COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, February 04, 2016

MOTION NO. 89

MOTION: Councillor F. Warfield

With cultural spaces and studios being squeezed out of Dublin city centre due to rising rents, South Dublin County Council should become an advocate for creative practitioners and entrepreneurs and establish a creative cluster in Tallaght, to greatly expand on a proven and successful service already provided by the Council and Rua Red. The potential exists to reimagine some of the county’s urban environments, such as industrial estates with public transport links to the city. The arts present the greatest potential to foster and develop the identity of South Dublin County.

REPORT:

The promotion of cultural heritage including arts, music, the development of museums, cultural centres and interpretative centres are provided for in the Draft Development Plan under the following policies;-

Policy HCL 18:

‘It is the policy of the Council to promote the County’s cultural heritage’.

Policy ET8 Objective 2:

‘To support tourism projects that seek to showcase and promote the County’s cultural heritage including arts, music, aviation history, Irish Language customs and ways of life including the development of museums, cultural centres and interpretative centres at appropriate locations’.

It is noted under the Draft Plan that ‘Cultural Use’ is ‘not permitted’ on lands zoned ‘EE’ (‘To provide for enterprise and employment related uses’ and ‘RW’ (‘To provide for and consolidate warehousing’).

With regard the location of cultural use, Policy UC1 Objective 1 seeks; ‘To direct retail, commercial, leisure, entertainment, civic, community and cultural uses into town, village, district and local centres and to achieve a critical mass of development and a mix of uses that is appropriate to each level in the urban hierarchy’.

Section 11.2.3 of the Draft Plan refers to Town and Village Centres and states that ‘Town, village, district and local centres are the primary focus of community, economic, and cultural activity throughout the County. These centres are of vital importance to the County’s image and identity’.

As such it is considered that the proposed motion is not adopted.

Recommendation

No amendment required to the Draft Development Plan 2016 – 2022.