COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SDZ, LAPS AND PLANNING PROJECTS

Friday, January 26, 2018

MOTION NO. 316

MOTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

That table 4.3 be amended to include the following text under phase 3: “Completion of Adamstown South Road Link Road from Adamstown SDZ to the Grange Castle employment lands.”

 

REPORT:

The subject motion is one of a number of motions proposing to amend the phasing of the Scheme in relation to linking the Clonburris SDZ with the build out of the Adamstown SDZ. 

Adamstown and Clonburris are Strategic Development Zones, designated by the Government. The SDZ designation is an indicator of the national and regional importance of the site for housing supply and is largely based on the location of the lands adjoining the Kildare Railway Line. It is the view of the Planning Authority that any phasing of the delivery of development should be linked to the accessibility of residents to the Kildare Railway Line to achieve sustainable development. 

The Core Strategy of the County Development Plan 2016-2022 provides for a total housing capacity of 41,143 units in South Dublin County. Clonburris and Adamstown SDZs are both critical elements in the achievement of the Core Strategy and delivery of housing in the County. As such, to achieve the Core Strategy, the SDZs are required to be constructed simultaneously. The Chief Executive considers that the SDZs are independent of each other in terms of their boundary and have individual statutory processes to make a Planning Scheme. 

Having regard to national policy in relation to supporting residential development on appropriately zoned lands, the above context and noting the anticipated medium term build out, it is considered that the Adamstown and Clonburris Planning Schemes should not be staggered or limited based on each other.

In relation to the construction of specific road infrastructure within the Adamstown SDZ, the Chief Executive advises that a Transport Assessment and Strategy was prepared as part of the Draft Planning Scheme. The Transport Assessment and Strategy demonstrates that the primary trip distribution from the Clonburris SDZ is to Dublin City Centre and the trip distribution through the Adamstown network is limited. 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 a connection from Adamstown SDZ to Grange Castle. It is noted that the subject road is listed as Medium to Long Term Road Objective in the South Dublin County Council Development Plan 2016 -2022.

This proposed motion would therefore inappropriately inhibit and delay the development of the Draft SDZ Lands in the medium to long term.

The Chief Executive recommends that any motion linking the phasing of Clonburris SDZ with the construction of units in Adamstown or road infrastructure associated with Adamstown is not adopted.

Recommendation

It is recommended that the motion is not adopted.

Strategic Environmental Assessment of Chief Executive’s Recommendation

For reasons cited above, 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.