COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, June 18, 2015

MOTION NO. 216

MOTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

To include two further paragraphs under section 6.1.0 ‘Overarching Policies & Objectives’ as follows:

“The Council recognises that new development, both residential and commercial, permitted in line with this Plan will lead to additional trips generated The Council will work with the relevant agencies to seek to ensure that that as high a proportion as possible would be conducted by sustainable means. However it is accepted that a residual proportion of the trips generated will be taken by private vehicle. This has the potential to add to existing levels of congestion or saturation of the road network.

The Council will seek to positively and constructively promote, facilitate and where) require the enhancement of both public transport carrying capacity and road capacity to support sustainable future development.”

Co-sponsored by Cllr. Brophy

REPORT:

It is acknowledged within the Chief Executives Draft that Council will need to work with the NTA to secure new and improved public transport services in order to facilitate the sustainable development of the County, namely :

Policy 2 Public Transport: It is the policy of the Council to promote the sustainable development of the County by supporting and guiding national agencies in delivering major improvements to the public transport network and to ensure existing and planned public transport services provide an attractive and convenient alterative to the car.

TM2 Objective 1: To secure the implementation of major public transport projects as identified within the relevant public transport strategies and plans for the Greater Dublin Area.

TM2 Objective 2: To establish future public transport routes that will support the County’s medium to long term development, in particular orbital routes.

The Chief Executives draft also acknowledges that, notwithstanding the above, the development within the County will put additional strains on the road and street network, notably:

 6.4.0 Road and Street Network

Continued investment in the County’s road network is necessary to ensure the efficient movement of people and goods within the County, to provide access to developing areas and to support economic activity. It is also acknowledged that the creation of more road space to cater for traffic, particularly in existing areas, is expensive and may serve to attract more cars to the network. Managing travel demand and freeing up road space will be one of the key challenges that the Council will face during the lifetime of this Plan.

Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is adopted