COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, October 14, 2013

Headed Item 17

HI 17: D. Econ. & Transport Planning Dept.

PROPOSED (DRAFT) BALLYCULLEN-OLDCOURT LOCAL AREA PLAN (LAP)

REPORT:

The Ballycullen Oldcourt Local Area Plan, (LAP), is required for the following reasons

•           There are 90 Hectares (222 acres) of A1 zoned undeveloped lands in the Plan area with no LAP in place

•           1,800 dwellings have been permitted on the Ballycullen side of which 640 have been built

 •          The social and economic viability of existing, but not commenced, permitted developments is doubtful.

•           Education, community and recreational facilities are required in the area

•           Issues in relation to flood risk management, SUDS and heritage issues, given the proximity to the mountains, require consideration

The Pre-Draft Public Consultation took place over 4 weeks (April – May 2013)

Following the consultation the Issues for the LAP were identified as : 

•        Density - Land at edge of Development Area and in the Dublin Foothills

•        Facilities - school, community and convenience shopping facilities inadequate

•        There are a number of Constraints – Steep Gradients, water-courses, potential flooding, power-lines and water-main way-leaves

•        Significant extant permissions in the Plan area.

•        Need to integrate open space, natural and manmade heritage, sustainable drainage and movement into a coherent Green Infrastructure framework

 The Plan Strategy provides for

•        Three Density Zones

–       Medium              32 – 38 dwellings per Ha.

–       Low                    22 – 28 dwellings per Ha.

–       Very Low           12 – 18 dwellings per Ha.

•        Two Neighbourhood Centres and Two School Sites

•        Sustainable Urban Drainage System (SuDS) Network to counter Flood Risk

•        Integrate wayleaves into Green Infrastructure

 The densities are substantially reduced from what was permitted in the previous Area Action Plan in 2000. The medium zone is at the lower limit of what is required under the Residential Density Guidelines and the lower proposed densities can only be justified by the steep gradient of some of the lands and the existing powerlines and wayleaves.

The proposed LAP as drafted would provide for the development of 1,600 homes.  In addition to the existing development and with the remainder of the land being developed under the proposed LAP total development could reach c 2,200 dwellings. See Table below.

Current position	Potential at existing density	Draft LAP potential. (If adopted)
Extant permission 1,800 (Includes 640 built)	c 3,500	2,200