COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SDZ, LAPS AND PLANNING PROJECTS

Friday, January 26, 2018

MOTION NO.133

MOTION: Councillor L. O'Toole

Section 4.3 Prior to Development

 

Completion of the Celbridge Link Road, New Road between the Adamstown SDZ lands and Celbridge Road (R403).

Cllr. Liona OToole Cllr Guss O Connell Cllr Paul Gogarty Cllr Trevor Gilligan Cllr Ed O’Brien

 

REPORT:

Response

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 including the DART Expansion Programme and Core Orbital Bus Routes. 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 Celbridge Link Road. The Celbridge Road forms part of the 6 year roads programme contained in the South Dublin County Council Development Plan, for which funding has been secured, and is subject to the phasing requirements of the Adamstown SDZ Planning Scheme (2015).

The Transport Assessment and Strategy (Chapter 6) models the impact of the Draft Clonburris Planning Scheme combined with existing and planned development on transport infrastructure. While the Celbridge Link Road 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. The development of the SDZ lands is therefore not considered to be reliant on the Celbridge Link Road and the linking of the development of the SDZ lands to this road is not required.

The 2026 modelling of the Draft Planning Scheme demonstrates that the proposed street network, pedestrian and cycle network together with existing and planned pubic transport (including core orbital bus routes), street upgrades and junction improvements will be sufficient to service the trip demands generated by Clonburris. Within this context, approximately 47% of trips in the AM period will be undertaken by walking, cycling and public transport in 2026.

Furthermore, the Celbridge Road forms part of the 6 year roads programme contained in the South Dublin County Council Development Plan and is subject to the phasing requirements of the Adamstown SDZ Planning Scheme (2015). Permission for the road has been granted and LIHAF funding secured. It is envisaged that construction of the road will commence by the end of 2018.

The linking of the development of the SDZ lands to the Celbridge Link Road is therefore not appropriate or necessary.

Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is not adopted.

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.