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That the following amendment be included in the written statement:-
4.2.7.vi Policy AA6: Areas of Archaeological Potential
include Rathfarnham as an Area of Archaeological Potential as Rathfarnham has already been designated an Architectural Conservation Area (ACA).
Modify Table 4.3.1 in Section 4 to include three new Prospects for which it is an objective to protect. This is the view from the N4 across the Liffey Valley and ties in with the policy expressed in section 4.3.7.
Table 4.3.1 (revised)
| Viewing Points | Prospects |
| Blessington Road (in the vicinity of Tallaght) | Kilakee Mountain, Cruagh Mountain |
| Blessington Road (Killinarden area) | Sliabh na mBanog, Ballymorefinn Hill |
| Blessington Road (Killinarden area | Knockannavea, Tallaght Hill |
| Belgard Road | Cruagh, Kilakee Mountain, Mountpelier, Piperstown Hill, Kippure, Seefingan, Corrig Mountain, Seahan Ballinascorney Road |
| Ballinascorney Road | Ballymorefinn Hill, Sliabh na mBanog, Seahan |
| Ballinascorney Road (across Kiltipper) | Knockannavea |
| Eastern and Western sides of Glenasmole Valley | Glenasmole Valley, hillsides of Sliabh na MBanog, Corrig Mountain, Ballymorefinn Hill, Seahan to the west, Killakee Mountain to the east. |
| Naas Road (Brownsbarn area) | Saggart Hill, Verschoyle’s Hill |
| Naas Road (in the vicinity of the Redcow Roundabout) | Kilakee Mountain, Cruagh |
| Naas Road | Athgoe, verschoyle’s and Tallaght Hill |
| Garter Lane (Saggart) | Knockannavea, Tallaght Hill |
| Rathcoole-Lucan Road (R120) (Between Newcastle and Naas Road, vicinity of Commons/Rathcreadan) | Athgoe Hill |
| Rathcoole- Lucan Road (R120) (in the vicinity of Milltown) | Verschoyle’s Hill, Knockannavea, Sliabh na mBanog |
| Scholarstown Interchange | Knockannavea, Sliabh na mBanog, Piperstown and Mountpelier |
| N4(Between M50 roundabout and Woodies Junction) | Liffey Valley |
| Lucan Rd (Between Woodies Junction and through Lucan Village, via Lucan Road,The Old Hill, Main Street, Lucan Road, to N4 underpass) | Liffey Valley |
| N4 (Between Woodies Junction and County Boundary with Kildare) | Liffey Valley |
It shall be an objective of the new County Development Plan that SDCC shall, within one year of the adoption of the plan, take the initiative in inviting Fingal, Dublin City and Kildare Councils to work collaboratively and positively for the development of a Liffey Valley Park within the boundaries described by the Liffey Valley Park Alliance and as proposed in the OPW ‘Towards a Liffey Valley Park’ report of 2008 and shall bring forward firm proposals for to the elected members within a further period of one year.
That section 4.3.7.iii of the Managers Draft Plan be amended to include a full stop after “Public Ownership” The new paragraph to read “It is the policy of the Council to promote and develop a Liffey Valley Park in line with the policies and objectives of the OPW Report ‘Towards a Liffey Valley Park’ (2008)
It shall be a policy of the new County Development Plan to actively promote and secure existing and additional right-of-ways along the Liffey Valley from the City boundary to the Kildare border to facilitate walkers and to provide access for members of the public to this natural amenity in a sensitive and sustainable manner.
It shall be a policy of the new County Development Plan that Council management must, within six weeks of any approach, bring to the members a full report giving full details of any approach from land owners, developers or speculators to any proposal to provide housing, building of any type, to develop or to alter existing the built or natural environment in any way, whether permitted or open to consideration, that impinges in any way on the Liffey Valley.
Reference - Liffey Valley - to propose: "It is the policy of the Council to prioritise the protection of the landscape within the Liffey Valley."
Reference - the Liffey Valley - to propose: "It is the policy of the Council to pursue the expansion of the existing Special Amenity Area Order in keeping with the expressed wishes of its members in the Council 2004-2010."
Reference - Liffey Valley - to propose: "It is the policy of the Council that the Liffey Valley objectives extend to the lands within the proposed expanded Special Amenity Area Order."
Reference - Liffey Valley - to propose: "It is the policy of the Council that a Special Area of Landscape Character Area be designated to the Liffey Valley."
Reference - the Liffey Valley - to propose: "It is the policy of the Council to define the area of the Liffey Valley as envisaged by the Liffey Valley Alliance, and to include lands in private ownership as well as lands in public ownership."
To facilitate clarity on the status of the lands in the Liffey Valley, the Manager is to provide to the Councillors details of the different zoning types and identification of the associated parcels of lands for each zoning type involved to cover the following area:
All the lands included in length within the Council’s jurisdiction stretching from Palmerston to the county boundary, and in width from the County’s northern boundary with the River southwards to the N4, until it intersects with the Celbridge Road, and thereafter using the Celbridge Road as the southern boundary for the study, and to include all the lands of Lucan Golf Course, Cooldrinagh and Tubbermaclugg.
These details to be provided in a map and associated list, and to include ownership details if possible. These details to be provided by Oct 2009.
4.3.4. Tree preservation orders: "That a tree preservation order be placed on the many century old trees in the vicinty of Kiltalown House and Kiltalown Park Jobstown".
4.3.4 Tree Preservation orders: "That a study be carried out on the many Century old trees in the grounds of Peamount Hospital Newcastle, with a view to a tree preservation order being placed on them before the completion of the consultation stage of the plan".
4.3.4 Tree Preservation orders: "That a study be carried out on the many Century old trees in the grounds of Peamount Hospital with a view to a tree preservation order being placed on them before the completion of the consultation stage of the plan".
Reference - Tree Preservation - to propose: "It is the policy of the Council to be pro-active in terms of Tree Preservation Orders and to pursue a policy to introduce a greater number of Tree Preservation Orders from the existing 3 Tree Preservation Orders in the County Development Plan 2004-2010."
That the following amendment be included in the written statement:-
Table 4.3.4 Tree Preservation Orders
Add – to carry out a tree survey of SDCC with a view to compiling a complete list of trees worthy of preservation orders – noting there are only 3 trees listed in current plan.
That the Plan takes cognisance of the lack of mature trees in the County and agrees to introduce measures to protect and safeguard the current stock that are being vandalised in the County.
That the following amendment be included in the written statement:-
4.3.9.xi Policy LHA32: Public Rights of Way
It is the policy of the Council to preserve and/or extend and enhance existing public rights of way and to create new rights of way in the interest of amenity as opportunities or needs arise
Add – allowing for extinguishment of certain urban public rights of way as provided for in Roads legislation.
It shall be a Specific Local Objective of the new County Development Plan that direct access for motorised traffic be provided for the Liffey Valley Town Centre from the N4 and that this be achieved if necessary by re-designing the existing Fonthill/N4 junction and that funding for this necessary infrastructure be reflected in levies imposed on any development in the Liffey Valley Town Centre and additional funding be actively sought by Council Management from the NRA.