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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, June 18, 2015

MOTION NO. 141

MOTION: Councillor P. Donovan

That the Manager agrees to undertake to update the current maps to reflect that all current green spaces at the following location should be coded as green spaces 

Scholarstown Park, Scholarstown Road

REPORT:

Site A - Scholarstown Park, Scholarstown Road

The 1.06 hectare site is located to the rear of housing in Dargle Wood and Scholarstown Park.

The proposed motion would result in an inefficient use of long established residential zoned lands lands along the Scholarstown Road in terms of meeting the population and housing needs of the County as identified under the Core Strategy. This would require the identification of an alternative site for a mix of housing typologies within the Metropolitan Consolidation Area of the County and/or increased densities to make up for the shortfall in housing capacity.

The land is not overlooked and there is no opportunity for passive surveillance of the site. Lessons from past experience indicate that parklands without passive surveillance or which are not easily accessible as through routes for members of the public can become associated with anti-social behaviour.   It is considered that this site is not suitable for rezoning to Open Space and should remain zoned for residential purposes.

Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is not adopted.