Cherrywood is one of Dublin's newest suburbs, withhin Loughlinstown

Loughlinstown

Loughlinstown is a south Dublin suburb. Located in the County of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown it lies on the N11 National Primary Route.Loughlinstown is the location of St. Columcille's Hospital, which serves both south Dublin and north Wicklow...

, and bordering Rathmichael

Rathmichael

Rathmichael is a suburb in the south-east of Dublin in the county of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown. It is situated west of Shankill from which it is separated by the M50/M11 motorways.-Location and nature:...

, to the south east of the city, in the County of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown

Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown

Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown is a county in Ireland. It is one of three smaller counties into which County Dublin was divided in 1994. Located to the south-east of Dublin city, its county seat is the town of Dún Laoghaire. It is one of the four constituent parts of the Dublin Region...

. In 2010, it is partly developed and many remaining planned developments will not proceed at this time.

Location

Cherrywood lies in between the M50 motorway

M50 motorway (Ireland)

The M50 motorway is a motorway in Ireland running in a C-shaped ring around the north-eastern, northern, western and southern sides of the capital city, Dublin. The northern end of the route is located at the entrance to the Dublin Port Tunnel. Anti-clockwise it heads northwest through the tunnel...

 and the N11 road, about a kilometer north of where they fork from the M11, and is divided by the R118

R118 road

The R118 road is a regional road in south Dublin and Dun Laoghaire - Rathdown, Ireland.The official description of the R118 from the Roads Act 1993 Order 2006 reads:-See also:*Roads in Ireland*National primary road...

 regional road

Regional road

A regional road in Ireland is a class of road not forming a major route , but nevertheless forming a link in the national route network. There are over 11,600 kilometres of regional roads. Regional roads are numbered with three digit route numbers, prefixed by "R" A regional road in Ireland is a...

 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.

Luas

It was proposed to extend the Sandyford

Sandyford

Sandyford is a suburb of Dublin, located in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County, Ireland. A major part of Sandyford today is composed of the Sandyford Industrial Estate and related developments.- Location and access :...

 (Green) Luas

Luas

Luas , also promoted in the development stage as the Dublin Light Rail System, is a tram or light rail system serving Dublin, the first such system in the decades since the closure of the last of the Dublin tramways. In 2007, the system carried 28.4 million passengers, a growth of 10% since...

 line to Cherrywood. Construction started in February 2007 and the line became operational in October 2010. There are now two Luas stops in Cherrywood: Cherrywood and the terminus, Brides Glen.

Cherrywood

Sources

• Dun Laoghaire, Dublin: Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Development Plan, 2004; Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council; Sections 1 and 3.

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

External links

• Luas Green Line extension