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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE/FIRHOUSE/BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

MOTION NO. 20

MOTION: Councillor D. O'Donovan

That the Chief Executive gives an update on the Educate Together Secondary School site in Ballycullen.

REPORT:

Representatives of the Planning Department and the Department of Education and Skills (DES) are liaising to progress the current situation regarding future schools for the Firhouse / Ballycullen area.

The Ballycullen-Oldcourt Local Area Plan 2014 (LAP) identifies sites within the Ballycullen/Firhouse area for schools. The Planning Department advised the DES in March 2019 to revert to these sites to meet the future school needs for the general area. These sites are integrated into the LAP layout and the sites are required to be delivered in the phasing programme for the LAP. The extension of the LAP was approved by the Council and provides a secure policy context for the DES to pursue the acquisition of the relevant lands.

The DES has pursued acquiring sufficient lands (across two landholdings) for a Post Primary site on the western side of the LAP lands. The DES technical team have prepared a preliminary layout for the site and SDCC have issued feedback to the DES.

SDCC will continue to provide advice from a planning perspective and assist the DES in acquiring sufficient lands and delivering the site. Pending completion of the site acquisition, the DES has indicated that the provision of temporary accommodation for Firhouse Educate Together Post Primary may be progressed on the site on an interim basis while the permanent school is planned and constructed.