COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Monday, May 16, 2016

MOTION NO. 6

MOTION: Councillor P. Gogarty

Motion in the name of Cllrs Paul Gogarty Liona O'Toole and Guss O'Connell:

Amend R6 Objective 3 to read: "To support and facilitate the development of new District Centres of an appropriate urban scale at Adamstown and Clonburris in accordance with approved Planning Schemes which should provide a sustainable retail mix including department stores and shopping centres that facilitates walking, cycling and use of public transport and reduces car journeys outside the SDZ for many retail needs.

REPORT:

The motion relates to proposed Material Alteration Ref. Chapter 5 – No.8 which displayed the following on public consultation:

‘R6 Objective 3:

To support and facilitate the development of new District Centres of an appropriate high density urban scale at Adamstown and Clonburris in accordance with approved Planning Schemes which should provide a sustainable retail mix including department stores and shopping centres that facilitates walking and use of public transport and reduces car journeys outside the SDZ for many retail needs.’

Overall, the development of Adamstown and Clonburris District Centres will be guided by detailed SDZ Planning Schemes approved by An Bord Pleanala. The SDZ process and Planning Scheme stand-alone from the County Development Plan process. As such, it is considered that being prescriptive in terms of the nature of the retail design and mix is not required in the County Development Plan.

It is considered that the inclusion of the term ‘shopping centre’ implies a particular type of design of retail development and following the completion of the Planning Scheme for Clonburris, this term may contradict the Planning Scheme for the SDZ e.g. the provision of retail in a street format.

It is the recommendation of the Chief Executive that references to high density and the term ‘including department stores and shopping centres’ be omitted and the objective be included as displayed.

Recommendation

It is recommended that the motion is adopted with amendment:

Amend R6 Objective 3 to read as follows:

To support and facilitate the development of new District Centres of an appropriate urban scale at Adamstown and Clonburris in accordance with approved Planning Schemes which should provide a sustainable retail mix that facilitates walking, cycling and use of public transport and reduces car journeys outside the SDZ for many retail needs.