COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SDZ, LAPS AND PLANNING PROJECTS

Friday, January 26, 2018

MOTION NO. 108

MOTION: Councillor E. Higgins

That table 4.3 be amended to include the following additional requirements: “The provision of a minimum of 20 additional AM peak hour bus services leaving Clonburris for Dublin City Centre and 12 additional PM peak hour hours arrivals into Clonburris from Dublin City Centre for each 1,000 new units.”

 

Cllrs William Lavelle, Emer Higgins, Vicki Casserly, Kenneth Egan, Paula Donovan, Brian Lawlor and Conor McMahon

REPORT:

Response

Further to the response to Item 56698, core orbital bus routes and local bus routes are planned to connect existing and future communities with each other and with Tallaght, Clondalkin, Kishoge Railway Station and Clondalkin Fonthill Railway station. Further to the Transport Assessment and Strategy that accompanies the Draft Planning Scheme, the provision of additional bus routes between Clonburris and Dublin City centre are not considered necessary to service trip demands that will be generated by Clonburris.

The NTA indicates that it is intended to complete the BusConnects Programme by 2019 including aspects that will cater for the demands of the SDZ Planning Scheme. The motion would unnecessarily inhibit the development of the SDZ Lands.

 Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is not adopted.

Strategic Environmental Assessment of Chief Executive’s Recommendation

No interaction with Strategic Environmental Objectives.

Strategic Environmental Assessment of Proposed Motion

The transport assessment and NTA advice is considered sufficient to facilitate public bus options to serve the planning scheme and achieve consistency with Material Assets SEOs; therefore this motion 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.