Urban Design Framework / Masterplan for lands at Stradbally Road, Portlaoise Co Laois

Tender description

Tenders are invited from suitably qualified and experienced companies to prepare an Urban Design Framework (UDF) / Masterplan for the Lands at Stradbally Road, Portlaoise (Map of study area attached)that will develop and deliver the most effective presentation (Layout, form and design) for a number of uses within the confines of the zonings permitted under the Portlaoise LAP 2018-2024 (SEE ATTACHED) associated with the site. The UDF / masterplan for this landbank needs to consider a number of key components to ensure the proper planning of a town centre scheme. These components are: • the realisation of the residential potential of the site; • The creation of an extension to the Peoples Park accessed off the Well Road/ Timahoe Road through the Ridge (Natural Heritage Area) into this landbank; • the development of the walking and cycling infrastructure within the site to ensure permeability between the Stradbally Road and the Timahoe Road, Portlaoise; • the provision of complementary facilities and land uses to support the sustainable development potential of the educational campuses at Summerhill ; • the area improvements which need to be created both in the built environment and in the hard and soft landscaping; • the impacts of proposed development on the ecological habitats within the area.