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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, February 04, 2016

MOTION NO. 34

MOTION: Councillor M. Duff

That Local Objective number 10 Cuckoos Nest/Tymon Park Residential Development, DP 2010/16, be reinstated in the 2016/2022 Development Plan. 

REPORT:

The subject lands are located on the eastern side of the Greenhills Road and are surrounded by Tymon Park are, within the context of their ‘OS’ zoning, ideally positioned to provide for sports and recreational facilities and needs of Tallaght in line with the policies and the Open Space (OS) zoning objective of the subject site under the Draft County Development Plan. Within this context the lands are subject to a recent planning permission for an outdoor adventure centre (SD13A/0083).

The proposed SLO would essentially equate to a rezoning of the subject lands for residential development. The Core Strategy contained in the Draft County Development Plan already ensures that are sufficient lands to provide for the housing needs of the County up to circa 2025 (40,273 dwellings). This includes for 152 Ha. of lands within Tallaght, which will provide an additional 5,300 dwellings within the Metropolitan Consolidation Town.

The subject lands are located within the boundary of the Metropolitan Consolidation Town of Tallaght, however, the lands are considered to be surplus to requirement during the lifetime of the Draft Plan. The zoning of the lands for residential development would shift the emphasis away from the consolidation of Tallaght and would also undermine the sustainable development of Tallaght Town Centre. This would be at variance with the Core Strategy.

Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is not adopted.