COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, October 24, 2016

QUESTION NO. 8

QUESTION: Councillor M. Duff

"To ask the Chief Executive to advise this Area Committee on any update regarding Tallaght Community Council's call to have the Architectural Conservation Area extended to include St Marys School House?"

REPLY:

As part of the review of the County Development Plan, South Dublin County Council commissioned the Appraisal of Candidate Architectural Conservation Areas 2015, which was carried out independently by a Conservation Consultant. This included an assessment of candidate Architectural Conservation Areas (ACA) that were considered to exhibit distinct character and qualities based on their built form and layout.

A submission seeking the same ACA designation was submitted subsequent to the display of the Draft County Development Plan (Ref 0261). On foot of (inter alia) the submission and other submission relating to built heritage, a brief independent assessment has been commissioned as an addendum to the initial Appraisal of Candidate ACAs and Review of Protected Structures.

The supplementary assessment largely includes a review of the suggested extension of the Tallaght ACA. The supplementary assessment, which was carried out by a Conservation Consultant, advises that St. Mary’s School House is remote and separated from the historic village core of Tallaght and its inclusion within the Tallaght ACA would not be in keeping with sound conservation area designation policy and practice. The Councils Architectural Conservation Officer concured with this recommendation.  It was therefore recommended at the time of the CDP that the ACA for Tallaght Village not be extended and this motion was adopted. There has been no change and the original area designated as Tallaght ACA remains the same. Based on the above details it is not envisaged that any further changes to the designation is needed or required.