The Hueston Gateway: Regeneration Strategy

The Regeneration Strategy is a generalised statement of intent by Dublin City Council for development in the study area.

• As the gateway to the capital city the Heuston Station Environs balances the docklands to the east of the historic city centre area and is marked by the transition from parkland to a high density urban environment. The Regeneration Strategy proposes that the contrasting conditions within the Heuston Station Environs should be appropriately preserved and strengthened.
  
• The quality of services and environment in and around the station is crucial to presenting a positive impression of Dublin as it is the first experience of the city for a large number of visitors. The facilities in and around the station should be upgraded to cope with present and future demands.
  
• The area houses numerous national institutions, sites of historic significance and key elements of the national transport infrastructure. The production site of perhaps the country's most famous export is also located in the area - Guinness. Existing facilities must be maintained and developed to provide outstanding facilities. Additional facilities must also be encouraged and developed.
  
• The profile of the Heuston Station Environs should be appropriate to a place of national importance.
  
• The Heuston Station Environs must be accepted by the wider public as a desirable and important destination that effectively extends the city centre core to the west.
  The Heuston Station Environs must therefore provide a high quality and safe public domain with excellent connections to efficient transport nodes. High profile, high quality, mixed use and high density development must be facilitated.