COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, February 04, 2016

MOTION NO. 57

MOTION: Councillor C. Brophy

Co sponsored with Cllr Paula Donovan

That the zoning matrix table be amended for open space zoning so that schools and educational facilities are moved from "open for consideration" to "not permitted"

REPORT:

‘Education’ use is listed as open for consideration under proposed zoning objective OS/Open Space, in addition to other community uses such as childcare facilities, public services and restaurant/café. The introduction of a blanket restriction on all open spaces would be overly restrictive and inflexible, and has the potential to seriously restrict the deliverability of the Government’s School Building Programme 2016 – 2021. In addition, C12 Objective 8 of the Draft Plan 2016-2022 relates specifically to the retention of lands with established recreational uses as open space unless proximate alternatives can be agreed by the Council, with any proposals relating to educational uses assessed on its merits having regard to compliance with relevant policies and objectives of the Draft Plan.

Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is not adopted.