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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SDZ, LAPS AND PLANNING PROJECTS

Thursday, January 23, 2020

MOTION NO.33

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

Tallaght LAP Special Meeting

Re. 2.4.2 Urban 

That the urban design competitions envisaged include proposals for an outdoor performance / cultural space in the under-utilised Library Square.

REPORT:

Recommended Chief Executive amendment (No. 2, page 16 of the CE Report) proposes to include the following text to section 2.3 of the LAP:

The Council will initiate urban design competitions on Council owned land and will encourage applicants to do the same on privately owned land, as considered appropriate where the building or site in question is considered to be of significant importance to the build-out of the LAP.

Any decision to run a design competition for the development of specific sites around any particular theme will arise as sites begin to come forward for development within the LAP lands. The importance of particular sites and the appropriateness of themes will vary over time. The ability to run design competitions is also subject to availability of funding at the time, such as through the Council’s capital works programme. Therefore, competitions will be run as considered necessary by the Council.

The provision of an outdoor performance/cultural space will brought to the attention of the recently established Tallaght Public Realm Working Group, who are currently designing a new space for Library Square as part of the delivery of URDF projects. In this instance, the attainment of design consultants was the subject of a public procurement design tender competition.

RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that this motion is not adopted.