COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

MOTION NO. 77

MOTION: Councillor E. O'Brien

That this Council adopts as a core policy of this Development Plan the need for appropriate policies, objectives and actions to promote and enhance the commercial viability, residential amenity and heritage of Lucan Village, including improved linkages to the Greater Lucan area and increased permeability throughout the village and immediate environs including the provision of improved cycling facilities and management of vehicular traffic through the village

REPORT:

The merit of such proposals is acknowledged. However, the proposed motion/objective is overly prescriptive for this strategic stage of the plan and would be more appropriately considered at the draft plan stage.

There are a number of the CE strategic recommendations which will allow for the issues in the motion to be considered as part of the preparation of the draft plan including the recommendations contained in the headings under built environment and placemaking, natural heritage and biodiversity and sustainable movement as outlined below:

‘Promote a high standard of building and urban design, creating public spaces that are distinctive, safe and accessible and facilitate social and cultural diversity and interaction’,

‘promote and enable the delivery of infrastructure to increase the number of people walking and

cycling’,

‘Support the delivery of a sustainable movement study and the Cycle South Dublin Strategy to

promote permeable and compact communities with access to amenities, businesses,

employment and retail areas and to improve mobility’,

‘Review the existing retail hierarchy within the county having regard to the Greater Dublin Area Retail Strategy, or any superseding strategy, and explore the opportunity to strengthen the retail function in the county’ and

‘Provide for the protection, preservation and promotion of the built heritage, including architectural heritage and archaeological heritage’

And the overarching CE Strategic Recommendation:

‘Promote quality of life for all generations through the creation of healthy and attractive places to

live, work, visit, invest and study in, as an overarching consideration in the preparation of the Draft Plan’

Recommendation:  It is recommended that this motion is adopted with amendment. As this type of policy provision or objective is overly specific to Lucan for this strategic stage, it can be considered as part of the draft plan preparation on foot of a number of CE Recommendations including the following: 

Promote quality of life for all generations through the creation of healthy and attractive places to live, work, visit, invest and study in, as an overarching consideration in the preparation of the Draft Plan’.