COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING
Thursday, June 17, 2021
MOTION NO. 59
MOTION: Councillor Eoin Ó Broin
To ensure compliance with, COS 5 Objective 4, with regard to Institutional Lands/'Windfall' Sites, to change the zoning of the eastern garden and car parks of the Church of the Immaculate Conception and St Killian off New Road in Clondalkin, marked in red on the attached map, to amenity.
REPORT:
This motion seeks to re-zone land from Residential (RES) to Objective OS – To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities based on the compliance with COS 5 Objective 4.
COS 5 Objective 4 sets out the following:
To require the provision of public open space as part of a proposed development site area in accordance with the Public Open Space Standards (minimum) set out in Table 8.2.
Table 8.2 of the Draft Plan requires a minimum of 20% of proposed development to be open space on institutional lands or windfall sites.
It should be noted that COS5 Objective 4 applies to all institutional lands or windfall sites irrespective of zoning and does not require land to be re-zoned to OS to ensure compliance with COS5 Objective.
In addition, the proposed amendment pertains to the grounds of Protected Structure: Presentation Convent & Church of Immaculate Conception, Clondalkin. Therefore, potential sensitivities relating to the buildings and their curtilage are also adequately protected from inappropriate development by proposed Policy 19 of Chapter 3 and associated Objectives NCBH 19-1; 19-2; 19-4; and 19-5, and by general development management policies and objectives.
Given the enclosed nature of the subject land forming part of the grounds of the Convent and Church of Immaculate Conception the purpose and benefit of the rezoning to Open Space is unclear and has not been warranted. It is therefore recommended that this motion is not adopted.
Recommendation
It is recommended that this motion is not adopted.