COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, June 17, 2021

MOTION NO.

MOTION: Councillor C. King

Amend to include additional Objective: QDP6 Objective 5: To ensure that all new Developments but particularly Apartment Developments were gardens don't form part of the home, make provision for sufficient Public Realm space to enable the Community to enjoy a healthy living environment outdoors but within the boundaries of the Development and that no new Development whether it be private or social creates a Development that downgrades the Public Realm to an extent that it is insufficient to serve as a Healthy place to live mentally and physically.

REPORT:

Standards in relation to the quality of residential development including private open space, dwelling unit sizes, privacy and aspect are set out under Chapter 6 Housing and Chapter 13, Implementation and Monitoring of this Plan. Public open space requirements and standards are dealt with in Chapter 8, Community Infrastructure and Chapter 13, Monitoring and Implementation.

In Chapter 5, Section 5.2.5 it states:

“A primary aim of this plan is to promote the provision of a high-quality public realm identifying the need for the enhancement of existing and provision of new additional civic and public spaces and parks, through a hierarchy of spaces (See Chapter 8 section 8.7.1).”

Furthermore, QDP6 Objective 1 states:

“To require that all development proposals, whether in established areas or in new growth nodes, contribute positively to the creation of new, and the enhancement of existing public realm. To demonstrate how the highest quality in public realm design is achieved and how it can be robustly maintained over time (see also Chapter 13 Implementation and Monitoring - design statements and public realm).”

In respect to open spaces associated with residential developments or ‘Smaller Residential Open Spaces’ Chapter 8, Table 8.1 states:

“These smaller open spaces are up to 0.2ha (2000sq m) in size. They are usually provided as the smaller areas of public open space within a residential development but do not include grass verges, narrow strips of planting or incidental or ‘left over’ open space. They provide informal play/ recreation activities usually for smaller children and have a visual and social function also. ‘Amenity Green Spaces’ as defined in the Parks and Open Space include smaller residential open spaces. All homes should be within 100m of this or another type of accessible open space. No contributions in lieu will be acceptable.”

Therefore, it is considered that the motion is addressed by provisions set out in the Draft County Development

Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is adopted with amendment to reflect that the provisions set out in Chapter 5 Quality Design and Healthy Placemaking section 5.2.5, QDP6 Objective 1 and the provisions set out in Chapter 8 table 8.1 relating to smaller open space areas as currently set out in the CE Draft Plan are sufficient to provide for the intent of the motion: