COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, June 17, 2021

MOTION NO. 19

MOTION: Councillor Yvonne Collins

Core Strategy and Settlement Strategy: CS6 Objective 5: To add in at the end of this objective “and to ensure that adequate transport links are in place, or will be situated, close to new developments and to existing developments which need them.

REPORT:

This motion seeks to add text to the end of CS6 Objective 5 such that this objective would read as follows:

From: ‘Design future development in a manner that facilitates sustainable travel patterns, with a particular focus on increasing the share of active modes (walking and cycling) and public transport use and creating a safe attractive street environment for pedestrians and cyclists.

To: Design future development in a manner that facilitates sustainable travel patterns, with a particular focus on increasing the share of active modes (walking and cycling) and public transport use and creating a safe attractive street environment for pedestrians and cyclists. and to ensure that adequate transport links are in place, or will be situated, close to new developments and to existing developments which need them

The design and overall operation of public transport network is a function of the National Transport Authority (NTA) who prepare the Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy. In preparing the Core Strategy, ensuring compliance with the MASP results in a co-ordinated land-use plan which is consistent with the GDA transport Strategy.

The objective already seeks to facilitate sustainable travel patterns and the motion looks to further emphasise this. It is considered that the motion can be adopted with minor amendment to recognise that the local authority is just one agent in the co-ordination of the delivery of public transport links.

Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is adopted with amendment as follows:

To design future development in a manner that facilitates sustainable travel patterns, with a particular focus on increasing the share of active modes (walking and cycling) and public transport use and creating a safe attractive street environment for pedestrians and cyclists, where adequate transport links are in place, or will be situated, close to new developments and, insofar as possible, to existing developments which need them.