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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Tuesday, March 01, 2022

MOTION NO.80

MOTION: Councillor L. O'Toole

7. Motion in the names of Cllr Liona O'Toole, Guss O'Connell, Paul Gogarty SD-C195-254 (Garda station Clonburris) page 739 This submission has a request for an SLO to be inserted into the plan and motion asks that this committee supports the submission as follows: 'insert a Special Local Objective for the provision of a Garda Station in Clonburris'

REPORT:

 The motion requests insertion of an SLO to the plan and requests that this committee supports the submission as follows: 'insert a Special Local Objective for the provision of a Garda Station in Clonburris'

Clonburris SDZ contains provision for a garda station as follows in the SDZ in section 2.7.5 Garda Station:

“Provision is made for such Garda Station in the Clonburris SDZ as may be necessary, the said site to be used as an alternative community facility in the event that it is not required by An Garda Siochána. In the event of An Garda Siochána identifying the need for the provision of a Garda Station at Clonburris, the station can be accommodated within the Kishoge or Clonburris Urban Centres”.

It is noted that, where there is conflict, the provisions of the SDZ take precedence over the provisions of the CDP, as set out in Part IX “Strategic Development Zones” Section 169 of the Planning and Development Act 2000: “(9) A planning scheme made under this section shall be deemed to form part of any development plan in force in the area of the scheme until the scheme is revoked, and any contrary provisions of the development plan shall be superseded”. Therefore, there is no benefit in adding the objective requested in the motion.

It should be noted that the determination of the need for the development of a new Garda Station in any area, is dependent on the Department of Defence and An Garda Síochána and is considered in the context of the overall accommodation requirements of the Garda workforce. Ultimately the location of Garda Stations is a matter for An Garda Siochana.

As the identification of a Garda Station is already set out in the SDZ there is no benefit or point in having a further SLO in the Development Plan.

This above adequately addresses the issue raised in the motion

CE Recommendation: It is recommended that this motion is not adopted