COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, June 18, 2015

MOTION NO. 300

MOTION: Councillor G. O'Connell

The following specific local objective to be inserted in the 2016 - 2022 County Development Plan ref 9.6.0 (P155) HCL Policy 18 so that the Liffey Valley can be fully and sensitively exploited for its educational, recreational and tourism potential and given that Palmerstown is this County’s gateway to this landscape so rich in heritage, geology, contours, flora and fauna: OBJECTIVE To develop a Liffey Valley Interpretive Centre in “Farmer Harrison’s” house at Waterstown Park.

Co-signed by Cllr. P. Gogarty, Cllr. L. O'Toole, Cllr. F. Timmons and Cllr. D. O'Donovan.

REPORT:
The identification, funding and development of an Interpretive Centre is beyond the strategic land use scope of the County Development Plan. The proposed motion cannot be achieved through the County Development Plan and should be directed to the South Dublin Tourism Strategy. The identification of a specific building for restoration and use as an Interpretive Centre in the absence of the appropriate survey work and study is considered to be overly prescriptive and premature.

The Draft Development Plan could be amended to support and facilitate the development of an Interpretive Centre within Liffey Valley. 

Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is adopted with amendment.

Include an objective under HCL Policy 10 (Liffey Valley and Dodder Valley) that seeks to support and facilitate the development of an Interpretive Centre within Liffey Valley.