COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, June 17, 2021

MOTION NO.

MOTION: Councillor L. Dunne

Chapter 6: H2 objective 3: Amend: To promote & facilitate the development of infill schemes throughout the County where it has been identified; Add "ensuring an even spread across all LEA's" that such schemes will contribute towards the enhancement of; remove "disadvantage" communities within the County.

REPORT:

The motion seeks insert text stating ‘ensuring an even spread across all LEA's after ‘where it has been identified’ and remove ‘disadvantage’ 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 contents of the motion are noted. In terms of the first proposed change, it is difficult to ensure an even spread across all the Local Electoral Area’s as the potential for infill may take place in different areas of the County at any given time. It is considered that the word ‘working towards’ would be more appropriate and would not have the effect of restricting opportunity where it might arise while still striving to facilitate as even a spread as possible. In terms of the proposal to remove ‘disadvantage’ this proposal is acceptable.

It is recommended that this motion is accepted with amendments such that H2 Objective 3 reads:

‘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, working towards an even spread of such schemes across all LEAs.’

Recommendation

It is recommended that the motion be adopted with amendments taking into consideration the content of this motion and motion I.D 71097 and 71321 such that H2 Objective 3 reads:

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, working towards an even spread of such schemes across all LEAs, whilst ensuring that sufficient and appropriate public spaces and amenities are preserved in our residential estates, subject to the protection of residential amenity.