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Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. O'Brien
Responsibility:
Siobhan Duff

That this Development plan seeks where possible to promote the co-location of creche/early years and early learning facilities on exiting or to be built educational facilities.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor T. Costello
Responsibility:
Stephen Willoughby

That this council seeks to provide wheelchair liveable accommodation for all waiting on accommodation taking into account no suitable properties are available via HAP

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor T. Costello
Responsibility:
Anne Hyland

Overarching : Promote quality of life for all generations through the creation of healthy and attractive places to live, work, visit, invest and study in, as an overarching consideration in the preparation of the Draft Plan. * amend to say "creation of additional and enhancement of existing healthy and attractive places to live, work, visit, invest and study in as an overarching consideration in the preparation of the draft plan".

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. O'Brien
Responsibility:
Stephen Willoughby

That this County Development Plan aims to preserve the existing towns and villages in the County and that all development in or around any such town or village shall seek to be constructed in a way that allows them to preserve their character and historic and cultural amenities.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. O'Brien
Responsibility:
Stephen Willoughby

This Council agrees that it will be a core aim of this County Development Plan to seek to ensure that new residential developments will be built in parallel with the provision of economic, social and community infrastructure.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. O'Brien
Responsibility:
Stephen Willoughby

That this Development Plan continues to offer protection to the lands in the environs of the 12th Lock in Lucan and with particular regard to the Clonburris SDZ seeks to maintain the character and heritage of this area during any future development

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. O'Brien
Responsibility:
Siobhan Duff

This Development Plan prioritises the completion of the Grand Canal Greenway between the 12th Lock and Hazel Hatch

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. O'Brien
Responsibility:
Siobhan Duff

That this Council investigates the feasibility of extending the current Liffey Valley Special Amenity Order Area with particular regard to incorporating the lands known as the Demense in the Special Amenity Order Area

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. O'Brien
Responsibility:
Siobhan Duff

That this Council reaffirms it's commitment to the protection of the Liffey Valley and directs the Chief Executive, at a strategic level: - to retain the existing 'I' zoning objective in the new Development Plan: - to ensure the ongoing restriction of any inappropriate developments or land-use; - where possible to designate lands within the area as publicly owned parkland and to make efforts to acquire lands which could incorporated into such parkland - to include relevant policy objectives to facilitate the delivery of a Liffey Valley greenway - to seek to identify and mark preferred new pedestrian routes and footbridge locations on Development Plan maps, including on private-owned lands which could be developed as 'permissive routes' - to include a core aim to create a regional park on the existing Liffey Valley lands

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. O'Brien
Responsibility:
Anne Hyland

That this Council provides in this Development Plan for the continued orderly expansion of enterprise zoned lands, particularly in the Grange Castle/Profile Park area, so as to ensure the ongoing attraction of foreign direct investment to our County.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. O'Brien
Responsibility:
Stephen Willoughby

That this Council adopts as a core policy of this Development Plan the need for appropriate policies, objectives and actions to promote and enhance the commercial viability, residential amenity and heritage of Lucan Village, including improved linkages to the Greater Lucan area and increased permeability throughout the village and immediate environs including the provision of improved cycling facilities and management of vehicular traffic through the village

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor E. O'Brien
Responsibility:
Stephen Willoughby

That this Council recognises Liffey Valley Shopping Centre and environs as a designed Level 2 retail centre and not a 'Town Centre' in the traditional sense; and that any future consideration of the zoning of these lands is framed in such a way as to afford priority for the nearby villages of Lucan, Palmerstown and Clondalkin and that growth of the centre is managed in such a way as to preserve the status and significance of these villages.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor P. Gogarty
Responsibility:
Elaine Leech

That the Chief Executive firms up the timescale for measures already agreed to install doors at stairwells in properties it rents at The Square/Sarsfield Close in Lucan village, as well as considers other measures such as additional lighting and CCTV to help minimise the risk of ongoing antisocial behaviour and intimidation at this location by non-residents using the area to take drugs and engage in other activities, as recent incidents have caused a lot of stress to the mainly older residents.

Moved without Debate

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor L. Sinclair
Responsibility:
Stephen Willoughby

All the SDCC Traditional village centres should be kept as vibrant and sustainable centres and follow a consistent design statement befitting their historic character and origins.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor L. Sinclair
Responsibility:
Stephen Willoughby

That neighbourhoods are adapted to enable periods of 'stay at home', 'work at home' and safe individual outdoor exercise is designed into all schemes of >50 apartments.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor L. Sinclair
Responsibility:
Stephen Willoughby

It is policy of the Council to ensure an appropriate housing mix is provided within the LAP lands, therefore a minimum of 30% of units within any new residential development (in the form of either apartments or houses, but excluding student accommodation schemes) shall have a minimum of 3 bedrooms

Question
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C. Bailey
Responsibility:
Hazel Craigie

To ask the Chief Executive to outline what village status is, if (and if so, why) villages receive greater funding and resources that other areas and how village status is determined. Can the Chief Executive please confirm the status of the areas of Orwell, Perrystown, Greenhills, Firhouse and Knocklyon?

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor Peter Kavanagh
Responsibility:
David Fennell

"This Area Committee agrees to thank our Parks staff for maintaining excellent facilities that are now being showcased to local residents again under the restrictions imposed to cope with Covid-19."

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C. Bailey
Responsibility:
Siobhan Duff

Protect and enhance the natural heritage and biodiversity of the county and develop policies and objectives to at least reflect the objectives of the National Biodiversity Action Plan 2017-2021, or subsequent plans and to go above and beyond such plans where resources are available.

Motion
Meeting:
Submitted by:
Councillor C. Bailey
Responsibility:
Anne Hyland

That this County Development Plan will promote development which offers higher levels of employment opportunity and which recognises that there are finite lands within South Dublin.