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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, June 17, 2021

MOTION NO. 533

MOTION: Councillor F. Timmons

A SLO that a second primary school and a post-primary school is included in the plan for Newcastle

REPORT:

The motion seeks a Specific Local Objective (SLO) to include a second primary school and a post-primary school in the plan for Newcastle.

The Planning Department liaised with the Department of Education and Skills (DES) in relation to the provision of primary and post-primary school places throughout the County during the Development Plan period. The DES carry out their assessment of need based on the potential growth set out under the Core Strategy for each School Planning Area (SPA). The Newcastle settlement is located within the ‘Newcastle_Rathcoole_Saggart’ SPA which includes Rathcoole, Saggart, parts of Citywest and the rural area. The DES have advised, in the preparation of the CE Draft Plan, that the school symbol sites identified on the Land-Use zoning map can cater for the forecasted growth for the Development Plan period.

In terms of a provision for Newcastle and the wider SPA, the CE Draft Plan includes a specific school symbol on Sheet 7 for Newcastle and COS 8 SLO 1 under Policy 8 which states:

‘To identify a site for the appropriate location of a new post primary school within the Neighbourhood Area of Citywest/Saggart/Rathcoole/Newcastle to provide for the needs identified for the catchment area by the Department of Education and Skills.’

In liaising with the DES, the schooling needs of growth under the Core Strategy was considered. The motion is considered reasonable and given the existing school symbol and SLO the motion should be adopted with amendments to reflect the content set out in the CE Draft Plan.

Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is adopted with amendment that the intent of the motion is reflected in the CE Draft Plan under: