COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, February 04, 2016

MOTION NO. 21

MOTION: Councillor F. Timmons

To zone lands at Dublin City Services Sports and Social Club, Coldcut Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 as zoning object 'RES'; 'To protect and/or improve residential amenity'

REPORT:

A submission of the Draft Plan (Ref 0348) requesting the rezoning of a 10.73 ha site to REGEN or RES was received during the public consultation process and it is recommended under December 2015 Chief Executives Report that the Draft County Development Plan should not be amended.

It is a requirement under the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) for the County Development Plan, including its Core Strategy, to be consistent with the Regional Planning Guidelines for the Greater Dublin Area 2010-2022. This is supported by the DECLG Planning Policy Statement 2015 key principles, which states that that planning shall be plan-led and evidence based.

The Core Strategy already ensures that there are sufficient zoned lands in the County to provide for housing need and ensures that such lands are located appropriately within a defined settlement hierarchy. Provision has been made for 1,188 Hectares of lands that are zoned for residential development within the County and these are sufficient to provide for the housing needs of the County up to circa 2025 (40,273 dwellings).

The subject lands are located within the Metropolitan Consolidation Town of Clondalkin. The Draft Plan, however, already provides for approx. 18,100 dwellings in the Metropolitan Towns of Lucan and Clondalkin. The zoning of the subject lands would therefore be additional to the estimated housing needs of the County for the lifetime of the Draft Plan and beyond 2025. In the absence of an evidence based requirement it is not considered appropriate to zone further lands for residential development at this point in time.

Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is not adopted.