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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

MOTION NO. 133

MOTION: Councillor E. Murphy

That SDCC policy as part of this Development Plan will include provision whereby new play parks in the County will be designed to include equipment and or facilities for children with disabilities.

REPORT:

The draft Development Plan will provide for social inclusion as set out in the CE Recommendation ‘Support and promote social inclusion having regard to the Council’s Corporate Plan and in line with national and regional policy’.

While the need for universally accessible play and recreational facilities for children of all ages at suitable locations throughout the County is recognised this motion is too detailed for this stage of the plan process. The detail can be covered at draft plan stage under the strategic recommendation outlined above.

A Parks and Open Space Strategy is currently being prepared by the Public Realm section in parallel with the Development Plan process and will go out for separate public consultation. This has been outlined at relevant SPCs. The detail of this motion as it relates to parks would be relevant for that consultation process.

Recommendation:  It is recommended that this motion is adopted with amendment to recognise that this type of objective is overly detailed for this strategic stage but could be considered as part of the draft plan preparation on foot of the strategic direction provided under the CE Recommendation:

'Support and promote social inclusion having regard to the Council’s Corporate Plan and in line with national and regional policy’.