COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SDZ, LAPS AND PLANNING PROJECTS

Friday, January 26, 2018

MOTION NO.119

MOTION: Councillor E. O'Brien

Consistent with South Dublin Development Plan TMI Objective 4 prior to the commencement of development in the SDZ to commence consultation with Kildare County Council and Fingal County Council to identify the preferred route of a major regional link road running the N7 and N4

REPORT:

Response

Further to the response to Item 56661 and, within the context that traffic generated by Clonburris will contribute to less than 1% of the overall traffic on the strategic road network in the AM peak period with a trip distribution primarily to the north, south and east, the development of the SDZ lands is not considered to be reliant on the delivery of the Western Dublin Orbital Route, which will have a wider strategic role. This proposed motion would therefore inappropriately inhibit and delay the development of the SDZ Lands in the medium to long term.

Further to proposals for a direct link between Clonburris SDZ and the Western Dublin Orbital Route, such an Arterial Road is considered necessary particularly in relation to the projected distribution of trips than will be generated by the SDZ Planning Scheme and the volume of traffic that it will contribute to the strategic road network. Such a link road would also be at variance with the key objectives of the Draft Planning Scheme to achieve a sustainable modal split and this has not been modelled as part of the Transport Assessment and Strategy.

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 provision of a major link route is in conflict with sustainable transport objectives and would adversely affect material assets SEOS and potentially Air Quality and Climate 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.