COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SDZ, LAPS AND PLANNING PROJECTS

Friday, January 26, 2018

MOTION NO.11

MOTION: Councillor G. O'Connell

Section 2.1.3. Lands to the west of the R136 shall be open to consideration for religious, civic and community facilities.

Councillors Guss O’Connell, Liona O’Toole, Paul Gogarty and Francis Timmons

REPORT:

Response

The Draft Planning Scheme already accords with the principle of the subject motion in relation to provision for religious, civic and community facilities on the western side of the SDZ Lands.

It is advised that, under the Draft Planning Scheme, Community Centre uses are listed as permitted in principle in Residential and Mixed Use areas on the western side of R136 and are also listed as open for consideration in Open Space Areas on the western side of R136 (subject to the protection of biodiversity and natural heritage features). Places of worship are also listed as open for consideration in Residential Areas on the western side of R136.

This is largely consistent with the land use approach of the South Dublin County Council

Development Plan and has been informed by the key principles of the Draft Planning Scheme to locate community uses (including civic) and places of worship within mixed use urban centres or local nodes in residential areas in the interest of place making and promoting vitality and viability in such centres.

The principle of the subject motion in relation to the provision for religious, civic and community facilities on the western side of the SDZ Lands has therefore been fulfilled by the Draft Planning Scheme and no amendment to the Planning Scheme is required it this regard.

It is a key objective of the Draft Planning scheme to extend Griffeen Valley Park as a strategic area of open space and flagship park that will accommodate sports fields, amenity routes, SUDS, areas of biodiversity, play areas and planting. It is accepted, however, that Places of Worship could be listed as Open for Consideration in Open Space Areas.

Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is adopted.

Include the following text as Open for Consideration under Table 2.1.3 (Uses Permissible & Open for Consideration in Open Space Areas):

Place of Worship

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.