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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE/FIRHOUSE/BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

QUESTION NO. 5

QUESTION: Councillor E. Murphy

Can the Council please provide an update on the provision of crèche facilities in Dodderbrook? The estate is almost complete and the planning conditions for the crèche have not yet been met.

REPLY:

Application SD14A/0180 for a residential development was granted permission on 31/07/2015. An extension of duration of permission SD14A/0180/EP was granted on 28/08/2020 which has extended the lifetime of the permission until 31/07/2025.
Condition 33 of permission SD14A/0180 concerned the creche and was as follows:

Creche
A creche shall be provided in accordance with details submitted on drawing no. D-1406 entitled ‘Creche Option’.
REASON: in the interests of proper planning and sustainable development of the area.

This condition required the developer to provide a creche on the ground and first floors of unit type E and E1 which are located towards the south of the estate, fronting on to Dodderbrook Drive.
The applicant applied for planning permission in 2018 (SD18A/0080) to change the unit designated as the creche to two, two bedroomed apartments. This application was refused by SDCC and An Bord Pleanála at appeal.
The Planning Enforcement section have opened an enforcement file and a Warning Letter was issued on 19th November 2020. A submission was received on 1st December 2020 and the Enforcement Team is considering that submission.