- Cherrywood
Cherrywood ("Coill na Silíní" in Irish) is one of
Dublin 's newest suburbs, formed out of parts ofLoughlinstown andRathmichael , to the south east of the city, in the County ofDun Laoghaire-Rathdown . As of 2008 it is largely still under construction.Location
Cherrywood lies in between the M50 and the N11, about a kilometer north of where they fork from the M11, and is divided by the R118
regional road which runs northeast to southwest through the area, crossing the N11 at "Wyattville Road" and joining the M50 at Junction 16. The Business Park (officially Cherrywood Science and Technology Park) lies south of this road and a residential zone to the north.History
Cherrywood is being formed around the business park, in a deliberate process under a Cherrywood-Carrickmines Local Area Plan, the 2004 County Development Plan, and a related Cherrywood-Rathmichael Area Plan. At present, Cherrywood is designated as a District Centre, and strict limits apply to certain forms of development there.
It is proposed to extend the
Sandyford (Green)Luas line to Cherrywood. Construction started in February 2007 and the line should be operational in 2010 [ [http://www.transport21.ie/Projects/Metro_-_Luas/Luas_Line_B1_-_Sandyford_to_Cherrywood.html LUAS extension] ] , at which time the area will be raised to the status of a Town Centre.References
ources
* Dun Laoghaire, Dublin: Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Development Plan, 2004; Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council; Sections 1 and 3.
ee also
* List of towns in Ireland
External links
* [http://www.rpa.ie/luas/maps/luas_line_b1 Luas Green Line extension]
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