COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, February 04, 2016

MOTION NO. 55

MOTION: Councillor R. McMahon

That Included in Chapter 3, a specific reference be made in an Objective to the provision of a medium sized GAA Stadium in the County with a seating capacity of c25,000 to cater for the growth in participation and support for GAA games on the Southside of Dublin.

REPORT:

As noted under Section 3.9.0 of the Chief Executive Report on the Draft Plan Public Consultation (December 2015) it was recommended that ‘Stadium’ be added to the Definition of Use Classes in Schedule 5 of the Draft Plan, with this use integrated into the Land Use Zoning tables where appropriate and in accordance with relevant policies and objectives of the Draft Plan (detailed in the Manager's Amendments). The intention of the motion is acknowledged; as such it also recommended to include reference to stadium developments in ET8 Objective 3.

Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is adopted with amendment to ET8 Objective 3:

To support the development of sporting venues of national or regional scale, such as stadia, at locations served by high frequency public transport (Luas/Rail).