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The Historic Area Rejuvenation Project (HARP) Framework Plan was initially prepared in 1996 for an area comprising 109 hectares in the north west inner city which had long suffered years of neglect and decay. This Plan had a number of antecedents including the Dublin City Development Plan, the Urban Renewal Tax Incentives 1986/1994, the Dublin Transport Initiative 1995, and an outline HARP Plan submitted to the Department of the Environment in 1994.
Subsequent to the introduction of the 1998 Urban Renewal Scheme and Guidelines for the preparation of Integrated Area Plans (IAPs), it was determined that the HARP Framework Plan met all the criteria required of an IAP. It was believed that the adoption of the Plan as an IAP would help secure the success of its strategies.
The Plan itself is directed by a project team in the Dublin City Council and overseen by a monitoring committee comprised of representatives from the Local Authority, the community and business interests. It began by highlighting the importance of community consultation (discussed later), then provided both an analysis of the central issues involved in the renewal of the area and the strategies to be undertaken in response to them. It also focused on harnessing the strengths of the area, specific projects to be implemented and opportunities that should be exploited. According to the Plan, the central issues of the area were:
1.Land Use & Investment
2. Quality of the Built Environment
3. Urban Design
4. Movement & Transport
5. Socio-economic Issues
6. Tourism
7. Conservation
8. Recreation & Culture
9. Residential
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