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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING
Thursday, June 17, 2021
MOTION NO. 186
MOTION: Councillor F. Timmons
That this council sets an objective to preserve and develop the Fairview Oil Mills at Cherrywood Crescent in Clondalkin as the remains of the mill are a good example of functional industrial architecture and are an important reminder of the industrial heritage of the Clondalkin area.
REPORT:
The accompanying maps with this Plan identify Fairview Oil Mills at Cherrywood Crescent as a Protected Structure Ref. No 165. This gives the former mills a high level of architectural protection by way of this designation. The site is located within Corkagh Park which is covered by a Masterplan. The masterplan acknowledges the heritage assets within the park and provides for long term projects within the heritage setting and spaces and contains aspirations for adaptation and reuse of old structures such as Fairview Mills.
Conservation of the Fairview Oil Mill would allow for such reuse and development as opposed to the preservation of the Mills.
There is an existing policy and objective in the Draft Plan NCBH Policy 16 and NCBH 16 Objective 1 which seeks to promote and encourage sensitive and adaptive reuse of industrial heritage as follows:
NCBH Policy 16 – “To promote the County’s Industrial Heritage”.
NCBH 16 Objective 1 – “To promote and encourage the sensitive and adaptive reuse of industrial heritage structures where appropriate, ensuring that any change does not seriously impact on the intrinsic character of the structure and that all works are carried out in accordance with best practice conservation, consistent with RPO 9.27 of the RSES”.
It is considered that the policy and objective outlined in the Draft Plan, and the fact that the Mills are already on the record of protected structures, are sufficient to meet the requirements of the motion and that a further objective is not necessary.
Recommendation
It is recommended that this motion is not adopted.