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The CHDDA represented a move towards a more holistic view of urban planning but it was by no means the finished article. More account needed to be taken of the social, economic and environmental aspects of renewal. It was with this in mind that the Government decided in 1996 that a more strategic approach, encompassing these disparate facets, should be adopted to the redevelopment of the Area. A special Task Force was established and they recommended that the CHDDA set up a Project Team to conduct preparatory work for a Master Plan for the area.
The Dublin Docklands Development Authority Act, 1997, established the Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA), which subsumed the functions of the CHDDA whilst further extending its remit eastward to the Point and across the Liffey to the South Docklands around City Quay and the Grand Canal Docks. The developable area within Docklands is 85 hectares (211 acres) approximately, which will be developed over a 15 year period (1997 - 2012) with total public and private investment of IR£5billion (6.3bn euros). The Authority's stated duty is to secure 'the improvement of the physical environment of the Dublin Docklands Area' and 'the social and economic regeneration of the Dublin Dockland's area on a sustainable basis'. From its inception it had a more holistic view of urban renewal than its predecessor.
Under Section 18(1) of the Act the DDDA was required to prepare a Master Plan for the regeneration of the Area and to promote the implementation of the Plan. A Draft Plan was put on public display, inviting submissions from the public. After consideration of these the Draft Plan was amended and The Master Plan was adopted on 26 November 1997.
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