COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

MOTION NO. 63

MOTION: Councillor F. Timmons

That the council make it a planning requirement that any new shop/commercial property shop/business fronts must be made of or replaced with timber fronts in the villages in the county.

REPORT:

The current County Development Plan under section 11.2.9 ‘Shopfront Design’ sets out the following objective in regard to shopfront design – ‘Proposals for shopfronts, in particular in the traditional villages should have regard to the guidance set out in the South Dublin County Council Shopfront Design Guide (2014), which provides guidance in relation to the overall form of shopfronts and individual elements including materials, signage, lighting and security arrangements’.  

It is considered that the specification of material types is overly detailed for this particular stage of the process. This type of motion can, however, be considered as part of the draft plan preparation on foot of the CE Strategic Recommendation (See Part 32 page 27 bullet point 5.)   

Recommendation:

It is recommended that this motion is adopted with amendment. This type of objective is overly detailed for this strategic stage but can be considered as part of the draft plan preparation on foot of the CE Strategic Recommendation (See Part 3) page 27 bullet point 5 as follows; Review the policies, standards and provisions on signage and strengthen where appropriate in the Draft Plan having regard to the signage strategy agreed by the Council in 2020.