COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, February 04, 2016

MOTION NO. 204

MOTION: Councillor P. Donovan

I wish to support a resident who is opposed to a proposed Record Protected Structure for her property at 13 Rathfarnham Village, Dublin 14 as referenced in Dev plan submission 0072.  I understand from the Residents submission that the property is already included in a ACA and I would be satisfied that the exterior of the building is what is of historic value to the village and that internal works shouldn’t be restricted and am calling for the RPS to be removed.

REPORT:

Identification of Protected Structures

Submission 0072 on the Draft County Development Plan relates to Rathfarnham Post Office, 13 Main Street, Rathfarnham.

Part IV of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) and the ‘Architectural Heritage Protection Guidelines for Planning Authorities’ (2004) requires every development plan to include a record of protected structures comprising structures that are, in the opinion of the planning authority, of special interest. It is stated under the legislation that the planning authority may add a structure to its record of protected structures where the authority considers that the addition is necessary or desirable in order to protect a structure, or part of a structure, of special interest.

As part of the review of the Draft Plan, South Dublin County Council commissioned an independent review of its Record of Protected Structures, with a view to identifying structures that merit addition or deletion including those within existing and proposed Architectural Conservation Areas. The review (entitled ‘Review of Record of Protected Structures 2014/15’, 2015) was carried out by a Conservation Consultant and a total of 180 structures were inspected for the purpose of this review. As part of the appraisal the special interest of each structure proposed for inclusion on the Record of Protected Structure was provided.

A separate ‘Appraisal of Candidate of Architectural Conservation Areas’ (2015) was also carried out and helped to inform the Review of Protected Structures.

The ‘Review of Record of Protected Structures 2014/15’ (2015) included for the assessment of a number of structures within the Rathfarnham Architectural Conservation Area (ACA) for possible inclusion in the Record of Protected Structures (RPS). This is in line with the recommendations of the Architectural Heritage Protection Guidelines for Planning Authorities 2004, which advises that individual structures within a proposed ACA that are of special importance should be considered for inclusion in the RPS, in addition to being included within a designated ACA.

No. 13 Main Street was recommended under the independent review as being worthy of inclusion in the Record of Protected Structures in addition to its inclusion in the Rathfarnham ACA by reason of its special interest particularly in relation to its rare 1930s stained glass shop front, which has a distinctive Art Deco influence. The Council’s Architectural Conservation Officer concurs with the recommendation and the building is considered to be of special architectural, technical and cultural interest.

It is therefore recommended that 13 Main Street be added to the Record of Protected Structures in line with the recommendations of the independent review and in order to provide for an enhanced level of protection under Planning and Development Legislation in addition to its designation within an ACA.

 Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is not adopted.