COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

QUESTION NO. 13

QUESTION: Councillor G. O'Connell, Councillor P. Gogarty, Councillor W. Lavelle, Councillor L. O'Toole, Councillor E. O'Brien, Councillor V. Casserly, Councillor R. Nolan, Councillor D. O'Brien

"To ask will the Chief Executive please provide an update on progress in relation to the Local Access Study for the Liffey Valley Retail Centre which was agreed would be undertaken as part of the County Development Plan, 2016-22. Is the report complete in which case when will it be circulated? Can it be circulated now? If not when is it expected that it will be available?

REPLY:

There are currently a number of bodies with a remit in relation to the delivery of the Local Access Study (LAS) for the Liffey Valley Retail Centre. These include the Liffey Valley Retail Centre (LVRC), National Transportation Authority (NTA), Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) and South Dublin County Council (SDCC) through the provisions of the South Dublin County Development Plan 2016-2022.

It is part of SDCC Planning Department Work Programme to prepare a LAS for LVRC. The Planning Department is currently undertaking a broad range of projects which include, amongst others, the following: Clonburris SDZ Planning Scheme, County Development Plan 2016 -2022 Two Year Progress Report, Tallaght Local Area Plan, Economic Portal, Vacant Sites Register and advancement of projects subject to designation under the Major Urban Housing Development Sites and funding under the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund. Work on SDCC LAS will commence when resources allow.

In the interim the owners of the LVRC are preparing a LAS. The main outputs of the LAS will be a package of evidence-based and prioritised recommendations that can be used to inform future planning applications to improve access to and from the local communities of Clondalkin, Lucan and Palmerstown to the LVRC.

The LAS will focus on the opportunities to replace short-distance single occupancy car trips with sustainable modes, including walking, cycling, public transport use and car-sharing.