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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, June 18, 2015

MOTION NO. 70

MOTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

To amend the opening part of ‘H2 Objective 1’ to add the words highlighted in bold: “To ensure that sufficient zoned land, serviced by sufficient public transport and road capacity, continues to be available….”

REPORT:

The purpose of Policy H2 Objective 1 is to ensure that there is sufficient zoned land available to meet housing need in the County and to ensure that housing can be supplied.  This is a strategic high level policy objective further to the Core Strategy of the Plan.  The motion seeks to inappropriately qualify housing land supply.  Whilst there are many different types of qualification that could be related to housing land supply and it is agreed that requirements for public transport and road improvement are important, these are better addressed elsewhere in the Plan, in the relevant Transport and Mobility Chapter.

National policy and the Regional Planning Guidelines for the Greater Dublin Area 2010 – 2022 place an emphasis on the zoning and development of lands that are served by public services and facilities including public transport. If any qualification is to be placed on housing land supply, these requirements that should be reiterated.  If approved, the proposed motion could impact on the the statutory obligation of the Plan to meet housing needs.

Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is not adopted.