COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, June 17, 2021

MOTION NO.

MOTION: Councillor T. Gilligan, Councillor C. O'Connor , Councillor D. O'Donovan, Councillor E. O'Brien, Councillor E. Murphy, Councillor Yvonne Collins, Councillor T. Costello, Councillor Shane Moynihan

To amend the Development Plan at Chapter 6, H2 Obj 3 to include 'and will not diminish existing amenity to such communities'

REPORT:

The motion seeks insert text stating ‘and will not diminish existing amenity to such communities' under H2 Objective 3 which states: ‘To promote and facilitate the development of infill schemes throughout the County where it has been identified that such schemes will contribute towards the enhancement of disadvantaged communities within the County.’

The merit of motion is recognised and including the text is considered to be acceptable subject to a change where ‘within the County’ is removed and replaced with ‘, subject to the protection of residential amenity’. This change to H2 Objective 3 would read as follows:

‘To promote and facilitate the development of infill schemes throughout the County where it has been identified that such schemes will contribute towards the enhancement of disadvantaged communities, subject to the protection of residential amenity.’

It should also be noted that the proposed motions I.D 70999 and 71097 also proposed amendments to H2 Objective 3 such that the objective in combination with the above would read:

‘To promote and facilitate the development of infill schemes throughout the County where it has been identified that such schemes will contribute towards the enhancement of communities within the County subject to the protection of residential amenity ensuring that sufficient and appropriate public spaces and amenities are preserved in existing residential estates.’

Recommendation

It is recommended that the motion be adopted with amendments to read:

‘To promote and facilitate the development of infill schemes throughout the County where it has been identified that such schemes will contribute towards the enhancement of communities within the County whilst ensuring that sufficient and appropriate public spaces and amenities are preserved in our residential estates, subject to the protection of residential amenity.’