COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

MOTION NO. 203

MOTION: Councillor B. Lawlor, Councillor V. Casserly, Councillor K. Egan, Councillor David McManus, Councillor Baby Pereppadan, Councillor S. O'Hara, Councillor L. McCrave

That the County Development Plan provides for the LUAS to Lucan.

REPORT:

It is Council policy to support the delivery of the NTA Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area 2016 – 2035. This strategy provides for the extension of the Luas to Lucan, providing a high capacity link into the centre of Lucan’s large residential areas to the south of the N4, and connecting to the city centre. The motion is broadly supported by the CE Strategic Recommendation:

‘Support the use and improvement of the heavy and light rail networks within the County, in collaboration with the relevant transport providers, to provide a much-improved public transport offering and to support the principle of compact growth and integrated transport and land use planning alongside this’ and;

‘Support new and improved public transport orbital routes; routes across the County; and connections into surrounding counties in line with the GDA Transport Strategy and national and regional policy.’

These CE Strategic Recommendations will allow the Draft Plan to include the preparation of policies and objectives for light and heavy rail within the County in accordance with the NTA Transport Strategy.

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:

‘Support new and improved public transport orbital routes; routes across the County; and connections into surrounding counties in line with the GDA Transport Strategy and national and regional policy’.