COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

MOTION NO. 216

MOTION: Councillor G. O'Connell, Councillor P. Gogarty, Councillor L. O'Toole

23. Page 49 CE Recommendation Bullet point 7 amend as follows Review policy and standards on the provision of car parking provision in new developments across the county. The review to examine maintaining adequate car parking spaces in areas that have insufficient public transport and in newer developments provide for full size car parks spaces for all units until the necessary public transport infrastructure has been provided and to redesign the car park spaces into community use. 

REPORT:

The motion proposes to add text to the CE Recommendation on page 49 which states ‘Review policy and standards on the provision of car parking provision in new developments across the county’. This was one of a number of recommendations made on foot of the submission from the NTA which submission is required to be dealt with separately in the report. The recommendations in this section were taken along with other more detailed recommendations and are encompassed within the recommendations in Part 3 of the CE Report.

The proposed additional text is as follows: ‘The review to examine maintaining adequate car parking spaces in areas that have insufficient public transport and in newer developments provide for full size car parks spaces for all units until the necessary public transport infrastructure has been provided and to redesign the car park spaces into community use’.

The County Development Plan preparation process will include a full review of car parking policy in the county. This review will include consideration of a number of ongoing issues, including that raised in this motion. While the motion is considered too detailed for this strategic stage of the plan making process, it can be considered on foot of strategic direction provided under the CE Recommendation (See Part 3); page 29 ‘Investigate measures which adequately meet the car parking requirements for residential and non-residential development in line with national planning and transport policy requirements.’

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,

(See Part 3), page 29: ‘Investigate measures which adequately meet the car parking requirements for residential and non-residential development in line with national planning and transport policy requirements’.