COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING
Thursday, June 17, 2021
MOTION NO. 123
MOTION: Councillor B. Lawlor, Councillor S. O'Hara
To amend HCL11 Objective 7:To seek the extension of the Grand Canal Way Green Route from the 12th Lock to Hazelhatch in partnership with Waterways Ireland and Kildare County Council - to include a timeline of delivery within 3 years.
REPORT:
‘To seek the extension of the Grand Canal Way Green Route from the 12th Lock to Hazelhatch in partnership with Waterways Ireland and Kildare County Council.’
The motion seeks to introduce an amendment to state ‘to include a timeline of delivery within 3 years’.
It should be noted that the current process relates to the CE Draft Plan and not the County Development Plan 2016-2022. However, there is a similar objective in the CE Draft Plan and as such, the motion will be treated as if it refers to this.
NCBH 9 Objective 6 states:
‘To seek the extension of the Grand Canal Way Green Route from the 12th Lock to Hazelhatch in partnership with Waterways Ireland and Kildare County Council, ensuring the safeguarding and enhancement of the ecological sensitivities as identified along this section of the Canal’.
Cycle South Dublin is a Council programme of works that will deliver nearly 260km of new and improved cycle lanes over the next ten years. The projects will include improvements to the existing network and new ‘Now’, ‘Soon’ and ‘Later’ schemes to be progressed over the next 2, 5 and 8 years, respectively. The Grand Canal Way Green Route is one of the priority ‘Now’ projects. Rather than attach a specific timeline to a particular project, within a document (the County Development Plan) which will be current until 2028, it is considered more appropriate to make reference to the Grand Canal Way Green Route being a priority project within the Cycle South Dublin programme of works.
The objective should therefore be amended to state the following:
‘To seek the extension of the Grand Canal Way Green Route from the 12th Lock to Hazelhatch in partnership with Waterways Ireland and Kildare County Council, as one of the priority projects of the Cycle South Dublin programme, ensuring the safeguarding and enhancement of the ecological sensitivities as identified along this section of the Canal’.
Recommendation: It is recommended that the motion is adopted with amendments, resulting in Policy NCBH 9 Objective 6 being revised to state the following:
‘To seek the extension of the Grand Canal Way Green Route from the 12th Lock to Hazelhatch in partnership with Waterways Ireland and Kildare County Council, as one of the priority projects of the Cycle South Dublin programme, ensuring the safeguarding and enhancement of the ecological sensitivities as identified along this section of the Canal’.