COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING
Thursday, June 17, 2021
MOTION NO.
MOTION: Councillor V. Casserly, Councillor Alan Hayes
That South Dublin County Council pursuant to Section 11(5)(c) of the Planning & Development Act 2000 (as amended) resolves to amend the Chief Executive's Draft Development Plan 2022-2028 as follows:- • Identify lands at Aderrig, as identified in red in the aerial view and map below, for an 'Objective RES-N' land use zoning 'To provide for new residential communities in accordance with approved area plans' on Map 1 of the Draft County Development Plan. • currently zoned agricultural [objective RU].
REPORT:
The Core Strategy and Settlement Strategy in Chapter 2 sets out population and housing figures which must be consistent with National and Regional Planning policy as required under the Planning and Development Act. South Dublin County is anticipated to grow by 46,518 persons with an identified need for over 17,817 households. Chapter 2 also confirms that the County has enough land to accommodate this need and additional for a further 10,470 units (79%) above the net household need. Therefore, to re-zone or zone new additional lands over and above those currently set out in the Draft Plan would be contrary to National and Regional planning policy.
The proposed lands located to the west of Adamstown SDZ comprise of existing agricultural fields and are zoned RU where it is an objective of the plan To protect and improve rural amenity and to provide for the development of agriculture. Based on general assumptions using the prevailing Ministerial Guidelines, the re-zoning of the subject lands has an approximate potential on simple density figures, not accounting for full planning assessment of the lands, for 2,500 household units (at average gross density of 50uph x 50Ha). This has the potential to increase the excess of zoned to 12,970 units or 98% above the net household need set by National and Regional plan level. The current excess of zoned land, without the need for further zoning, is sufficient to meet SDCC’s household requirement for 2031 and potentially up to 2040.
In this context, the motion could undermine the delivery of households within strategic residential growth sites identified within the Regional Metropolitan Area Strategic Plan at: Adamstown, Clonburris, Tallaght, Naas Road and Fortunestown which is contrary to National and Regional Planning Policy.
There is no evidence based justification for the zoning of these greenfield lands from Rural to Residential and to do so would be contrary to national and regional policy.
Recommendation
It is recommended that this motion is not adopted.