The proposed development of the Marlton lands is located in the proximity of Wicklow Town Centre and covers an area of approximately 60ha.The site is hilly with a predominant fall towards Marlton Road. The scheme will integrate such land uses as commercial, retail, employment, education, leisure and living as well as active and passive open space located around the new urban core. It will introduce different kinds of entertainment as well as open up the Marlton Stream valley as a public park and enhance the Marlton Road as public amenity.
There will be a network and hierarchy of open spaces within the site, which will be universally accessible. Open spaces will accommodate a wide variety of functions and activities for the local community. The main landscape elements are the Green Spine – a woodland valley with cycle and footpaths, green fingers, boulevard schemes for all major roads, residential parks and courtyards. The spatial configuration of the development centre comprises primarily a main street opening out onto a plaza that is intersected by a narrow urban park. The latter provides a green finger linking the urban core to the Green Spine. |
