COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

MOTION NO. 136

MOTION: Councillor E. O'Brien

That this Development plan seeks where possible to promote the co-location of creche/early years and early learning facilities on exiting or to be built educational facilities

REPORT:

The South Dublin County Council Development Plan 2022-2028 will seek through its policies and objectives to facilitate and support childcare facilities at suitable locations such as adjacent to or within school sites.

However, the motion is more appropriate as an objective within the draft Plan and is overly specific for this strategic direction stage. The CE Recommendation to ‘Support policies and objectives that protect and enhance existing community resources and support the development and expansion of new facilities and services in proximity to the populations they serve where their need is identified, and resources allow’ is sufficient at a strategic level to allow for this type of motion to be considered in the preparation of the draft Plan.

Recommendation:

It is recommended that this motion is adopted with amendment to recognise that this type of policy provision or 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 policies and objectives that protect and enhance existing community resources and support the development and expansion of new facilities and services in proximity to the populations they serve, including shared childcare/educational facilities, where their need is identified, and resources allow’.