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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, November 09, 2020

QUESTION NO. 1

QUESTION: Councillor Carly Bailey

To ask the Chief Executive why there is a disparity between the treatment of online access to the details of the Council's Part 8 initiatives under the South Dublin County Council's website search and view function, when compared to the Planning Application documentation on proposals made by the public and private sector. To ask why there is a disparity between the amount of information provided for different Part 8 applications, see for example the difference between SD188/0001 and SD188/0002 and would the Chief Executive care to make a statement on the matter.

REPLY:

Proposed Part 8 proposals are advertised and uploaded onto the SDCC Consultation Portal for the public consultation. The Part 8s and decisions are also available through the South Dublin County Council's website search and view function. For example, SD188/0002 is available here http://www.sdublincoco.ie/Planning/Details?p=1&r=SD188%2F0002&regref=SD188%2F0002

Please note that the Part 8s are also mapped on the SDCC Planning Maps Online at this link https://sdublincoco.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=004b5a1a557a4c1a91b4629923f9d4b7

Please note that the Planning Authority recognise that the ‘Search and View’ function is difficult to use when searching for a full list of historical Part 8s. The Council are engaged in a process of improving the online citizen interaction on planning applications and the process will also strive to improve the search function for Part 8s.

Similar to a planning application, the amount of information provided in a Part 8 is proportionate to the complexity and scale of the proposal, the sensitivity of the receiving environment and the requirements of legislation and policies.