COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, June 17, 2021

MOTION NO.

MOTION: Councillor Shane Moynihan

That this Development Plan mandates the creation of a Neighbourhood Plan for Palmerstown to address connectivity and traffic management issues in the area, and to ensure the protection and promotion of Palmerstown Village as a heritage village.

REPORT:

In response to other motions regarding Palmerstown (Item IDs 71364 and 70884), the following new objectives are recommended:

In Policy SM3 – Public Transport:

'To work with the NTA and other state agencies to facilitate the delivery of the Kennelsfort Road-R148 grade separated junction or an equivalent solution to maxmise the efficacy of the Bus Connects Project'.

 

In Policy SM5 – Street and Road Design:

‘To enhance the efficiency of the Kennelsfort Road and the R148 junction, particularly for buses on the N4/Lucan Road QBC, to ensure safe crossing facilities are provided for all users and to reconnect the Heritage Village of Palmerstown with the newer residential areas of the community’.  

It is considered that these two recommended new objectives will help address traffic management issues and will in turn help ensure the protection and enhancement of Palmerstown as a heritage village.

It is therefore considered that the intent of the motion is partially addressed by recommended new objectives relating to Palmerstown.

Recommendation

It is recommended that the motion is adopted with amendments to recognise that recommended new objectives in response to other motions will address some of the issues raised by the motion:

Objective recommended for inclusion in Policy SM3 – Public Transport:

'To work with the NTA and other state agencies to facilitate the delivery of the Kennelsfort Road-R148 grade separated junction or an equivalent solution to maxmise the efficacy of the Bus Connects Project'.

 

Objective recommended for inclusion in SM5 – Street and Road Design:

‘To enhance the efficiency of the Kennelsfort Road and the R148 junction, particularly for buses on the N4/Lucan Road QBC, to ensure safe crossing facilities are provided for all users and to reconnect the Heritage Village of Palmerstown with the newer residential areas of the community’.