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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

HEADED ITEM NO. 11

Council owned land adjoining Lucan Educate Together for school parking drop off.

The area in question from the roundabout to the school has two owners, Tierra Ltd and the Council as indicated on the map.  The Council owned site of circa one acre immediately adjoins the existing primary school.  The site is zoned residential and is one of very few potential ‘infill’ sites owned by the Council in the Greater Lucan area.

The sterilisation of this land through the provision of a drop off area for the school would greatly devalue this strategic site and would preclude it from being used in the future for infill housing at a time where identification of and provision of housing sites is a priority for this Council.

Therefore, it is felt that the provision of a drop off car parking area for the school is not an appropriate use of the Council’s asset.

The Council is currently involved in extensive upgrade work on the adjoining road network that will greatly enhance pedestrian and cycling routes to/from the school that should serve to reduce the need for car dependent travel in the future.