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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SDZ, LAPS AND PLANNING PROJECTS

Thursday, January 23, 2020

MOTION NO.51

MOTION: Councillor P. Gogarty, Councillor L. O'Toole, Councillor F. Timmons, Councillor Alan Edge

Tallaght LAP Special Meeting

Re Whitestown Objectives

To collaborate with business owners with site fronting onto N81 to create an open, high quality green corridor to replace the highly industrial fencing. This will improve the reputation and appearance of the N81 at Whitestown / Killinarden.

REPORT:

The Council is committed to providing improved high quality landscaped pedestrian and cycle facilities across and along the N81 between the Town Centre, the Park and the Stadium and surrounding areas.  In addition, through its public realm functions and in conjunction with the provisions outlined above the Council proposes to implement a landscape plan for the N81.

The Council is very much aware that the N81 is a National Secondary Route and of the need to retain its traffic capacity. Submissions from TII and the Office of the Planning Regulator strongly reference this issue. Any future landscaping or permeability interventions on the N81 arising from its location within the expanded town centre will need to be subject to detailed traffic analysis in terms of implications of any interventions and any works will be subject to agreement with TII and compliance with the 'Spatial Planning and National Roads Guidelines for Planning Authorities (2012)’. Any such interventions will be subject to the Part 8 approval process. The Council has commissioned a detailed traffic study which addresses these issues, with this work due to commence shortly.  

In relation to promoting collaboration with local businesses in undertaking works along the N81, it should be noted that the Part 8 process includes statutory requirements for public consultation, where opportunity will be provided for all parties to engage with the process.

There are a significant number of policies and objectives contained within the LAP, which support the enhancement of the public realm. These, in tandem with the traffic study due to commence shortly will facilitate the delivery of a high quality environment along the N81.

RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that the motion be amended and adopted as follows:

Include key objective for Whitestown (Section 3.8) as follows: