COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
HEADED ITEM NO. 13
Update on Manager's Report on Proposed Fortunestown Local Area Plan November 2011 REPORT: 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Purpose of the Report. This report is an update regarding the Managers report for the Proposed Fortunestown Local Area Plan. The full Managers report will be available on members net on 16th November 2011. Although members have 6 weeks from 16th November 2011 within which to consider the Managers report, this will effectively occur at the December 12th Council meeting, where members will be able to adopt or amend the Proposed Plan as appropriate. Most of the lands relate to the Tallaght area and an update will also be going to the Tallaght Area Committee. A total of 43 written submissions were received during the six week public consultation period which ended on 6th Oct 2011. Copies of the original submissions will be available to view by Members on membersnet from 16th Nov 2011. The Managers report forms part of the statutory procedure for the preparation of a new Local Area Plan. 1.2 Content of Managers report The Managers report will set out the list of persons/bodies that made written submissions and provide a summary of their submissions and the Managers response and recommendation. A total of 43 written submissions were received during the consultation period. Some 47% of submissions were from local residents and included three petitions signed by approximately 35 residents each. The list of 43 persons/bodies that made submissions to the Proposed Plan will be provided alongwith the list of 128 stakeholders consulted by the Council. 2. NEXT STEPS 2.1 Next steps in process of preparation of Local Area Plan The table below summarises the next steps in the process of preparing the Local Area Plan: Table 1. Next Steps in Process of Preparation of Local Area Plan
Date/Timeframe
Stage
16th November 2011
Manager’s Report prepared on submissions/observations received during the Proposed Plan consultation period and submitted to members for their consideration.
January 2012 (i.e. no later than 5/01//12). This includes 9 extra days added for Xmas break. In effect, this will occur at the December 12th Council meeting.
Members consider Proposed Plan and Manager’s report within 6 weeks (i.e. within 6 weeks of 16th Nov 2011) of submission of Manager’s report and adopt or amend Proposed Plan.
January 2012
If Proposed Plan is to be amended by a material alteration, further public notice is given not later than 3 weeks after passing of resolution to so alter the Proposed Plan. Public notice to include if an SEA or AA is required on the proposed material alteration.
February 2012
Amendments on public display for a period of not less than 4 weeks and submissions/observations invited during that period.
Late February/early March 2012
Manager prepares report on submissions/observations received and submits it to Members not later than 8 weeks after publishing notice of the proposed material alteration.
April 2012
Members consider Manager’s Report within 6 weeks of Manager’s Report being furnished to them.
May 2012
Members make the Local Area Plan with or without amendment.
June 2012
Public notice of making a Local Area Plan (Local Area Plan comes into effect 4 weeks from the day it is made).
3. CONSULTATION
3.1 Proposed Plan Consultation Process
The Council embarked on a programme of consultation publicising the Proposed Plan as follows:
- A six week period of consultation on the Proposed Plan took place 25th August to 6th October 2011.
- Notification of the Proposed Plan and Environmental report inviting submissions and observations was advertised in the Tallaght Echo on the 25th of August 2011
- Submissions could be made in writing or by e-mail
- Letters were sent with a consultation leaflet summarising the Proposed Plan, to 128 stakeholders in West Tallaght (including prescribed bodies, those who made submissions at the pre-Draft phase, organisations local to the area and landowners), including Prescribed bodies and those who made submissions at pre-Draft stage. (Section 6 of this Manager’s report lists the stakeholders consulted)
- Letters were sent notifying South Dublin County Council Elected Members
- Four public information days were attended by Council staff in Citywest Shopping Centre and consultation leaflets summarising the Proposed Plan were made available for distribution to members of the public. These public information days were held on:
- Monday 29th August 4 – 7pm
- Thursday 1st September 1 – 4pm
- Monday 12th September 4 – 7pm
- Thursday 15th September 1 – 4pm
- Some 320 people met with the Council staff at the Citywest Shopping Centre. This was a significant increase on the 218 people that met with Council staff at the Citywest Shopping Centre during the pre-Draft Consultation phase.
- Council staff were available to answer queries at County Hall Tallaght every Wednesday afternoon during the Proposed Plan consultation period.
- All of the Proposed Plan documents (the Proposed Fortunestown Local Area Plan, Appropriate Assessment Screening Report, Environmental Report, and a Summary presentation of the Proposed Plan) and Information boards on the Proposed Plan consultation, were displayed in both County Halls in Tallaght and Clondalkin and in Tallaght Library for the duration of the Proposed Plan consultation period.
- Information on how to make a submission on the Proposed Plan was placed on the Council website on 25th August 2011 together with the Proposed Plan, Appropriate Assessment Screening Report, Environmental Report, and a Summary presentation of the Proposed Plan. All could be viewed and downloaded.
- During the public consultation period, copies of the Proposed Plan in hard copy or CD were available to purchase from the Planning Counter in the Tallaght offices.
4. RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO THE PROPOSED PLAN
4.1 The recommended changes to the Proposed Plan will be set out in full in the Managers report beside the submissions that they relate to and also in summary form at the end of the report.