COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, February 04, 2016

MOTION NO. 85

MOTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

Economic & Enterprise Zone           

To include a new local objective under ET3: ”To conduct a review of the zoning of lands south of the Grand Canal and west and north of the R120, including lands adjoining Peamount Healthcare, with a view to preparing a long-term plan for the expansion of the Grange Castle Economic and Enterprise Zone to this area, to accommodate strategic investment in the future, while also seeking to provide public open space along the Canal, including a natural heritage area in the vicinity of the historic canal quarries at Gollierstown.”

 

Co-sponsored by Cllr. Casserly, Egan, Higgins

REPORT:

Section 1.12.0 of the Draft Development Plan states that ‘The Economic Strategy for South Dublin County seeks to ensure that there is a sufficient supply of zoned and serviced lands at suitable locations to accommodate future demand for enterprise and employment investment across a diverse range of sectors. The strategy also seeks to strengthen the alignment between employment, population and transport services’.

Whilst a range of employment uses are permitted in principle or open for consideration across a range of land-use zonings, the County Development Plan seeks to guide enterprise and employment development to appropriate locations by identifying economic clusters and setting out policies and objectives for the future development of these areas.

Having regard to the above it is considered that the proposed Motion is consistent with the objectives of the Economic Strategy for South Dublin County and Section 1.12.0 of the Draft Development Plan. As such it is recommended that the proposed motion should be adopted as an SLO under Section 4.3.3 of the Draft Development Plan.

Recommendation:

It is recommended that this motion is adopted.

The wording of the SLO should read as follows;

ET3 SLO1

'To conduct a review of the zoning of lands south of the Grand Canal and west and north of the R120, including lands adjoining Peamount Healthcare, with a view to preparing a long-term plan for the expansion of the Grange Castle Economic and Enterprise Zone to this area, to accommodate strategic investment in the future, while also seeking to provide public open space along the Canal, including a natural heritage area in the vicinity of the historic canal quarries at Gollierstown'.