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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, June 17, 2021

MOTION NO. 34

MOTION: Councillor Peter Kavanagh, Councillor Liam Sinclair, Councillor L. Donaghy, Councillor S.McEneaney

Core Strategy and Settlement Strategy Motion: To amend CS6 Objective 6 as follows: Support, through the compact growth model in the Core Strategy and settlement strategy, the just transition to a climate resilient, biodiversity-rich, environmentally sustainable and carbon neutral economy by 2050.

REPORT:  

The motion seeks to add ‘just’ between ‘the’ and ‘transition’ under CS6 Objective 6. The motion proposes to change this paragraph as follows:

From: To Support, through the compact growth model in the Core Strategy and settlement strategy, the transition to a climate resilient, biodiversity-rich, environmentally sustainable and carbon neutral economy by 2050.

To: To support, through the compact growth model in the Core Strategy and settlement strategy, the just transition to a climate resilient, biodiversity-rich, environmentally sustainable and carbon neutral economy by 2050. 

In addition to the above, Motion 70822 also relates to Policy CS6 Objective 6. This has been considered and forms part of the CE Recommendation.

Recommendation:   

It is recommended that the motion be adopted with amendments taking into consideration the content of this motion and motion 70822 such that CS6 Objective 6 reads:

To support, through the compact growth model in the Core Strategy and settlement strategy, the just transition to a climate resilient, biodiversity-rich, environmentally sustainable and carbon neutral economy before 2050.