COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, June 17, 2021

MOTION NO. 80

MOTION: Councillor G. O'Connell

MOTION: CLLRS GUSS O’CONNELL, LIONA O’TOOLE, PAUL GOGARTY That South Dublin County Council will take the lead role and involve Dublin City Council, Fingal and Kildare County Councils and the Office of Public Works in developing A Liffey Valley Park during the lifetime of this Development Plan, along the lines of the Lagan Valley in Belfast (i.e. incorporating both public and privately owned land) as envisaged in the 2006 ERM Report “Towards A Liffey Valley Park”.

REPORT:

There is an existing objective NCBH 7 Objective 4 which facilitates this motion.

The existing objective reads:

“To facilitate and support the development of the Liffey Valley (Zoning Objective ‘HA – LV’) as an interconnected green space and park in collaboration with Dublin City Council, Fingal County Council, Kildare County Council, the OPW, existing landowners and community groups to include the identification and designation of possible future new pedestrian routes and footbridge locations in accordance with Towards a Liffey Valley Park (2007) or any superseding plan.  Universal accessibility for all should be balanced with ensuring that environmental and built heritage sensitivities are not negatively impacted upon”.

It is noted that motion 70661 also relates.

RECOMMENDATION:   It is recommended that this motion is adopted to read:

NCBH 7 Objective 4 (as may be amended by motion id 70731).

“To facilitate and support the development of the Liffey Valley (Zoning Objective ‘HA – LV’) as an interconnected green space and park in collaboration with Dublin City Council, Fingal County Council, Kildare County Council, the OPW, existing landowners and community groups to include the identification and designation of possible future new pedestrian routes and footbridge locations in accordance with Towards a Liffey Valley Park (2007) or any superseding plan.  Universal accessibility for all should be balanced with ensuring that environmental and built heritage sensitivities are not negatively impacted upon”.