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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, June 18, 2015

MOTION NO. 11

MOTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

To add the following sentence to the end of section 1.7.0 (Settlement Strategy): “For the purposes of clarity, the Settlement Hierarchy (and in particular the pre-eminence of our County’s traditional villages) shall take precedence when considering application for non-retail civic, public service and community developments; and a sequential approach shall apply as appropriate for such applications

Co-sponsored by Cllr’s Brophy, Casserly, Dermody, Egan, Higgins, Donovan

REPORT:

The content of the motion is generally agreeable and is repeated in Item no. 45089 and 45086 in the Urban Centres and Retailing section. It is recommended to amend the wording of the text for inclusion in the Core Strategy.

 

Recommendation

It is recommended that the motion be adopted with amendment

To add the following sentence to the end of section 1.7.0 (Settlement Strategy):

For the purposes of clarity, the Settlement Hierarchy (and in particular the pre-eminence of our County’s traditional villages) shall take precedence when considering development proposals for non-retail civic, public service and community developments.