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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Tuesday, March 01, 2022

MOTION NO. 17

MOTION: Councillor F. Timmons

Chapter 2, Page 112 Ref SD-C195-64from Saggart Residents Association, Insert an SLO for a  Local Area Plan for Saggart 

Reason - Different Electoral Area and to make it separate to the Fortunestown Local Area Plan

REPORT:

The motion proposes that an SLO be added to the Draft Plan indicating that Saggart should have a Local Area Plan.

 It should be noted that a previous motion requesting that Saggart should be linked with Rathcoole, Newcastle and Brittas through a Local Area Plan was put forward at pre-Draft Plan stage under Motion ID: 70877 and it was recommended not to adopt the motion. The issue was also submitted to the Draft Plan through the public consultation period under submissions SD-C195-64 and SD-C195-251 and the Chief Executive responded under Chapter 5 Chapter 5: Quality Design and Healthy Placemaking - Plans/Frameworks, pg469-470.

 Having examined and considered the content of the motion, the view of the CE remains unchanged for the following reasons: Saggart is recognised as being one of the nine historic villages in the County and separate to Fortunestown. The Draft Plan includes a specific policy and set of objectives pertaining to future growth and development in Saggart which is set out under Section 2.7.2 as a Self-Sustaining Town as follows:

 Policy CS8: Saggart - Support the sustainable long-term growth of Saggart by focusing growth within and contiguous to the village core to create a critical mass of population and jobs based on local demand and the ability of local services to cater for sustainable growth levels.

 CS8 Objective 1: To facilitate the commencement and completion of development on zoned residential lands within and contiguous to the settlement boundary facilitating connections to the village core and other areas to provide for active travel and the provision of necessary open space and community amenities in close proximity.

CS8 Objective 2: To support well-designed infill development along the main street and core village area of Saggart.

CS8 Objective 3: To proactively support and promote the highest levels of services, social infrastructure, facilities, retail and economic activity to meet the needs of current and future growth in line with the scale and function of Saggart within the settlement hierarchy.

It should also be noted that arising from the Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) submission (SD-C195-227) on the Draft Plan, Recommendations 3 and 4 of their submission relate to the development of Saggart, Rathcoole and Newcastle whereby the CE has recommended a planned and phased approach to the development of these areas in line with OPR’s recommendations and Regional and National Policy (See Appendix 1 to the CE Report for full details). 

Furthermore, in line with the provisions of Chapter 5 Quality Design and Healthy Placemaking policy QDP13 it is a policy of the plan to prepare Local Area Plans as appropriate, prioritising areas that are likely to experience large scale residential or commercial development or regeneration. Having regard to the phased approach to development planned for Saggart, to the various policies and objectives in the Plan to ensure sensitive development occurs, and to the need to prioritise LAPs in areas of more significant planned development, a Local Area Plan is not required for Saggart. 

CE Recommendation: It is recommended not to insert an SLO for a Local Area Plan for Saggart