COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, June 17, 2021

MOTION NO.

MOTION: Councillor E. Murphy

CH2: That this Development Plan provides for signage in 'District Urban Centres' and not just in the Villages in the County to promote 'pride of place' across the County

REPORT:

SM2 Objective 12: of the CE Draft Plan states it is an objective of the plan to ‘To support the implementation of the Council’s adopted County-wide signage strategy (2020) that accords with the National Traffic Signs Manual and the Failte Ireland ‘Dublin Visitor Orientation Strategy’ (2020).

The County Development Plan is a strategic document which addresses strategic land use planning issues in the County. SMS 2  objective 12 above provides such strategic policy in relation to signage. The detail of location of signage is not a matter for the County Development Plan. However, it is considered that the intent of the motion is provided for in SMS Objective 12

Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is adopted with amendment to reflect that the existing objective SMS  Objective 12 and associated text in Section 9.2.2 as currently set out in the CE Draft Plan adequately addresses the intent of the motion.