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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, June 18, 2015

MOTION NO. 147

MOTION: Councillor F. Timmons

3.14.0 that a park in Newcastle is added

REPORT:

The zoned lands within Newcastle are in private ownership and the Council has no means to provide for a park on these privately owned lands other than through a requirement of an approved area plan. Section 48, therefore, is not an appropriate mechanism for the delivery of a park in Newcastle.

It is noted that the subject lands of the Newcastle Local Area Plan are zoned ‘RES-N’ with an objective ‘To provide for new residential communities in accordance with the approved area plans’.  Open space is a requirement of the Plan and will be provided at a minimum rate of 14% of the (RES-N) zoned lands with a specific requirement to deliver a Village Park and a number of Neighbourhood and Local Parks in tandem with the development of housing as part of the phasing requirements. It is considered that the Local Area Plan is the approved area plan for these zoned lands and that the development of the Village Park will be delivered through these means rather than a Section 48.

Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is not adopted.