COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

MOTION NO. 3

MOTION: Councillor William Joseph Carey

"That this Area Committee agrees to support efforts by residents within our suburbs to facilitate off road parking and for South Dublin County Council  to actively engage in a policy to promote this objective. That where practical residents should be allowed to engage in widening of driveways that meet planning regulations through the installation of permeable paving."

REPORT:

The widening of driveways requires planning permission and any planning application is accessed in accordance with the relevant Development Plan and/or Local Area Plan or Planning Scheme. The majority of housing developments are located on lands zoned Residential with an objective that includes the protection of residential amenity.
Whilst generally the facilitation of off-road parking in residential properties is acceptable in principle, the planning authority has regard to the proliferation of widened entrances, the planning history and type of existing parking in the area, the amount of off-street space that would remain within the property, the impact of the widening on street tress, the impact on on street parking, the visual impact, the impact on residential amenity and the impact on traffic/pedestrian safety in the assessment of a proposal of this nature.

In general, the Planning Authority considers the widening of entrances to c3.5m in established residential areas as a suitable balance of the above factors.