I AM NOT CONVINCED THAT THIS COUNTRY LANE WILL SURVIVE
WILL LEHAUNSTOWN LANE SURVIVE [I AM NOT FULLY CONVINCED]
Over the next few months I will publish photographs of this old rural laneway showing how it was and how it has changed over an extended period,
As soon as the Greenline Luas Tram service was extended to service the Cherrywood area I have visited Lehaunstown Lane every few months and for years but suddenly everything began at an accelerating pace and the changes are having a massive impact.
It can be concerning to see that the old has been blocked to through-traffic and fundamentally altered. However,according to official accounts, its future is not to be replaced or removed, but rather to be integrated into the new urban landscape.
The lane is being connected to the new road network. Planning documents show new roads being built to link Grand Parade with the alignment of the old Lehaunstown Lane.
Pedestrian & Cycle Focus: The Cherrywood plan places a very strong emphasis on walking routes and "greenways." The original, narrow path of Lehaunstown Lane is being retained in sections and repurposed as a key part of this pedestrian and cyclist network.
Ecological Corridor: In some new planning applications, the lane is specifically protected as an "ecological buffer," meaning its trees and hedgerows are being kept to create a green corridor within the new development.
So, while you can no longer drive down it as you once might have, the "ghost" of Lehaunstown Lane is being preserved as a central walking and cycling spine for the new community, connecting the new parks and residential areas.
Over the next few months I will publish photographs of this old rural laneway showing how it was and how it has changed over an extended period,
As soon as the Greenline Luas Tram service was extended to service the Cherrywood area I have visited Lehaunstown Lane every few months and for years but suddenly everything began at an accelerating pace and the changes are having a massive impact.
It can be concerning to see that the old has been blocked to through-traffic and fundamentally altered. However,according to official accounts, its future is not to be replaced or removed, but rather to be integrated into the new urban landscape.
The lane is being connected to the new road network. Planning documents show new roads being built to link Grand Parade with the alignment of the old Lehaunstown Lane.
Pedestrian & Cycle Focus: The Cherrywood plan places a very strong emphasis on walking routes and "greenways." The original, narrow path of Lehaunstown Lane is being retained in sections and repurposed as a key part of this pedestrian and cyclist network.
Ecological Corridor: In some new planning applications, the lane is specifically protected as an "ecological buffer," meaning its trees and hedgerows are being kept to create a green corridor within the new development.
So, while you can no longer drive down it as you once might have, the "ghost" of Lehaunstown Lane is being preserved as a central walking and cycling spine for the new community, connecting the new parks and residential areas.
A COUNTRY LANE