COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

MOTION NO. 199

MOTION: Councillor E. O'Brien

That this Council agrees a review of current access points to and from the N4 and N7 as part of the Development Plan process

REPORT:

Current Development Plan policy (TM policy 4) and specifically Objective 1 is: ‘To secure the implementation of major road projects as identified within the relevant strategies and plans for the Greater Dublin Area.’ The preparation of the draft Plan will review the current road and transport objectives and ensure consistency with national and regional policy. This is provided for in a number of strategic directions in the CE Report including: 

‘Ensure that transport policies align with the objectives of Project Ireland 2040: National Planning Framework and National Development Plan, 2018 - 2027, Smarter Travel (DTTAS, 2009), (SFILT) Investing in our Transport Future (DTTAS, 2015), the provisions of the Spatial Planning and National Roads Guidelines for Planning Authorities (DoECLG, 2012), and the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy (EMRA RSES)’ 

and  

‘Work with TII and other national agencies, to protect and enhance the capacity of national routes, such as the N4, N7 and N81 and M50 to minimise the impacts on the management of the broader network’. 

While recognising the merits of the motion, it 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 below. 

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, as amended to add ‘the Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area 2016-2035 (or subsequent reviews)’ (See Part 3), page 30:  

‘Ensure that transport policies align with the objectives of Project Ireland 2040: National Planning Framework and National Development Plan, 2018 - 2027, Smarter Travel (DTTAS, 2009), (SFILT) Investing in our Transport Future (DTTAS, 2015), the provisions of the Spatial Planning and National Roads Guidelines for Planning Authorities (DoECLG, 2012), the Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area 2016-2035 (or subsequent reviews), and the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy (EMRA RSES)’.