COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, June 17, 2021

MOTION NO.

MOTION: Councillor B. Lawlor, Councillor S. O'Hara

To amend the Draft County Development Plan to provide for a traffic management plan for Newcastle that deals appropriately with HGVs Co-sponsor: Cllr Brian Lawlor

REPORT:

The motion seeks that the Draft Plan provide for a traffic management plan for Newcastle that deals appropriately with HGVs.

Policy SM6 Objective 7 states:

‘To carry out a review of Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGV) restrictions in the County and consult with An Garda Síochána in relation to the implementation of restrictions on the movement of HGVs within residential areas and around schools.’

 

In response to motion 71365, it is proposed to amend this objective by adding the text in bold:

‘To carry out a review of Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGV) restrictions in the County and consult with An Garda Síochána in relation to the implementation of restrictions on the movement of HGVs within residential areas and around schools and where particular issues are identified, to implement appropriate control measures in consultation with the relevant stakeholders’.

 

SM6 SLO 1 relates to a traffic and transport study for Rathcoole, Saggart and Newcastle and states:

‘To investigate the need to carry out a traffic and transport study for Rathcoole, Saggart and Newcastle and the surrounding areas following the publication of the GDA Strategy review to 2042 which will clarify the context within which the road network in the area will function’.

In response to the motion, it is proposed to add the wording ‘and to include a review of HGV movement’ to SM6 SLO 1 so that it reads as follows:

‘To investigate the need to carry out a traffic and transport study for Rathcoole, Saggart and Newcastle and the surrounding areas following the publication of the GDA Strategy review to 2042 which will clarify the context within which the road network in the area will function and to include a review of HGV movement’.

Recommendation

It is recommended that the motion be adopted with amendments, to revise SM6 SLO 1 so that it reads as follows:

‘To investigate the need to carry out a traffic and transport study for Rathcoole, Saggart and Newcastle and the surrounding areas following the publication of the GDA Strategy review to 2042 which will clarify the context within which the road network in the area will function and to include a review of HGV movement’.