COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SDZ, LAPS AND PLANNING PROJECTS

Friday, January 26, 2018

MOTION NO. 347

MOTION: Councillor F. Timmons

A firm commitment and timeframe for expanding LUAS to serve Clondalkin, Clonburris and Lucan must be sought before any building takes place at Clonburris.This must be included in the plan.

Cllrs G. O Connell, P. Gogarty and L. O'Toole 

REPORT:

The NTA’s Transport Strategy for the GDA does not include for a Luas to Clondalkin or Clonburris and such transport infrastructure is not required to serve the trip demands of the Draft Planning Scheme. The subject motion is inappropriate and would delay the development of the SDZ lands indefinitely.

Under section 12 of the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008, the National Transport Authority (NTA) is designated to prepare a Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area (GDA). Within this context, the NTA’s Transport Strategy for the GDA (2016 – 2013) provides the framework for the planning and delivery of transport infrastructure and services in the region. The Transport Strategy includes proposals for an east-west Luas Line between Dublin City and Lucan via Liffey Valley and Ballyfermot but does not include proposals for a Luas to serve Clondalkin or Clondalkin. It is beyond the remit and scope of the Clonburris Strategic Development Zone Planning Scheme to plan and deliver such large scale transport infrastructure.

While the proposed Lucan Luas has been tested as part of the wider strategic analysis under the Transport Assessment and Transport Strategy (2017) that accompanies the Draft Planning Scheme, the Tallaght – Blanchardstown Core Orbital Bus Route (along with additional bus routes), the DART Expansion Programme, the planned internal street network and local junction upgrades have been modelled to service the trip demands generated by Clonburris in line with the Transport Strategy for the GDA. A submission from the NTA on the Draft Planning Scheme confirms that the NTA is committed to deliver the transport infrastructure and services that will serve Clonburris. Further to the SDZ Transport Assessment and Strategy, it is not considered that the Lucan Luas will be delivered until after 2026

The development of the SDZ lands is therefore not considered to be reliant on the Lucan Luas and the linking of the development of the SDZ lands to the Lucan Luas would be inappropriate and would unnecessarily delay the development of the Draft SDZ Lands including the transport proposals that have been modelled to service the Clonburris trip demands.

Overall, the subject motion would delay the development of the SDZ lands.

Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is not adopted.