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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SDZ, LAPS AND PLANNING PROJECTS

Thursday, January 23, 2020

MOTION NO.35

MOTION: Councillor L. Dunne

Amend the vision for Cookstown in Section 3.3 of the draft LAP as follows:

An attractive mixed use residential & employment led neighbourhood with distinctive urban qualities and high levels of access to public transport and the urban centre.  Which will support existing businesses & additionally support the expansion of further small to medium size businesses.  This LAP will not support planning applications that will affect the existing or future economic activity.  Instead it will seek to provide support for higher intensity employment.

REPORT:

The recommended Chief Executive amendments (No. 1 and 2 page 48 of the CE Report) to amend the vision for Cookstown in Section 3.3 of the Draft LAP as follows:

• An attractive mixed-use neighbourhood, which is residential led with more intensive enterprise and employment uses, with distinctive urban qualities and high levels of access to public transport and the urban centre.
• A residential-led area, with a greater mix of use around Luas stops. A focus on more intensive enterprise, employment and innovation uses associated with existing uses such as the Hospital and TUD-Tallaght. Community, social and other walk to services to provide for a growing residential population.

Objectives for more intensive enterprise and employment uses are reflected throughout the Draft LAP and recommended Chief Executive amendments.

RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that this motion is not adopted.