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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Tuesday, September 01, 2009

MOTION NO. 27

MOTION: Councillor C. King

"That the Plan provides examples as to how the Council "supports a range of appropriate renewable energy resources" in relation to 1.2.6. and what measures are being taken to realise the delivery of same".

REPORT:

In addition to more intensive land-use planning the Development Plan supports a range of renewable domestic energy resources and also promotes housing layouts that maximise passive energy and seeks to strengthen the concept of climate sensitive design in housing developments.

Sections 1.4.18.i and 1.4.36 in particular of the Draft South Dublin County Development Plan 2010-2016 address these issues whereby the general principles that should be adhered to when organising the layout and orientation of proposed developments in order to maximise daylight and solar gain and to minimise seasonal overshadowing and energy loss are set out.

Development Plan policies on Climate Sensitive Design include the promotion of:

•    Renewable energy;
•   Optimising passive energy including sunlight, daylight and solar gain by taking account of orientation, topography and wind effects in the layout of new developments;
•   The fitting of solar panels to new and existing dwellings;

Detailed principles are set out in Section 1.4.36 to achieve the above policies including reference to water conservation, space heating via renewable energy, SuDS, and the best layout of developments to maximise passive energy gains and minimise energy loss.

Manager’s Recommendation:

No change to Draft Development Plan.