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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SDZ, LAPS AND PLANNING PROJECTS

Friday, January 26, 2018

MOTION NO. 158

MOTION: Councillor P. Gogarty

Amend section 2.65 Home Working to read:

2.6.5 Home Working
Small scale home based economic activity offers flexibility to self employed persons and employees. This can contribute to a decrease in the demand for travel and reduce the costs associated with starting a business. The Planning Scheme supports and encourages the provision of ground floor purpose built live-work units as part of mixed use and residential developments in appropriate locations, as a means of enlivening streets and to provide flexible accommodation for small businesses. Any additional floorspace associated with home working shall be additional to the employment floorspace range of 45,000 sqm – 60,000 sqm total for the Planning Scheme.

REPORT:

The subject motion amends the text in 2.6.5 Home Working to implement the proposed increase in the employment floorspace range in Motion 155 - Item 56602. As such, it is recommended that this motion be taken with Motion 155 - Item 56602 as the text changes are only required if that motion is adopted.

The Chief Executive recommends that the increase in the minimum amount of employment floorspace in the Draft Planning Scheme is not adopted.

Recommendation

It is recommended that the motion is not adopted.

Strategic Environmental Assessment of Chief Executive’s Recommendation

No interaction with Strategic Environmental Objectives.

 Appropriate Assessment Screening of Chief Executive’s Recommendation

No likely significant effects on European sites within the SDZ’s zone of influence are predicted.