COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, February 04, 2016

MOTION NO. 178

MOTION: Councillor F. Timmons

That a full and complete assessment of the site known as RIC Barracks in Clondalkin be facilitated as part of the Development Plan review process.

REPORT:

Previous Motion

A motion on the preservation of the former RIC building on Old Nangor Road and inclusion within a ‘heritage plan’ was submitted to the February 2015 Development Plan Council Meeting (Motion 280) and it was agreed to include policies and objectives in the Draft County Development Plan to promote conservation of protected structures and to encourage development that will rehabilitate, renovate and re-use such structures .

Protected Structure

Riverside (known locally as the former RIC building) on the Old Nangor Road has already been comprehensive assessed by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and has been added to the National inventory of Architectural Heritage under Reg. No. 11209019. The RIC barracks was given a regional rating under the NIAH and has subsequently been listed as a Protected Structure under the current South Dublin County Council Development Plan 2010 – 2016 and the Draft County Development Pan 2016 – 2022 (Map Ref. Number 136). The site is also located within the boundary of the Recorded Monument of Clondalkin (DU017-041) and the Clondalkin Architectural Conservation Area (ACA).

Under a process that is separate from the strategic functions of the Development Plan, an investigation into possible endangerment of Riverside is ongoing. Warning letters were issued by the Council’s Architectural Conservation Officer in May 2015 and August 2015 and a site inspection of the protected structure took place in December 2015, which found that the protected structure remains secure and there are no external visual signs of endangerment.

It is noted that the mapping of Riverside is slightly inaccurate and it is recommended that Map 5 be amended accordingly.

Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is adopted with amendment:

Correct exact location of Riverside (Map Ref. Number 136) on Map 5 of the Draft Development Plan.