COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, February 04, 2016

MOTION NO. 192

MOTION: Councillor F.N. Duffy

On page 143  Include additional Objectives:

1  Protect, promote, facilitate, encourage, improveand enhance, where feasible, existingpublic rights of way to  archaeological sites and designate traditional walking routes as public rights of way in consultation with the NMS. In other cases, routes will be acquired by agreement with landowners or by way of compulsory powers.

2  Recognising the importance of archaeology and National Monuments as part of our heritage and inheritance, provide, promote, enhance, facilitate, encourage, support, improve and protect public access to archaeological sites National Monuments, battlefields and sites of historic interest, in direct ownership, guardianship  or control of the Council and/or the State or private ownership including those listed in the RMP and seek to maximise their tourism potential.Appropriate signage will be put in place. Information on access to sites will be made be available on the Council’s web-site.(Insert address).

REPORT:

See response to same motion under Motion ID 48046.

Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is adopted with amendment:

Amend HCL 2 Objective 4 of the Draft Plan to include for the protection of any discovered battlefield sites of significant archaeological potential within the County.

Insert an action under Policy 16 of the Draft County Development Plan (Public Rights of Way and Permissive Access Routes) to investigate the areas of the Dublin-Wicklow Border, Kilakee and Brittas for the purpose of creating possible public rights of way.