Question: Councillor D. Smith
“To ask the Chief Executive what plans are in place for the archaeological park on
the Oldtown LAP, how will this park be developed and what timelines are in
place for any of these plans?”

Reply:
Oldtown/ Mooretown Local Area Plan 2010- 2016: The Council of the County of
Fingal at its meeting held on Monday 13th July, 2015 made a resolution to
extend the life of the Oldtown/ Mooretown Local Area Plan 2010- 2016, for a
further period of 5 years from the 13th July, 2015 up to the 12th July, 2020.
The LAP Strategic Open Space and Recreational framework comprises 3 distinct
elements as follows:
• Archaeological Parks
• Broadmeadow Linear Park
• Swords Regional Park and Class 1 Open Space

A phasing programme is set out in Section 4 of the LAP to ensure that the
physical and social infrastructure required is provided in tandem with the
residential development. The phasing programme indicates the number of
phases proposed, the amount of residential development in each phase, and the
associated physical infrastructure required.

The four main archaeological parks provided for are:
1. ‘Rathbeale Park’, which is the ecclesiastical complex north and south of
the Rathbeale Road, referred to as ‘Rathbeale Park’;
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2. ‘Glasmore Green’- the archaeology to the southeast of Mooretown
adjoining Glasmore Abbey;

3. The Holy Well site, and

4. ‘Watermill Park’- the water mill site which is incorporated within a green
link with associated SuDS ponds.

The Conservation and Management Plan (by Margaret Gowen & Co Ltd, March
2010) establishes a management plan for each of these discoveries which relate
to the general policies to protect and promote the archaeological remains, and
are summarised in appendix 2 of the LAP.
The LAP states the following with regard to the development of the
archaeological parks:
Rathbeale Archaeological Park (north and south of Rathbeale Road) and
associated playground shall be developed (in accordance with Archaeological
Conservation and Management Plan and Masterplan(s) and in consultation with
the National Monuments Section of DoEHLG) and ownership transferred to
Fingal Council Council as part of phase 1 [approximately 800 units] of the
development of the LAP lands.

Wind Mill Park shall be developed (in accordance with Archaeological
Conservation and Management Plan and Masterplan(s) and in consultation with
the National Monuments Section of DoEHLG) and ownership transferred to
Fingal County Council before permission is granted for any element of phase 2
[approximately 1000 units]. SUDS strategy measures shall be incorporated in
design of this park.

Glasmore Green and St. Cronan’s Well Archaeological Parks shall be developed
(in accordance with Archaeological Conservation and Management Plan and
Masterplan(s) and in consultation with the National Monuments Section of
DoEHLG) and ownership transferred to Fingal County Council as part of phase 3
[approximately 600 units] of the development of the LAP lands.