COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

South Dublin County Council Crest

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, February 04, 2016

MOTION NO. 186

MOTION: Councillor F.N. Duffy

On page 152 include additional text: The Council will take the initiative in inviting Fingal, Dublin City Council and Kildare to work collaboratively and positively for its development  and shall bring forward firm proposals.

REPORT:
It is not fully clear in relation to what aspect of HCL Policy 10 (Liffey Valley and Dodder Valley) that the motion refers to. In relation to Liffey Valley, a strategy (Towards a Liffey Valley Park, 2007) for the development of a Liffey Valley Park has been produced in partnership between the Office of Public Works, Dublin City Council, Fingal County Council, South Dublin County Council and Kildare County Council.

This is strengthened by HCL 10 Objective 4, which seeks to facilitate and support the development of the Liffey Valley (Zoning Objective ‘HA – LV’) as an interconnected greenway and park with further collaboration with Dublin City Council, Fingal County Council, Kildare County Council, the OPW. The detailed aspects of such collaboration is beyond the strategic land use function of the County Development Plan and cannot be actioned or achieved through the Plan.

It is accepted that HCL 10 Objective 4 should be amended to make reference to Towards a Liffey Valley Park, 2007.

Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is adopted with amendment:

Amend HCL 10 Objective 4 of the Draft County Development Plan to read:

To facilitate and support the development of the Liffey Valley (Zoning Objective ‘HA – LV’) as an interconnected greenway and park in collaboration with Dublin City Council, Fingal County Council, Kildare County Council, the OPW, existing landowners and community groups (including the Liffey Valley Park Alliance) to include for the identification and designation of possible future new pedestrian routes and footbridge locations in accordance with ‘Towards a Liffey Valley Park’ (2007) or any superseding plan. (New text in italics)