COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, February 04, 2016

MOTION NO. 33

MOTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

Extension of Griffeen Valley Park

To add a new local objective under C12: "To support and facilitate the extension of Griffeen Valley Park southwards to the Grand Canal, including the provision of additional playing pitches and ancillary facilities.”

Co-sponsored by Cllr. Casserly, Higgins

                                                                

REPORT:
The Planning and Development Act 2000 (Designation of Strategic Development Zone: Balgaddy-Clonburris South Dublin County) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 604 of 2015) establishes a revised designated SDZ area in accordance with Part IX of the said legislation. This includes lands to the south of Griffeen Valley Pak. The application of a specific local objectives to lands that are within the designated area is not considered appropriate and would be at variance with the SDZ Order and planning and development legislation.

As stated in the order, the area is designated for the establishment of a strategic development zone and the making of a draft planning scheme under the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended), which is a separate reserved function to the making of to a Development Plan.

Section 168 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires each draft planning scheme to indicate (inter alia) the type or types of development which may be permitted and the extent of such development and proposals. It is a requirement for this separate plan making function to be subject to a comprehensive public consultation process and to consider the proper planning and sustainable development of the area such as the need for recreational amenity lands. This rules out the need to prescribe specific local objectives prior to the making of a planning scheme.

This provisions of Part IX of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) ensure that a planning scheme can be comprehensively considered without onerous restriction while at the same time ensuring that the proper planning and sustainable development of the area is considered.

The prescribed application of specific local objectives to designated SDZ lands prior to the making of a planning scheme would pre-empt and undermine the separate plan making process in an inappropriate manner and would be at variance with proper planning.

Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is not adopted.