COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Monday, April 20, 2009

MOTION NO.63

MOTION: Councillor G. O'Connell

LUCAN GOLF CLUB ZONING

Further to the submission made in PDS0079, as so referenced in the ‘Manager’s Report on Pre-Draft submissions and Observations made on the Pre-Draft Public Consultation, Feb 2009’,  which proposes to rezone a 6.8 hectare site at Lucan Golf Club from Objective GB and Objective F to Objective A/A1 – this motion proposes this application for re-zoning be rejected out of hand and not included in the draft plan. The Manager’s desire to deal with zoning proposals individually and in turn is noted. However, given the proximity of this land to the river Liffey and it’s current green undeveloped status; and the fact it forms and is seen as part of the green belt between the residential communities of Lucan and Celbridge; together with the  enormous extent of land already zoned in the county and the decrease in demand for development – this proposal warrants no further consideration. In summary given the above and also but not limited to the criterion of ‘Policy Context’, ‘Environmental & Heritage’, ‘Environment’ and ‘Assessment of Need’, it should be rejected and not carried into the draft plan for further consideration, and we so direct the Manager.  

PROPOSED: Councillor Guss O’Connell

SECONDED: Councillor Derek Keating and Councillor Shane O’Connor

REPORT:

The Development Plan performs an important task in setting out the framework within which the development needs of the economy and society can be responded to. Ensuring that enough land will be available to meet anticipated development requirements and that development occurs in a sequential and co-ordinated manner is central to the Development Plan. It is considered that making determinations on individual re-zoning proposals should occur at a later stage of the process when a proper strategy and a set of policies has been drafted so that each re-zoning proposal can be considered within a framework and certain criteria.

MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION:

The proposed motion should not be adopted at this stage.