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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

MOTION NO. 82

MOTION: Councillor E. O'Brien

That this Development Plan continues to offer protection to the lands in the environs of the 12th Lock in Lucan and with particular regard to the Clonburris SDZ seeks to maintain the character and heritage of this area during any future development

REPORT:

The Clonburris SDZ was adopted in 2019 and contains a number of policies and objectives which provide for the protection of the heritage in the area, including along the Grand Canal. The Development Plan cannot change any policy set out in the SDZ.

However, the current County Development Plan 2016-2022 contains a number of policies and objectives which seek to enhance the industrial heritage and the recreational and amenity potential of the 12th Lock and pursue the protection and conservation of the rich natural, built and cultural heritage of the area. The preparation of the draft plan will review these policies and objectives so that they can be considered at the draft plan stage.

The motion/objective is overlay specific for this strategic stage but can be considered under CE strategic recommendations including:

‘Prepare a Green Infrastructure Strategy as an integral part of the draft Plan preparation, to ensure that the ecological, economic, and social benefits to the County can be integrated into relevant policy and objectives through natural solutions’,

And

‘Ensure that the updated South Dublin Landscape Character Assessment informs policies and objectives in 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;

Prepare a Green Infrastructure Strategy as an integral part of the draft Plan preparation, to ensure that the ecological, economic, and social benefits to the County can be integrated into relevant policy and objectives through natural solutions.