COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, February 04, 2016

MOTION NO. 90

MOTION: Councillor R. McMahon

to include as an Objective under ET 6 "To support and facilitate the development of suitable facilities to enhance tourists, visitors and walkers experience at suitable locations along Greenways and trails such as coffee shops, bicycle hire outlet etc"

REPORT:

The intent of the proposed motion is provided for under the following policies / objectives of the Draft Development Plan 2016 – 2022 and the South Dublin Tourism Strategy 2015;

Policy ET5;

‘It is the policy of the Council to support the development of a sustainable tourism industry that maximises the recreational and tourism potential of the County, through the implementation of the South Dublin Tourism Strategy 2015’. Relevant Objectives under this policy are as follows;

ET5 Objective 1:

‘to support the development of tourism infrastructure, attractions, activities and facilities at appropriate locations subject to sensitive design and environmental safeguards’.

ET5 Objective 3:

‘ To support the development of a visitor facility in or adjacent to the High Amenity – Dublin Mountains zone (HA-DM), subject to an appropriate scale of development having regard to the pertaining environmental conditions and sensitivities, scenic amenity and availability of services’ .

Policy ET6 ;

‘It is the policy of the Council to support and facilitate the development of an integrated network of Greenways and Trails (combined off road cycle and walking routes) along suitable corridors, including natural linear open spaces such as river banks and canals, with local connections

to villages and attractions and to take account of the environmental sensitivities along these

corridors’. Relevant Objectives under this policy are as follows;

ET6 Objective 1:

‘To support and facilitate the development of an integrated network of Greenways and Trails along suitable corridors, including the River Liffey, Dublin Mountains Way, Grand Canal, River Dodder and Slade Valley’.

ET6 Objective 2:

‘To support the development of local tourist and heritage trails at suitable locations such as Brittas, Clondalkin, Lucan, Newcastle-Lyons, Rathcoole, Rathfarnham, Saggart, and Tallaght and seek to make such trails interactive e.g. development of application software.

The South Dublin Tourism Strategy 2015 also identifies a range of actions to develop tourism infrastructure, activities and facilities adjacent to and along greenways and trails.

As the intent of the proposed motion is provided for under the policies / objectives of the Draft Plan 2016 – 2022 detailed above and the South Dublin Tourism Strategy 2015, no amendment is required to the Draft Development Plan 2016 – 2022.

Recommendation

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