COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

MOTION NO. 64

MOTION: Councillor E. Murphy

That this Development Plan provides for signage in 'District Urban Centres' and not just in the Villages in the County to promote 'pride of place' across the County.

REPORT:

There are many different types of signage provided within the County. Traffic signage is prescribed under the Traffic Signs Manual 2010 (TSM), issued by the Department of Transport.

Tourism signage (brown signs) is also prescribed at National level.

In October 2020 South Dublin signed up with the other Dublin Authorities to the Failte Ireland Local Directional Signage Strategy. This provides for local wayfinding signage and design standards. As adopted by the Council in 2020 this heritage signage will be rolled out in the nine historic villages in the County.

The CE Recommendation to ‘Review the policies, standards and provisions of signage and strengthen where appropriate in the Draft Plan having regard to the signage strategy agreed by the Council in 2020’ will provide for more detailed objectives to be considered at the draft plan stage.

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:

‘Review the policies, standards and provisions of signage and strengthen where appropriate in the Draft Plan having regard to the signage strategy agreed by the Council in 2020’.