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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, June 18, 2015

MOTION NO. 252

MOTION: Councillor G. O'Connell

The following Objective to be inserted in the 2016 - 2022 County Development Plan ref 6.4.2 (P 109) TM Policy 5 and Policy 6, given the proximity of the Liffey Valley Town Centre to Palmerstown, North Clondalkin and South Lucan and the fact that the road network serving the Town Centre is very inadequate leading to the need to “retro-fit” the area for the increasing level of traffic generated by the Town Centre, which will become even more acute when the Town Centre reaches its potential for development: OBJECTIVE A Local Area Plan for the Liffey Valley Town Centre that also incorporates the Palmerstown, North Clondalkin and South Lucan communities and that takes full account of the need to regulate motorised traffic within these communities relative to the Liffey Valley Town Centre will be conducted no later than two years after the 2016- 2022 County Development Plan is approved.

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

REPORT:

A Local Area Plan (LAP) is a statutory document that are required to prepared in accordance with the Local Area Plans Guidelines for Planning Authorities, issued as Ministerial Guidelines under section 28 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) and its companion document the Manual for Local Area Plans.  LAPs are generally prepared lands identified for major urban residential expansion.  LAPs may also be developed in respect to significant employment lands, town and village centres and more established communities. 

 LAPs are required to provide detailed guidance in relation to a range of planning related matters such as access and movement, open space, land uses and densities and the built form.  Although issues relating to traffic and transport are core part of an LAP, the scope of issues that must be considered within an LAP is far greater.  The level of detail required in relation to traffic management would also be too great for a broad planning document such as an LAP. 

The management of traffic within a large area better addressed via a more focused transport studies, as outlined in Section 6.1.2 of the Draft Plan. In addition, junction capacity on the N4 is currently being examined under NTA funded schemes for cycle access.  

Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is not adopted.