor:

o Green zone @ 0.94 spaces per unit:

o Blue zone @ 1.06 spaces per unit;

o Red zone @ 1.11 spaces per unit;

o Site overall provision @ 0.99 spaces per unit.

• Including Visitor:



o Red zone @ 1.29 spaces per unit.


Comparison with Guidelines: Fingal CDP 2017 - 2023

Table 1 shows the number of spaces based on the Fingal CDP 2017 – 2020:

Type No. Rate Resident Visitor Total

1 bed duplex 60 1 per unit + 1/5 visitor 60 12 72

2 bed duplex 126 1.5 per unit + 1/5 visitor 189 25 214

3 bed duplex 166 2+ per unit + 1/5 visitor 332 33 365

1 bed apt. 194 1 per unit + 1/5 visitor 194 39 233

2 bed apt. 473 1.5 per unit + 1/5 visitor 710 95 805

Total Sitewide Apartment Parking per CDP 1,689

Table 2: FCC CDP 2017 – 2023 Apartment Parking Standards

As can be seen from the table, the actual provision of 1,085 spaces for the 1,019

apartments and duplexes is significantly below the CDP standard of 1,689 spaces.

It is noted that the CDP allows for a potential reduction in the provision of parking

spaces for what is deemed ‘Zone 1’ developments lying within defined distances

of public transport services. The subject SHD development qualifies as such a

zone. However, no specific reduction is described for residential developments and

any reductions outlined in the Table 12.8 of the CDP relate to non-residential uses.


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Comparison with Guidelines: Design Standards for New Apartments, December

2020

As noted in section 3 earlier, the site at Corballis East is in Donabate so is clearly

not a Central Location in a city core. It is also clearly, not a peripheral zone albeit

it is over 20 kilometres distance from Dublin City Centre with a somewhat limited

public transport service. The site is therefore within the Intermediate Urban

Location/Suburban Location category of the guidelines. The guidelines are not

specific in terms of actual parking provision to be made for such sites however it

should be less than the 1 space per apartment unit and 1 visitor space per 3-4

units recommended for peripheral locations.

It is worth repeating the apartment parking provision, by zone and overall:

• Including Visitor:





The sitewide allocation is 1.06 spaces per apartment and duplex across the entire

site. This is in the context of 166 no. 3-bed units in the 1,019 total i.e., over 16%.

When this is allied to the fact that 373 of the 1,019 apartments (37%) lie outside

of a 10 minute walk time from the railway station, OCSC is of the view that the

rate of provision is both appropriate and sustainable.

Note

The above figures are for combined Apartment & Duplex units. If the exercise

were run for apartment units only then the following ratios would apply:

• Including Visitor & Car Share:




o Site overall apartment space provision @ 1.01 spaces per unit.


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This means that the sitewide provision of spaces for apartments is at 1 space per

apartment including visitor spaces.

Breakdown of Parking Provision: Community Parking (179 spaces)

The following Community car parking is provided across the site:

• Community Parking:

o 44 no. existing resurfaced at Smyth’s Public House;

o 23 no. spaces at 3 no. creches:

6 no. staff & 17 no. drop-off spaces;

o 5 no. on-street carshare spaces at the Neighbourhood Centre:

o 107 no. on-street spaces on main routes.

Existing parking comprises the 44 no. parking spaces at Smyth’s Public House

which are being resurfaced as part of the proposed application. Community visitor

parking is on-street non-designated parking for visitor using retail or other

facilities in the overall development for example the neighbourhood centre, school

drop-off or day trip visitors to the adjoining Nature Park. These spaces total 113

no. in all, including 5 no. car share spaces, and are located on main access roads

off the Donabate Distributor Road and mostly in and around the central

Neighbourhood Centre. Visitor parking located within the parking forecourts of

apartment urban blocks or within housing areas remote from DDR access road are

designated to the appropriate apartment or housing zone.

Demand Management of Community Spaces

The applicants are satisfied to enter into an agreement with Fingal County Council

for the introduction of Demand Management measures to ensure appropriate use

of community parking spaces, particularly on-street spaces.

Note on Future Primary School

It is noted that provision is made within the overall site for a future 16-24

classroom primary school, as shown in Figure 1 earlier (subject to planning by

others). FCC have previously expressed a desire for a School Street Initiative to

be implemented locally. This includes a ‘Park & Stride’ policy whereby the School

Street is temporarily closed at specific times each day and parents or guardians

accompany children to school by way of increased walking distances from the


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school boundary. In that regard a degree of drop-off or ‘visitor’ parking on

adjoining loop roads is considered beneficial.

Breakdown of Parking Provision: Houses

The following car parking is provided for the houses:

• House Parking Spaces (622):

o 611 resident spaces;

o 11 no. visitor spaces.

The Schedule of Residential Accommodation (Houses) comprises the following:

• 9 no. 2-bed houses:

• 206 no. 3 bed houses;

• 131 no. 4 bed houses.

Comparison with Guidelines: Fingal CDP 2017 - 2023

Parking space provision standards discussed generally in Chapter 7, Movement &

Infrastructure, of the FCC CDP 2017 – 2023. Specific levels of parking space

provision are set out in Chapter 12, Development Management Standards and

Table 12.8 in particular. Table 3 shows the number of spaces based on the Plan:

Type No. Rate Total

2 bed house 9 1-2 per unit in curtilage 9 – 18

3+ bed house 337 2 per unit in curtilage 674

Total Sitewide Apartment Parking per CDP 683 – 692

Table 3: FCC CDP 2017 – 2023 House Parking Standards

As can be seen from the table, the actual provision of 622 spaces for the 346

houses is again, below the CDP standard of 683 – 692 spaces of the CDP with the

Zone 1 caveat again noted.

Comparison with Guidelines: Design Standards for New Apartments, December

2020

It is noted that the Design Standards for New Apartments 2020 are not intended

for single occupier or occupier owned units such as houses. Notwithstanding, the

following provision by zone is being provided for house units (incl. visitor spaces):


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• Green zone houses @ 1.75 spaces per house;

• Blue zone houses @ 1.80 spaces per house;

• Red zone @ 1.87 spaces per house;

• Site overall @ 1.80 spaces per house.

Given that 200 of the 346 houses (58%) lie outside a 10 minute walk from the

station and given further that 131 (37.9%) of the houses are 4-bed units, OCSC

is again of the view that the rate of provision is both appropriate and sustainable,

particularly by reference to existing car ownership and car usage trends locally as

set out in Appendix I.

Overall Sitewide Parking Provision

The overall sitewide provision of parking spaces across all zones and all unit types,

including houses, is as below:

• Green zone @ 1.11 spaces per unit overall;

• Blue zone @ 1.39 spaces per unit overall;

• Red zone @ 1.51 spaces per unit overall;

• Sitewide @ 1.25 spaces overall.

Given that 503 units or 37% of the total number of units are 3-bed or larger and

given further that 200 of the 346 houses (58%) lie outside a 10 minute walk from

the station, OCSC is again of the view that the rate of provision is both appropriate

and sustainable, particularly by reference to existing car ownership and car usage

trends locally as set out in Appendix I.


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6. SUMMARY & CONCLUSION

The previous assessment and analysis show clearly that the proposed parking

regime for new apartments across the entire site stands at 1.01 spaces per unit

which includes a lower rate of 0.94 spaces per unit for apartments within a 10

minute walking distance of the rail station. Given the location of the proposed

development in an outer urban region such as Donabate this is considered by

OCSC as both appropriate and sustainable.

Notwithstanding that there is a good rail in Donabate, the overall public transport

provision has not yet developed to what one would expect in a well-served urban

setting. The bus service is poor while rail services, by their nature, serve narrow,

defined corridors very well but other areas less well. A well- developed web of bus

services will doubtless provide, in time, a much better Level of Service. The train

offers an excellent service if one lives in Donabate and works in Dublin City Centre

or perhaps in Drogheda or Dundalk; much less so if one works in Ashbourne or in

IBM in Blanchardstown or the employment hub around Dublin Airport and the M50

Motorway. Doubtless this will improve in time however people will still need cars

some of the time and for some time, even for weekend shopping use.

It is worth repeating the apartment only parking provision is as follows:





The sitewide allocation is 1.06 spaces per apartment & duplex across the entire

site. Sitewide provision for all dwelling types it is 1.25 spaces per unit. This is in

the context of 503 or 37% of all units being 3-bed or larger and, when allied to

the fact that 573 of the 1,365 dwelling (42%) lie outside of a 10 minute walk time

from the railway station, OCSC reiterates its view that the rate of provision is both

appropriate, sustainable and consistent with national policy.

TONY HORAN

DIRECTOR, CHARTERED ENGINEER

O’CONNOR SUTTON CRONIN

APPENDIX I: CSO CAR OWNERSHIPS DATA FOR DONABATE

CSO CAR OWNERSHIP STSTISTICS IN DONABATE

OCSC interrogated recent CSO statistics in respect of car ownership and usage in

Donabate. Local Census data from the 2016 Census of Population for the Small

Area Sites shown numbered below are considered to be a reliable proxy for the

SHD site, with the key consideration being proximity to the train station as the

main public transport option.

Figure 4: Local SAPS Areas Census of Population 2016 (CSO)

The areas considered are defined as follows:

• Small Area Sa2017_267065009;

• Small Area Sa2017_267065005;

• Small Area Sa2017_267065004;

• Small Area Sa2017_267065015;

• Small Area Sa2017_267065007;

• Small Area Sa2017_267065006;

• Small Area Sa2017_267065024.

Car Ownership Rates

The breakdown of household types along with the car ownership data is shown

following. The below is a conservative assessment whereby, in instances where

car house type or car ownership is not stated, a worst case scenario has been

assumed.

1 2

3

4

5

6 7

Area No. Houses No. Apts. Households

with No Car

Households

with 1 Car

Households

with 2+ Cars

1 118 13 14 71 46

2 52 8 12 27 21

3 111 7 7 50 61

4 127 3 17 50 63

5 86 0 1 25 60

6 135 0 2 48 85

7 77 0 3 33 41

Total 706 31 56 304 377

Table 1: CSO Census 2016 Car Ownership Data

The table demonstrates that the majority of properties in the area are houses. The

associated car ownership across all areas combined is as follows (allowing that 2+

cars equals 2 only cars in all cases):

• 7.6% own no car;

• 41.2% own 1 car;

• 51.2% own 2 or more cars.

If we consider the areas comprising houses only (shown shaded in the table) then

the figures are as below (allowing again that 2+ cars equals 2 only cars in all

cases):

• 2% own no car;

• 35.5% own 1 car;

• 62.4% own 2 or more cars.

If one were to average out this level of ownership across the 298 houses in the

sample then the average rate of ownership is 1.6 vehicles per house (allowing that

2 or more cars per household equals 2 cars maximum per household). In the event

oner were to allow just 10% of units with 2+ cars to own three cars per house

then the average rate per house would increase to 1.66 cars per house.

It is noted that the above average car ownership rate by house excludes any

requirement for visitor spaces.

APPENDIX II: GOCAR LETTER OF SUPPORT

Aledo Donabate Ltd, Dublin, 10th February 2021 Block 20B, Becke� Way, Park West Business Park, Dublin 12

To Whom It May Concern,

This is a le�er to confirm that GoCar intends to provide five (5) shared car club vehicles in the proposed residen�al development in Donabate (just to the south of the current town centre). GoCar representa�ves have discussed the project with representa�ves of O’Connor Su�on Cronin, who are the Engineers for the Project, and are excited to provide a car sharing service at this loca�on.

It is understood that these vehicles will be accessible for use by residents of the new development and those living and working nearby. GoCar will work with the eventual managers of the property to promote use of the service within the development.

GoCar is Ireland’s leading car sharing service with over 60,000 members and over 800 cars and vans on fleet. Each GoCar which is placed in a community has the poten�al to replace the journeys of up to 15 private cars. The Department of Housing’s Design Standards for New Apartments - Guidelines for Planning Authori�es 2018 outline: “For all types of loca�on, where it is sought to eliminate or reduce car parking provision, it is necessary to ensure... provision is also to be made for alterna�ve mobility solu�ons including facili�es for car sharing club vehicles.”

Carsharing is a sustainable service. By allowing mul�ple people to use the same vehicle at different �mes, car sharing reduces car ownership, car dependency, conges�on, noise and air pollu�on. It frees up land which would otherwise be used for addi�onal parking spaces. Most GoCar users only use a car when necessary, and walk and use public transport more o�en than car owners.

By having GoCar car sharing vehicles in and near a development such as this, residents will have access to pay-as-you-go driving, in close proximity to their homes, which will increase usership of the service.

I trust that this informa�on is sa�sfactory. For any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Rob Kearns Head of Growth GoCar Carsharing Ltd M: 083 822 3924 E: [email protected]

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