COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING
Thursday, June 17, 2021
MOTION NO. 33
MOTION: Councillor C. O'Connor , Councillor M. Duff, Councillor P. Kearns, Councillor Alan Edge
Housing Policy: H5 Ref Map 6 (242) The Lands south of the Templeogue Road between Hillcrest and Corrybeg Estates, owned by the Cheeverstown Charity, as outlined in red on map attached To insert a SLO to support a volume of residential development that equates to the existing floor space of the site for the purpose of Elderly and Supported living.
REPORT:
The motion seeks to insert a SLO at lands south of the Templeogue Road between Hillcrest and Corrybeg Estates, owned by the Cheeverstown Charity which supports a volume of residential development that equals the existing floor space of the existing use on site for the purpose of Elderly and Supported living.
The subject lands accommodate Cheeverstown House, a protected structure, and a group of buildings which have evolved over time around the house, and which provide for a range of residential, respite and day services. It is currently zoned HA-DV, a zoning which seeks to protect the Dodder Valley through a generally restrictive policy on development. The Dodder Valley is a key corridor in the Green Infrastructure Strategy as set out in Chapter 4 of the Plan and is important for the ecosystem services it provides including surface water management and flooding, its amenity value and the value it has to biodiversity.
The southern section of the lands is located within Flood Zone B with small sections within Flood Zone A and within the Riparian Corridor of the River Dodder.
The motion should be reworded to incorporate the need to recognise the planning considerations for the site while facilitating a level and type of residential development which reflects the current community benefit of the site and its use.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the motion is adopted with amendments to propose an SLO at lands south of the Templeogue Road between Hillcrest and Corrybeg Estates, on the lands of Cheeverstown House to read:
‘To facilitate the provision of Elderly and Supported living which positively addresses the highly sensitive environmental characteristics of the site in relation to Flood Risk, the Riparian Corridor and Green Infrastructure principles. The scale of any replacement redevelopment must not exceed the existing gross floor space of the existing use on site, discounting the floorspace of the protected structure on site.’