COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING
Thursday, June 17, 2021
MOTION NO. 142
MOTION: Councillor G. O'Connell, Councillor P. Gogarty, Councillor L. O'Toole
Insert Policy NCBH 14 SLO: To further develop the area at the top of Esker Hill as a viewing location for views over Lucan Village and the Liffey Valley.
REPORT:
This motion seeks an SLO in the Plan regarding a viewing area at the top of Esker Hill. It is noted that the current Development Plan (2016-2022) has an objective on this subject stating ‘To seek to develop the area at the top of Esker Hill as a viewing location for views over Lucan Village and the Liffey Valley’.
SDCC does not own the land in question which comprises an open space associated with a housing development. As such, it is considered that the wording ‘To seek to develop……’ as in the current Plan, is preferable to the proposed wording ‘To further develop……’ . The SLO proposed by the motion would therefore be amended as follows: ‘To further seek to develop the area at the top of Esker Hill as a viewing location for views over Lucan Village and the Liffey Valley’, as per the wording of the SLO in the current Plan.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the motion is adopted with amendments to read as follows:
Insert a Specific Local Objective NCBH 14 SLO 1 as follows: ‘To seek to develop the area at the top of Esker Hill as a viewing location for views over Lucan Village and the Liffey Valley’.