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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, June 17, 2021

MOTION NO. 18

MOTION: Councillor Yvonne Collins

Core Strategy and Settlement Strategy: CS3 Objective 1: To add in at the end of this objective the words “and to ensure that brownfield sites are prioritised for development over greenfield sites in line with the regional strategy”.

REPORT:

The motion seeks to add the following text at the end of CS3 Objective 1: ‘and to ensure that brownfield sites are prioritised for development over greenfield sites in line with the regional strategy’

CS3 Objective 1 states: ‘To ensure that sufficient zoned land is available to satisfy the housing and population requirements of the County, as set out under the Ministerial Guidelines for Housing Supply and the Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy, over the lifetime of the Plan.’

Policy CS3 relates to the Monitoring of Population and Housing growth in line with the Core Strategy and serves as a series of Objectives to monitor and where required ensure there is sufficient zoned land to ensure compliance with the housing and population targets set at National and Regional Planning level. It is considered acceptable that where the context so requires, brownfield will be prioritised over greenfield.

It is considered that the proposed additional wording is acceptable.

Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is adopted such that CS3 Objective 1 reads:

‘To ensure that sufficient zoned land is available to satisfy the housing and population requirements of the County, as set out under the Ministerial Guidelines for Housing Supply and the Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy, over the lifetime of the Plan and to ensure that brownfield sites are prioritised for development over greenfield sites in line with the regional strategy’.