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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, June 18, 2015

MOTION NO. 174

MOTION: Councillor P. Gogarty

Amend ET3 Objective 5, page 68 to read: To ensure that all business parks and industrial areas are designed to the highest architectural, landscaping and environmental standard; that natural site features, such as watercourses, trees and hedgerows are retained and enhanced as an integral part of the scheme, that also allows for the provision or retrofitting of suitable electricity and heat micro-generation and storage equipment, such as photovoltaic and water-heating solar panels and wind turbines.

Co-sponsored by Cllrs Liona O’Toole, Deirdre O Donovan, Guss O’Connell, Francis Timmons, Francis Noel Duffy, Dermot Looney

REPORT:

Agree with the content and intention of the motion, it is recommended to adopt with amendment.

Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is adopted with amendment:

New objective:

To supportthe provision or retrofitting of suitable electricity and heat micro-generation and storage equipment, such as photovoltaic and water-heating solar panels and small scale wind turbines within business parks and industrial areas.