COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING
Thursday, June 17, 2021
MOTION NO.
MOTION: Councillor G. O'Connell, Councillor P. Gogarty, Councillor L. O'Toole
It shall be an objective of the County Development Plan 2022 - 2028 that SDCC must co-ordinate the development of the private and public space in Palmerstown Village by ensuring that any project works by third parties are used as an opportunity for SDCC to improve and enhance the streetscape and that SDCC liaise with utility providers so that all unnecessary footpath poles are removes and all Electrical and other overhead cables, currently a blight on the Village landscape, are put underground at the earliest opportunity.
REPORT:
In Chapter 11, Section 11.4 Information and Communications Technology of the CE Draft Plan, the following provisions are set out which are considered to be particularly pertinent to the motion proposed:
IE 5 Objective 2:
To co-operate with the relevant agencies to facilitate the undergrounding of all electricity, telephone and television cables in urban areas wherever possible, in the interests of visual amenity.
In addition, Chapter 5, Section 5.2.5 Public Realm of the CE Draft Plan, sets out provision, policy and objectives relating to development within the public realms generally which are also considered to be relevant to the proposed motion:
QDP Policy 6 Public Realm:
Promote a multi-disiplinary and co-ordinated approach to the delivery and management of the public realm within South Dublin County.
It is considered therefore, that provisions set out in the CE Draft Plan, as outlined above, are sufficient to address this motion as proposed.
Recommendation
It is recommended that this motion is adopted with amendment to reflect that provisions set out under Chapters 5 and 11 are sufficient to provide for the intent of the motion.
IE 5 Objective 2:
To co-operate with the relevant agencies to facilitate the undergrounding of all electricity, telephone and television cables in urban areas wherever possible, in the interests of visual amenity.
QDP Policy 6 Public Realm:
Promote a multi-disciplinary and co-ordinated approach to the delivery and management of the public realm within South Dublin County.