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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

MOTION NO. 124

MOTION: Councillor E. Murphy

That this Council prioritises the development of open spaces, play spaces and public parks in new developments and that the Development Plan is created in accordance with this objective.

REPORT:

Open space standards are set out in the current Development Plan and following their review as part of the preparation of the draft plan, will be included in the CE draft that will go to the Members in late April. All new residential developments are required to provide open space in accordance with the standards in the Development Plan and in compliance with their planning permissions. The CE Recommendation in bullet 5 provides for appropriate policies and objectives to be developed in the draft plan;

‘Informed by the Green Infrastructure and Parks and Open Space Strategies, recognise the diverse and key roles that parks and open spaces have for sustainable communities and healthy placemaking’

Public parks at the larger scale are generally too large to be within individual housing developments. The provision of this type of infrastructure is covered under the CE Recommendation in bullet point 2:

‘Consider the inclusion of new infrastructure projects, including parks and open spaces, in the Development Plan and their inclusion into any revised development contribution scheme subject to the necessary statutory processes’.

Recommendation:

It is recommended that this motion is adopted with amendment to recognise that this type of policy provision or objective can be considered as part of the draft plan preparation on foot of the strategic direction provided under the CE Recommendation ‘‘Informed by the Green Infrastructure and Parks and Open Space Strategies, recognise the diverse and key roles that parks and open spaces have for sustainable communities and healthy placemaking’.