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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

MOTION NO. 215

MOTION: Councillor Yvonne Collins

Sustainable Movement: That adequate car parking facilities, to include disabled parking spots, shall be provided at public parks to encourage park visits, whilst avoiding overflow into neighbouring estates.

REPORT:

The preparation of a Parks and Open Space Strategy, which will be subject to a separate public consultation process, will examine the accessibility and connectedness of parks to ensure ease of access, to promote access by walkers and cyclists and facilitate access for those with mobility issues and in this way to reduce dependence on private car use. Appropriate car parking provision in public parks will be supported by the parks and open space strategy to ensure it meets the requirements of national and local policies. This will inform relevant policy in the development plan but will also include details more appropriately addressed at operational level for the relevant department.

Parking provision takes account of factors such as location, access to public transport and turnover rates. As a matter of policy, a percentage of disabled car parking spaces is factored in to parking provision. At county level the Draft Plan will have regard to national policy, to NTA policy documents and to relevant planning guidelines which encourage a criteria-based approach to car parking provision and associated policy.

Recommendation:

It is recommended that this motion is adopted with amendment to recognise that this type of 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 Recommendations:

‘Investigate measures which adequately meet the carparking requirements for residential and non-residential development in line with national planning and transport policy requirements'.