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Amend the final paragraph of 2.4.11 Waste Re-use and Recylcing to read as follows:
“It is the policy of the Council that no waste generated within the County that is recyclable or compostable will be incinerated at any location. This will be achieved through a strict adherence to the EU Waste Hierarchy which places recycling (which includes composting) ahead of energy recovery (which includes incineration).”
with the remaining text of the paragraph to be deleted for the purposes of clarity.
Amend Section 2.4.13 Municipal Solid Waste Disposal to read as follows:
“The Council intends that the safe disposal of waste, which cannot be re-used or recycled or composted, shall be carried out in the manner as stated in policy ES6 below. This approach reflects European policy where it is recognised that ‘waste to energy’ (energy recovery) where it meets specified energy production levels is not regarded as disposal.”
with the remaining text of the paragraph to be deleted.
Add the phrase “and a policy of mandatory enforcement” to section '2.4.18.ii Policy ES9: Unauthorised Waste Disposal', and include reference to the private and commercial sectors' so it reads:
“It is the policy of the Council to eliminate all unauthorised waste disposal within the County and to regulate and control the disposal of all builders’ spoil and rubble arising within the County by developing sustainable recycling and waste minimisation services and infrastructure through ongoing co-operation with the private, commercial and construction sectors, and a policy of mandatory enforcement”
That in view of large amount of illegal landfill sites being discovered ongoing throughout the County that Plan will encourage during its lifetime a strategy that will lead to the identification and legal pursuance of all the individuals involved.
2.5.6 Telecommunications That the plan will encourage and promote an immediate and speedy response through the Courts of landowners and companies involved in the establishment of illegal telecommunications masts
2.5.8 (Telecommunications Antennae and Support Structures) 'That the 100m rule in relation to Masts and residential areas,schools and hospitals be applicable to all Masts regardless of previous grants of permission whilst providing a three year period to all companies who currently have structures within the 100m zone to source alternative sites'.
2.5.8 Telecommunications
That in view of health and safety implications the plan excludes Tallaght Stadium and its immediate environs from any future telecommunications antennae and support structures.
Addendum to 2.5.6 Telecommunication Network - paragraph now to read (addendum in italics);
2.5.6 Telecommunication Network
The widespread availability of a high quality telecommunications network throughout the County will be critical to the development of a knowledge economy, will help attract inward investment in hi-tech knowledge based industries and will engender the image of the County as a premier location for enterprise. The provision of a high quality network is also desirable in terms of equality outcomes and the narrowing of the ‘digital divide.’ An accessible, high quality network will be of particular benefit to those who have not traditionally benefited from modern advances in telecommunications, in particular the elderly, those who are disabled and those from backgrounds of disadvantage. The advantages of a high quality telecommunications network must however be balanced against the need to safeguard the rural and urban environment, particularly in sensitive areas where the impacts on residential amenity and visual amenity of local areas needs to be adequately assessed. It is an objective of the Council to facilitate the roll-out of an effective 3G mobile broadband network in the County.
2.5.9 (Renewable Energy) Amend Paragraph 4 to read: 'It is the Policy of the Council to support the exploitation of deep geothermal heat resources at Newcastle and the examination of the potential for further exploitation of this resource elswhere in the County in association with the development of new sustainable energy efficient Communities, in order to facilitate the development of future growth areas in the County in a sustainable manner'.
That this proposal for the following Specific Local Objective should be included in the Development Plan. The purpose of the objective is to provide concrete support for investment in the development of suitable renewable energy resources within this County within the plan period, in this case deep geothermal energy. The following specific local objective provides this support without a general land zoning for unsustainable speculative development.
Specific Local Objective
"It is an objective of the Council to prioritise the development of indigenous renewable energy resources within the County. In this context it is an objective of the County Development Plan to support the continued investigation of the potential and scale of the deep geothermal heat resources within the County, including confirmed available resources at Newcastle. It is also a specific local objective of the Council to support a pilot project to demonstrate the exploitation and use of the renewable energy resource in a new energy self-sufficient residential development adjacent to Newcastle. This will facilitate the development of future growth areas in the County in a sustainable manner. The specific local objective boundaries of the pilot project lands are outlined on the attached map. The development of the renewable energy pilot project lands shall be subject to the following provisions:
(a) No development whatsoever can take place within the specific local objective boundaries until the potential and capacity of the geothermal energy resource has been proven and demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Council.
(b) Development of the designated lands must not be undertaken in advance of the development of the geothermal resource. All development to be in accordance with the requirements and in a sequence to be agreed with the Council.
(c) Not more than 50% of the residential element of the designated lands to be developed in the lifetime of this Development Plan.
(d) Before the terms of this specific local objective can come into effect, every effort shall be made, to the satisfaction of the elected members of the Council, to locate the geothermal pilot project on the currently zoned residential land in Newcastle. However, if within 3 months from the date of adoption of this Development Plan, such lands cannot be made available or prove to be unsuitable, the pilot project shall be located on the designated lands as outlined on the attached map.
That the following amendment be included in the written statement:-
3.2.15.v Policy EE28: Tourist Trails
It is the policy of the Council to implement a tourist trail of the villages of Clondalkin, Lucan, Newcastle-Lyons, Rathcoole, Saggart, Brittas and Tallaght.
ADD RATHFARNHAM.
That the Plan will encourage and facilitate steps or measures to enhance the revitalisation and long term viability of Tallaght Village and end the proliferation of take away units.
That the Plan will encourage and facilitate steps or measures to enhance the revitalisation and long term viability of Tallaght Village and end the proliferation of empty apartments in the immediate area.
That the Plan will encourage and facilitate steps or measures to enhance the revitalisation and long term viability and concept of a living Village in Tallaght and attempt to eradicate empty and derelict sites in the immediate area.
That the following amendment be included in the written statement:-
3.3.20 Rathfarnham Village
Add - the link to Rathfarnham Castle and the village needs to be strengthened.
That the Plan encourages and agrees to facilitate the enhancement of shopping and other services in the Square and its surrounds with a view to sustaining the long term viability of jobs in the area.
That the following amendment be included in the written statement:-
3.4 ADD A SECTION ON FAST FOOD TAKE AWAYS – with the following criteria
In all applications for fast food take away there will be a need to balance the needs of local residents with the need to create a mixed-use vibrant community. In order to maintain an appropriate mix of uses and protect night time amenities in a particular area.
A prohibition on new betting shops within 100m of any school boundary.
That the following amendment be included in the written statement:-
3.4.18.iv Policy S35: Signs on Shopfronts and Other Business Premises
ADD – the use of the Irish language is encouraged.
That this Council take into account when planning applications are received on lands of the curtilage and attendant ground of Protected Structures in this County that regard to:
- The setting in its garden or parkland in that its setting in its environment should be preserved as much as the protected structure itself.
- The setting of the Protected Structure with regard to its local environment i.e. wild life, flora and fauna.
- The historical significance of its surrounding to the Protected Structure and to its local community.