COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

MOTION NO. 8

MOTION: Councillor E. Tuffy

That the Manager would present for discussion a report on the amount of land zoned for industrial and commercial use in the Lucan including figures for the total area of land zoned, how much of the land is serviced for water supply, drainage etc., the amount of such land, if any, in the ownership of the Council, and what actions does the Council implement to attract companies/businesses to locate their enterprises in the County.

REPORT:

There are approximately 60 hectares of land zoned for employment use in the Lucan electoral area, most of which is developed and none of which is in Council ownership.   There are further lands zoned for commercial development in Lucan Village, Liffey Valley Town Centre and the Adamstown SDZ and Clonburris LAP, some or all of which could be developed/redeveloped for employment use.

The 2007 Industrial Survey, based on the 2004 Development Plan (as varied) indicates that in the Lucan - Clondalkin area, excluding Grange Castle, there were 612 hectares . Zoned ‘E’, of which 201.5 hectares were undeveloped.  A further 215 hectares were zoned EP 1,2, and 3, mainly in the Clondalkin electoral area (excluding Grange Castle) as part of the County Development Plan 2010-2016.  It is estimated that there are currently in excess of 400ha  of land available for industrial and commercial development, excluding Grange Castle, in the Lucan-Clondalkin area, the majority of which is regarded as serviced or serviceable. 

There are a total of 47 hectares of industrial/commercial land registered to South Dublin County Council, generally located to the west of the R120 Lucan-Newcastle Road and to the south of the Nangor Road, in the area to the north of Casement Aerodrome.  The Council works closely with the IDA and other stakeholders on an ongoing basis to attract major enterprises to the County and operates a network of enterprise centres.