COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

MOTION NO. 8

MOTION: Councillor E. Tuffy

Cathaoirleach's Business

That the Manager would present a report at the March Area Committee Meeting on the An Bord Pleanála decision on the proposed Shelbourne Homes development on lands adjacent to Griffeen Avenue, Oldbridge/Rossberry/Tullyhall Estates, Lucan, the Report to include an account of how the approved Planning Scheme complies with the number of residential units set out for the total Kishogue LAP lands. 

REPORT:

The Clonburris LAP is the principal planning document for the Kishogue area. The LAP was adopted by Council on 7th April 2008. The LAP forms part of a masterplan for the entire Clonburris area and sits alongside the Clonburris Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) Planning Scheme. The LAP lands are defined as a number of neighbourhoods. The development proposal (Ref. Ref. SD09A/0149) is located within the Kishogue Cross Neighbourhood. The character of each neighbourhood is illustrated and described in Section F of the LAP. SDCC granted planning permission for 898 number residential units (64 number one bedroom apartment units; 388 number two bedroom apartment and duplex apartment units; 295 number three bedroom apartment and duplex apartment units; 61 number three bedroom houses; 90 number four bedroom houses). Permission was also granted for 6,259 square metres of commercial floor space; 2,516 square metres retail floor space; a 515 square metres community building; a 390 crèche facility and a 140 square metres management facility.

Section C.4.3 of the LAP links the development of the plan area to the delivery of major strategic infrastructure under three development scenarios, as follows:

Scenario Major Strategic Infrastructure Requirements No. of Dwellings  
A Kildare Route Project 9 4-tracking plus new stations at Fonthill Road & Kishoge) and QBC Corridors and Services.   1600
B A + Metro West or City Centre Interconnector approved & contracts signed.   2800
C A + Metro West and the City Centre Interconnector approved and contracts signed.   3500

The quantum of residential development was assessed against two standards as follows:

The total quantum of development permissible under Scenario A in the LAP area is set out below:

Pro-rata development permissible under Scenario A

  Scenario A Scenario B Scenario C
Kishoge Cross 1,095 1,916 2,395
Kishoge Cross 505 884 1,105
LAP Total 1,600 2,800 3,500

The total extent of residential development proposed falls below the number of units permissible under Scenario A and the in-built flexibility within the LAP allows such variation for individual proposals as the required criteria can be met in the neighbourhood as a whole. The development proposal complies with the Phasing Strategy set out in Part H7 of the LAP and also the requirement for community facilities as set out in Table D24 of the LAP.

An Bord Pleanala granted permission for the development but omitted Building A3 (62no. apartments) stating that a further application could be made at this location which should have regard to ABP’s concerns in relation to the height of the building A3 as was proposed at this location as part of this application. The decision also amalgamated 2no. apartments and omitted 2no. apartments, resulting in permission being granted for 833 residential units in total.

Other relevant conditions attached to ABP’s decision include:

·         No dwelling can be occupied until the Kishoge Railway Station is open for use by the public.

·         A revised pedestrian route to include relocation of the playing pitches to be prepared.

·         Revised junction radius of Street 1/ Street 9 (Zone B)

·         Removal and/or relocation of surface car parking spaces within visibility splays