COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, June 17, 2021

MOTION NO. 202

MOTION: Councillor R. McMahon

Section 3.5.4 - NCBH 24 Objective 2 Change the word "discourage" with "prohibit" to read "To prohibit demolition of new build, where there are re-use options for historic or traditional buildings in order to promote a reduction in carbon footprint."

REPORT:

It is noted that there is an error in how the motion references NCBH 24 Objective 2.  The correct wording as per the CE Draft Plan is ‘To discourage demolition or new build, where there are re-use options for historic or traditional buildings in order to promote a reduction in carbon footprint’. 

The motion seeks to replace the word ‘discourage’ with ‘prohibit’ in NCBH 24 Objective 2 so that the objective reads as follows: ‘To discourage prohibit demolition or new build, where there are re-use options for historic or traditional buildings in order to promote a reduction in carbon footprint.’

It is noted that the term ‘prohibit’ is used regarding demolition of protected structures or structures which contribute positively to an ACA within policies in the CE Draft Plan, as set out below:

NCBH 19 objective 5 states ‘To prohibit demolition and inappropriate alterations of Protected Structures unless in exceptional circumstances’. 

NCBH 20 Objective 2 states: ‘To prohibit demolition of a structure that positively contributes to the architectural character of the ACA’.

The term prohibit is considered appropriate in the context of the above objectives relating to protected structures and ACAs. It is considered that it would be unnecessarily restrictive in the context of historic/traditional buildings generally given that there may be circumstances where the repair of the building makes it unviable for re-use for the purpose proposed

Recomendation

It is recommended that the motion is not adopted.