COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SDZ, LAPS AND PLANNING PROJECTS
Friday, January 26, 2018
MOTION NO. 171
MOTION: Councillor P. Gogarty
Amend Table 2.7.1 as attached
Cllrs G. O'Connell, L. O'Toole and F. Timmons
REPORT:
The content of the motion is contained in an attached table and proposes three Sports Hub at Adamstown Extension, Canal Extension and Kishoge North West/East Development Areas. The sports hubs will replace the planned residential units at the locations.
A carefully co-ordinated and considered landscape and open space provision has been devised for the SDZ Lands through the masterplanning process and the Draft Planning Scheme provides for 90 hectares of Parks and Open Spaces (over 30%). These lands will provide for strategic amenity needs of the emerging population and provides for smaller designated local squares and parks. The subject motion would increase the quantum of strategic parklands to approximately 100 hectares of the Gross Developable Area of the SDZ Lands.
The Guidelines on Sustainable Residential Development in Urban Areas (2009) advise that public open space should be provided at a rate of 2-2.5 hectares per 1,000 population or a minimum of 15% of the total site area for greenfield sites. The subject motion would result in the provision of approximately 12 hectares of open space per 1,000 population or 40% of the gross development area. This is considered to be far in excess of the open space amenity needs of the SDZ Lands and tips the balance of land uses away from residential development as the primary land use in a manner that is at variance with the SDZ Order for the subject lands.
The Draft Planning Scheme for the Clonburris SDZ has been prepared as a direct result of Government legislation (S.I. No. 604 of 2015). The SDZ Order identifies the lands at Clonburris, consisting of 280 hectares, as a site for the establishment of an SDZ and deems the lands to be of economic and social importance to the State. The lands that make up the Adamstown Extension are included in this Government designation and therefore must comprise part of the Planning Scheme. The Government’s position on the Clonburris SDZ is reinforced by the classification of the SDZ lands as a Major Urban Housing Development Site (MUHDS), and also the allocation of funding in 2017, to the SDZ lands under the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (LIHAF).
The Adamstown Extension, Canal Extension and Kishoge Development Areas are been designated for residential development under the Draft SDZ Planning Scheme in accordance with:
- the requirements of the SDZ Order (S.I. No. 604 of 2015) for the subject lands to prioritise residential development within the ‘designated area’ of the SDZ Lands;
- the designation of the SDZ lands under SDZ Order (S.I. No. 604 of 2015) on the basis of the potential to provide a comprehensive planning and development framework, the phased delivery of housing to meet the deficiency in housing supply and the potential to make efficient use of public investment including in roads such as the R120 and its upgrade;
- the Interim Housing Strategy for South Dublin County (2016) in terms of meeting the housing needs for the County (32,650 dwellings between 2016 and 2022);
Removal of reference to residential development at these Development Areas would be at variance with the SDZ Order and the Housing Strategy for the County.
The Character and Development Areas concept has been carefully considered as part of the urban design approach including the green infrastructure and land use strategies of the Draft Planning Scheme reflects the requirements of the SDZ Order to prioritise residential development.
As such, the Chief Executive does not support the overall intent of this motion or other motions relating to this issue.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the motion is not adopted.
Strategic Environmental Assessment of Chief Executive’s Recommendation
No interaction with Strategic Environmental Objectives.
Strategic Environmental Assessment of Motion
The parks and landscape strategy works with the surface water strategy and ecological considerations and altering significantly elements of this could give rise to conflict with a number of SEOS, namely Water, Biodiversity, Green Infrastructure and Landscape. Therefore it is not recommended for adoption.
Appropriate Assessment Screening of Chief Executive’s Recommendation
No likely significant effects on European sites within the SDZ’s zone of influence are predicted.