COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, February 04, 2016

MOTION NO. 179

MOTION: Councillor R. McMahon

Section 9.1.0 To extend the ACA in Tallaght Village to include St Marys School House, TJ Burns cottages Balrothery, Goose Park and TJ Burns cottages on the Old Bawn Road.

REPORT:

As part of the review of the County Development Plan, South Dublin County Council commissioned the Appraisal of Candidate Architectural Conservation Areas 2015, which was carried out independently by a Conservation Consultant. This included an assessment of candidate Architectural Conservation Areas (ACA) that were considered to exhibit distinct character and qualities based on their built form and layout.

A submission seeking the same ACA designation was submitted subsequent to the display of the Draft County Development Plan (Ref 0261). On foot of (inter alia) the submission and other submission relating to built heritage, a brief independent assessment has been commissioned as an addendum to the initial Appraisal of Candidate ACAs and Review of Protected Structures.

The supplementary assessment largely includes a review of the suggested extension of the Tallaght ACA. The supplementary assessment, which was carried out by a Conservation Consultant, advises that St. Mary’s School House and Balrothery Cottages are remote and separated from the historic village core of Tallaght and their inclusion within the Tallaght ACA would not be in keeping with sound conservation area designation policy and practice. It is also considered that the housing along the Old Bawn Road is too remote from this historic core of the village.

It is considered, however, that there is a case to identify Balrothery Cottages as an Architectural Conservation Area on the basis of their discreet and distinct grouping, which have a high degree of architectural design and detailing. It is therefore recommended that Balrothery Cottages be designated within an ACA.

Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is adopted with amendment:

Designate Balrothery Cottages as an independent ACA and amend Map 9 and Table 9.1 of the Draft County Development Plan accordingly.