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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, February 04, 2016

MOTION NO. 97

MOTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

Coldcut Road zoning

To apply ‘Regen’ zoning to a site at Coldcut Road (map attached) to ensure the future, sustainable use of the site and premises, particularly noting its strategic importance from an urban design viewpoint at the terminus of a key entrance/exit avenue from the Liffey Valley lands.

Co-sponsored by Cllr. Egan, Higgins

REPORT:

The site under the current Development Plan 2010 – 2016 is zoned Objective ‘F’ which seeks ‘To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities’.

Under the Draft Plan 2016 – 2022 the subject site is zoned ‘OS’ which seeks ‘To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities’.

The site is currently in use as a gymnasium / fitness centre.

Zoning Objective ‘REGEN’ seeks ‘To facilitate enterprise and/or residential led regeneration’.

The Regeneration or ‘REGEN’ zoning objective has been introduced to support and facilitate the regeneration of underutilised industrial lands that are proximate to town centres and/or public transport nodes for more intensive enterprise and residential led regeneration.

Given the context of the site which comprises a recently developed leisure / fitness centre and its distance from other REGEN zonings and urban centres it is considered that the Regeneration (REGEN) zoning is not appropriate at this location.

It should be noted that REGEN zoned lands may be subject to the vacant site levy as per Section 15 of the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act, 2015.

Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is not adopted.