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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING
Thursday, June 17, 2021
MOTION NO.
MOTION: Councillor F. Timmons
That this County Development plan commits to an LAP for Saggart
REPORT:
The Draft County Development Plan states that Local Area Plans will be prepared for areas where new development requires a co-ordinated approach and in particular for areas that are likely to experience large scale development or that are in need of regeneration.
The Local Area Plans Guidelines for Planning Authorities (2013) advise that the decision to make a Local Area Plan should take cognisance of the degree to which major development is anticipated such as to justify the preparation of a stand alone plan, the resource implications and the need to focus resources in using the local area plan process for areas where major alterations to the built environment are anticipated.
The Draft County Development Plan states that 7% of new homes are planned within the three settlements of Saggart, Newcastle and Rathcoole which will develop at an incremental pace based on the delivery of social, physical and transport infrastructure and services. As part of the deliverability analysis for the Core Strategy, it is estimated that approximately 7% of the total units will be within three settlements of Saggart, Newcastle and Rathcoole totalling 746 units approximately. In respect to Saggart, there is a projected population growth from 3,133 (2016 Census) to 3,531 (increase of 398) up to 2028 providing for a further 96 units over the life of the Plan or 0.5% of the total units for the County.
As major development is not anticipated within the settlement of Saggart during the lifetime of the Draft Plan, it is considered that an objective to prepare a Local Area Plan is not justified at this time.
Item ID 70924 relates
Recommendation
It is recommended that this motion is not adopted.