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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, February 04, 2016

MOTION NO. 181

MOTION: Councillor D. Looney

To insert a new SLO after HCL 19 Objective 1:

"To promote the Greenhills Esker as a place of special geological importance within our County."

Co-Sponsored by Cllr F N Duffy

REPORT:

The Greenhills Esker is identified in Table 9.7 and the Development Plan Maps as a County Geological Site along with 5 other geological sites. Further to the December 2015 Chief Executives Report on the Draft Plan consultation, it is recommended that an additional 4 geological sites be identified as County Geological Sites making a total of 10 County Geological Sites.

HCL 19 Objective 1 seeks to protect designated Geological Sites from inappropriate development. This is considered to be sufficient to ensure for the protection of the Greenhills Esker and the insertion of a further SLO is unnecessary. Furthermore, the singling out of one of the County Geological Sites could also suggest that other County Geological sites are of lesser interest to the detriment of their geological and heritage value.

It is accepted that HCL 19 Objective 1 could be amended to clarify that it relates to the protection of County Geological Sites. It is also recommended that the objective should be amended to promote the importance of such sites through the County’s Heritage Plan.

Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is adopted with amendment:

Amend HCL 19 Objective 1 to clarify that it relates to the protection of County Geological Sites.

Amend HCL 19 Objective 1 to promote the importance of such sites through the County’s Heritage Plan.