COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, February 04, 2016

MOTION NO. 145

MOTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

New Griffeen link road

To amend Table 6.5 (Six Year Road Programme) such that the description of ‘Clonburris/Kishogue Street Network’ includes the following addition: “including a new road link from the Griffeen Avenue/Griffeen Road junction southwards to the Adamstown Link Road”; with Maps No. 1/2 to be amended to include this road alignment.

Co-sponsored by Cllr. Casserly

REPORT:

The lands to the south of the Griffeen Avenue/Griffeen Road junction are proposed to zoned SDZ (replacing the current A1 zoning) to facilitate the development of the Clonburris Strategic Development Zone.  A major application (SD09A/0149) for mixed development on these lands was granted An Bord Pleanala and does not expire until February 2018. 

The street network permitted under SD09A/0149 provided for vehicular access between the junction of Griffeen Avenue/Griffeen Road and the Adamstown Link Road.  However the street layout was designed for local access only.  Movement through the residential neighbourhood (which also includes the existing Lucan East Educate Together school) is discouraged as the route is indirect and the individual streets are designed to be self-regulating with design speeds of 10-30 km/h.  Such a route would not need to be identified within Table 6.5 as it would not form part of a strategic road network. 

The provision of direct link that forms part of the strategic road network (i.e. as an alternate route to the Outer Ring Road) is not supported as the road would;

• result in potential conflicts with national policy documents (ie DMURS) and TM 6 Policy and its related Policy Objectives and Actions relating to the design of streets in urban areas. relating to road safety;

• conflict with the existing permission;  

• be premature with regard to the new Clonburris SDZ Planning Scheme; and 

• would serve to attract traffic in the form of a ‘rat run’ through the Kishoge Cross neighbourhood, raising safety and amenity concerns for future residents. 

For these reasons the proposed amendment cannot be supported. 

Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is not adopted