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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, June 17, 2021

MOTION NO. 74

MOTION: Councillor R. McMahon

Section 3.3.3 Objectibe NCBH 3 Objective 3 1st sentence, to add in the words "adverse" (2 places) and "Site" to read..... will not have a significant adverse effect on a European Site, or where such development proposal is likely or might have such a significant adverse effect.

REPORT:

This motion proposes to insert a word into the existing NCBH 3 Objective 3, from:

“To ensure that planning permission will only be granted for a development proposal that, either individually or  in  combination  with  existing  and/or  proposed  plans  or  projects,  will  not  have  a  significant effect  on  a  European, or where such a development proposal is likely or might have such a significant effect (either alone or in combination), the planning authority will, as required by law, carry out an appropriate assessment as per requirements  of  Article  6(3)  of  the  Habitats  Directive  92/43/EEC  of  the  21  May  1992  on  the  conservation  of  natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora, as transposed into Irish legislation. Only after having ascertained that the development proposal will not adversely affect the integrity of any European  site,  will  the  planning  authority  agree  to  the  development  and  impose  appropriate  mitigation  measures  in  the  form  of  planning  conditions. A development proposal which could adversely affect the integrity of a European site may only be permitted in exceptional circumstances, as provided for in Article 6(4) of the Habitats Directive as transposed into Irish legislation”.

To:

To ensure that planning permission will only be granted for a development proposal that, either individually or  in  combination  with  existing  and/or  proposed  plans  or  projects,  will  not  have  a  significant adverse effect  on  a  European Site, or where such a development proposal is likely or might have such a significant adverse effect (either alone or in combination), the planning authority will, as required by law, carry out an appropriate assessment as per requirements  of  Article  6(3)  of  the  Habitats  Directive  92/43/EEC  of  the  21  May  1992  on  the  conservation  of  natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora, as transposed into Irish legislation. Only after having ascertained that the development proposal will not adversely affect the integrity of any European site, will the planning authority agree to the development and impose appropriate  mitigation  measures  in  the  form  of  planning  conditions. A development proposal which could adversely affect the integrity of a European site may only be permitted in exceptional circumstances, as provided for in Article 6(4) of the Habitats Directive as transposed into Irish legislation”.

This amendment is considered acceptable.

Recommendation: It is recommended to adopt this motion to amend Objective NCBH 3 Objective 3 to read:

To ensure that planning permission will only be granted for a development proposal that, either individually or  in  combination  with  existing  and/or  proposed  plans  or  projects,  will  not  have  a  significant adverse effect  on  a  European Site, or where such a development proposal is likely or might have such a significant adverse effect (either alone or in combination), the planning authority will, as required by law, carry out an appropriate assessment as per requirements  of  Article  6(3)  of  the  Habitats  Directive  92/43/EEC  of  the  21  May  1992  on  the  conservation  of  natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora, as transposed into Irish legislation. Only after having ascertained that the development proposal will not adversely affect the integrity of any European site, will  the  planning  authority  agree  to  the  development  and  impose  appropriate  mitigation  measures  in  the  form  of  planning  conditions. A development proposal which could adversely affect the integrity of a European site may only be permitted in exceptional circumstances, as provided for in Article 6(4) of the Habitats Directive as transposed into Irish legislation”.