COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

South Dublin County Council Crest

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

MOTION NO. 16

MOTION: Councillor P. Gogarty

"That the Council makes a bid to purchase the old Vincent Byrne site in Palmerstown (if it's still for sale at time of motion), given its current designation in the County Development Plan, with a view to providing a more sustainable development at the location, including sheltered housing in the village for older residents who would be looking for an option to step down, more space for the longer term roads objection of a grade separation junction, and some sympathetic commercial development befitting a village centre as well as other potential benefits that could be worked out over a longer period with funding sought through national channels as appropriate, in consultation with the local community."

REPORT:

"The site in question is zoned “Village Centre”:  “To direct retail, commercial, leisure, entertainment, civic, community and cultural uses into town, village, district and local centres and to achieve a critical mass of development and a mix of uses that is appropriate to each level in the urban hierarchy” and is subject to UC 6 Objective 1  :“To encourage varied building heights in town, district, village, local and regeneration areas to support compact urban form, sense of place, urban legibility and visual diversity while maintaining a general restriction on the development of tall buildings adjacent to two-storey housing.”  Given the nature of the zoning and objective, which require mixed development involving significant commercial elements, it is considered that the ownership and development of the site is best left to the private market. In any case, proposed developments must comply with the Development Plan requirements, particularly those related to zoning. 

It should be noted that, as agreed previously with the Members, the possibility of providing senior citizens homes is being examined on the Council owned site at the Old Lucan Road in Palmerstown."