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(a) Presentation - CE Report
(b) CE Report (for noting)
That the proposed Amendment No.14 Foxhunter, is rejected and the lands retain their RW zoning.
Reasons:
The proposed rezoning of the Foxhunter lands from “RW” Retail Warehousing to “RES” Residential is undermined by the consistent position taken by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), regarding the unsuitability of residential development at this location without first resolving significant transport and safety concerns.
In its submission on Variation No. 2: "TII recommends that this proposed re-zoning is premature pending a evidenced review which identifies and addresses mitigations and measures for both the management of the safety and operation of the national road network and protection of the amenity of future residential occupants at this location".
In 2022 in a TII submission for planning reference SD20A/ 0259, TII stated that the development would create "an unacceptable adverse impact on the use of adjoining national road and associated junction and would materially conflict with the Spatial Planning and National Roads Guidelines for Planning Authorities.
The proposed rezoning would inevitably intensify pressure for residential access arrangements through the adjoining Hermitage estate, including the opening of existing cul-de-sacs to facilitate vehicular permeability. This would fundamentally alter the established character and function of Hermitage Gardens as a quiet residential cul-de-sac.
The success of this rezoning is dependent on the opening of the cul-de-sac in Hermitage Gardens which residents are absolutely opposed to, and I support them in this. Without access via the Hermitage the rezoning is unworkable unless a compromise can be found with TII and direct vehicular access secured onto the N4 slip-road.
Cathaoirleach's Business
This committee calls on the Chief Executive to provide a report on flooding incidents in Lucan, including at Courtney's Corner, AGP, Esker Lane and Lucan Village, and to include areas recently reported, historically affected, and locations identified as persistently flooding during periods of heavy rainfall. The report should outline the areas the Council has identified as being at risk of flooding, detail the actions taken to date, and set out the plan for summer storm preparedness, including timelines, outstanding works, and measures to ensure mitigation solutions are in place and operational. The report should also set out the process currently in place to ensure flooding incidents reported by elected members and residents are escalated, monitored and responded to effectively.
Arts Programme Update
Clondalkin Library Access and Improvement Works Update
ANNUAL REPORT 2025 - FOR NOTING
That this Area Committee request SDCC audit all road lining in Clondalkin village and reline double yellow lines, yellow boxes and keep clear signs while schools are closed until September, and also that school entrances be repainted before then, and issue a report for Sept 2026 LEA.
"This TAC calls onto SDCC to engage with the residents of Belgard Heights regarding the fence erected on the green?"
That this Area Committee congratulate the Presentation Nuns on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the Presentation Nuns by Nano Nagle, and we acknowledge the commitment and dedication of the Presentation Nuns in education in Clondalkin for generations in primary and secondary education.
That this Area Committee requests that contact be made to meet with St John’s Church on Tower Road to look at what grants may be available to preserve and repair the walls, structure and possibly graves.
That this Area Committee requests, on behalf of the Clondalkin Presentation Nuns, that contact be made with the nuns, who also have a long history of educating children in Clondalkin, to investigate how a lantern-type sculpture to symbolise Nano Nagle might be installed somewhere in the village, as a piece of art for the 250th anniversary of the founding of the Presentation Nuns by their founder, Nano Nagle.
To ask the Chief Executive for a detailed report into what measures SDCC will take to ensure that paved footpaths, village plazas and stone street furniture, particularly in Architectural Conservation Areas, are power-washed and cleaned.
To ask the Chief Executive for a detailed report into how SDCC will address the need for additional performance / theatre space in the County?
To ask the Chief Executive for a detailed report into how SDCC will address the need for an additional 3rd level college in the County?
That this Area Committee agrees to find a solution to have the footpaths of Main St., Clondalkin, cleaned of grease and grime build-up.
To ask the chief Executive to provide a report on the recent clear felling of trees and hedges around the ruin of St Cuthbert’s Church in Deansrath.
To ask the Chief Executive whether power-washing of village footpaths is carried out periodically anywhere in the County.
To ask the Chief Executive how many years it will take to bring all of the SDCC Social Housing Stock to a BER of at least B2 at the current rate of renovation?
To ask the Chief Executive how the new Rural Housing Guidelines will impact residents of rural areas within South Dublin who have not been able to build or extend their property on their own land, and when will the changes be adopted within SDCC?
ELECTION OF AREA CHAIRPERSONS
(a) Clondalkin, Newcastle, Rathcoole, Saggart and Brittas Area Committee Meeting
(b) Lucan/Palmerstown/North Clondalkin Area Committee
(c) Rathfarnham/Templeogue/Firhouse/Bohernabreena Area Committee
(d) Tallaght Area Committee