COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, February 04, 2016

MOTION NO. 37

MOTION: Councillor L. O'Toole

That this council requests the CEO to include the following under the zone Open Space “OS” as Open for Consideration: “Independent Living Residential Courtyard”.

Motion: Cllr L O’Toole, Cllr G. O’Connell, Cllr P. Gogarty

REPORT:

The zoning matrix and tables contained in Chapter 11 and Schedule 5 relates to land uses and the Development Plan Maps not the design and form of development.

‘Housing for Older People’ is already listed as ‘Open for Consideration’ under the ‘OS’ zoning objective under Table 11.5 of the Development Plan and the Zoning Objective Matrix contained in Schedule 5 of the Draft Plan. Housing for Older People is defined under Schedule 5 as:

‘Housing schemes that are specifically designed to meet the needs of older people that comprise independent housing’.

The Draft Plan therefore already includes scope for housing for older people in all forms including courtyard type developments on lands zoned objective ‘OS’ and the adoption of the motion would result in unnecessary repetition.

The motion would also introduction a detailed element of development management to land use zonings in an appropriate manner that would have a knock on effect on the uses listed under all development plan zonings thus needlessly adding to the complexity of the Development Plan.

The element of the motion that relates to the form of housing for older people is more relevant to the development standards contained in Chapter 11 including those that relate to housing for older people. It is recommended that the motions be amended in accordance with that recommended for Motion 48022.

Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is adopted with amendment:

Amend Section 11.3.2 (Residential Consolidation) to promote courtyard type developments at appropriate locations in relation to housing for older people.