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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, June 18, 2015

MOTION NO. 5

MOTION: Councillor C. King

Rezoning No CK (1)

To rezone the plot of land identified in the two attached maps adjacent to the Cheeverstown Luas Stop from current EP2 Zoning to A1 to reflect the residential aspect of the area and using the Luas line and the adjoining Roads as natural demarcations between the residential and Industrial Zonings in the area while providing for much needed additional Housing in the Citywest/Fortunestown/West Tallaght areas that respects and enhances the existing residential Communities that currently exist".

Co sponsored by Cllrs Louise Dunne & Sarah Holland. 

REPORT:

Saggart-Citywest falls within the definition of a Moderate Sustainable Growth Town as contained in the Settlement Strategy of the Regional Planning Guidelines (RPGs). The RPGs advise that where such settlements are located in the Metropolitan Area they should continue to have a strong role in terms of consolidation. This is reflected in the Core Strategy contained in the Draft County Development Plan, which envisages that Saggart-Citywest will continue to develop based on the capacity of the public transport network and social infrastructure.

The subject lands are located within the Moderate Sustainable Growth Town adjacent to a high capacity public transport corridor and employment centre with access to a level 3 Retail Centre and District Centre. It is within this context that the proposed motion accords with the Draft Development Plan Core Strategy and the proper planning and sustainable development of the County both at a strategic and a local level.

Recommendation

It is recommended that the motion is adopted.