COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, May 10, 2021
QUESTION NO. 16
QUESTION: Councillor Shane Moynihan
To ask the Chief Executive about whether or not a database exists providing the background to the choice of name for housing estates in the County and if it might be made available to the public.
REPLY:
Property developers who are conditioned by their planning permissions to submit suitable street naming and unit numbering schemes to the Council can consult a page on the Council’s website which provides information on the subject of acceptable Naming & Numbering schemes for property developments. After consulting the website, developers can then contact the Naming and Numbering Section of the Planning Department to seek advice on the suitability of their naming and numbering proposal. The Council currently has a database of existing approved street names in the county and can advise developers if there is already the same or similar naming scheme already in existence which will avoid duplication confusion for the emergency services and service providers.
Naming schemes must also comply with the Naming & Numbering guidelines issues from central government and should preferably include the use of the Irish language, and shouold also have regard to the guidelines issued by the Placenames Commissioner. In this way the naming of new developments can contribute to or help maintain a sence of identity for the area in which the development is located.