COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

QUESTION NO. 19

QUESTION: Councillor G. O'Connell

"To ask the Manager for a report on recent and pending planning applications for development in The Liffey Valley Town Centre and to include the implications for traffic in the immediate roads, e.g. The Cold Cut, Kennelsfort Road and the Fonthill Roads and to include in his report (possibly form CCTV in the area) the impact on these roads of Liffey Valley generated traffic at peak times, e.g. mornings, evenings, week-ends and Public Holidays including Christmas."

REPLY:

There have been a number of recent and pending applications in the Liffey Valley Town Centre Area. These include applications for a Tesco's shopping centre and a retail and restaurant development, both of these applications have been recently granted approval by An Bord Pleanala. There was also an application for a drive through restaurant, which was refused permission by SDCC and there is a pending application for a petrol station on the Tesco's site.

As part of the granted applications were detailed and extensive traffic assessments and as a result significant upgrades of the surrounding junctions have been conditioned in the grants. We are therefore confident that there will be no significant adverse impact on Coldcut Rd, Kennelsfort Rd and Fonthill Rd. Any pending applications will also be required to show that they will have no adverse impact on the road network.