COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Fire Stat

MEETING OF SDZ, LAPS AND PLANNING PROJECTS

Friday, January 26, 2018

MOTION NO. 185

MOTION: Councillor B. Bonner

This council requests that the planned Fire Station,  Garda Station and Primary Health Care Centre be built at an early stage of the development of the Clonburris SDZ.

REPORT:

The Chief Executive acknowledges the intention of the motion in relation to delivering community services. The construction of a Fire Station, Garda Station and Primary Health Care Centre are outside the direct control of SDCC and the SDZ landowners and the linking of their construction to the construction of residential units in the early phases is not considered appropriate. 

Fire Station

The Chief Executive supports the provision of a Fire Station within the SDZ and the Draft Planning Scheme allocates a site for a Fire Station.

 The construction of a Fire Station is outside the direct control of either SDCC or the SDZ landowners. The Planning Authority has engaged with Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB) and in consultation, have identified a suitable site in the Draft Planning Scheme adjacent to the Fonthill Road within Kishoge North West. The making available of the site for the new Fire Station is included as a requirement in the Phasing Programme.

DFB have indicated that the Fire Station at Clonburris will serve a wider regional catchment. As such, it is considered that restricting residential development, through phasing, in the SDZ pending the construction of a Fire Station to serve a wide catchment is not proportionate. The Chief Executive considers that the identification and provision of a site is appropriate and considers that the construction of the Fire Station is a wider County issue. It is Council policy to engage with Dublin City Council and the DFB to improve the fire service for the County as established in the South Dublin County Council Development Plan 2016 – 2022 under Section 3.7.0. The Chief Executive recommends that this general policy position is included under Section 2.7.1 of the Draft Planning Scheme.

 Insert the following text into Section 2.71:

‘South Dublin County Council will continue to co-operate with and support Dublin City Council and Dublin Fire Brigade in the development of a Fire Station at Clonburris.‘

Garda Station

The Chief Executive supports the provision of a Garda Station within the SDZ, however, the provision of a Garda Station is outside the direct control of either SDCC or the SDZ landowners.

The Draft Planning Scheme outlines that in the event of An Garda Siochana identifying the need for the provision of a Garda Station at Clonburris, the station can be accommodated within the Kishoge or Clonburris Urban Centres. The provision of Garda Stations is the function of the Department of Justice and Equality in conjunction with An Garda Siochana. In general, a Garda Station should be centralised in an area and can be integrated into an urban setting. In the context of the Planning Scheme, a Garda station doesn’t require specific site identification. The Draft Planning Scheme requires a substantial minimum of employment and community floorspace and this floorspace provides opportunities for a Garda Station within the planned urban centres blocks.

In this context, the following policy position is included under Section 2.7.1 of the Draft Planning Scheme.

 ‘South Dublin County Council will support and facilitate An Garda Siochana and the Department of Justice and Equality in the development of a Garda Station at Clonburris.‘

Health Centre

The Draft Planning Scheme outlines that healthcare provision encompasses a range of services, from small scale medical surgeries to district level facilities. The Draft Planning Scheme recognises the importance of the provision of healthcare services in Clonburris in tandem with population and supports the Health Service Executive (HSE) and other agencies in the provision of appropriate healthcare facilities, including the provision of community based primary care facilities. Large medical centres and group practices will be favourably considered and accommodated in Clonburris Urban Centre and Kishoge

Urban Centre.

The phasing for the Scheme requires the provision of a primary health care centre in the SDZ lands. Similar to other elements of the phasing programme, the delivery of a health centre may be brought forward and completed sooner than scheduled in the phasing programme. The centre should facilitate teams of multidisciplinary professionals (i.e. GPs, nurses, therapists, home care services, social workers) to serve the needs of the population.

Recommendation

It is recommended that the motion is adopted with amendment as follows:

Insert the following into Section 2.7.1:

‘South Dublin County Council will continue to co-operate with and support Dublin City Council and Dublin Fire Brigade in the development of a Fire Station at Clonburris.‘

 ‘South Dublin County Council will support and facilitate An Garda Siochana and the Department of Justice in the development of a Garda Station at Clonburris’

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.