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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Tuesday, March 01, 2022

MOTION NO.92

MOTION: Councillor R. McMahon

In accordance with Page 876 of submission SD-C195-253 Energy -  To insert an Objective "To encourage and support small to medium scale wind energy developments in industrial and business parks and small-scale wind energy community developments for residential needs, in appropriate locations to serve on-site energy use and feedback of surplus to the national grid"

REPORT:

This motion seeks to insert a new objective to the Wind Energy section of the Energy chapter, which reads, “To encourage and support small to medium scale wind energy developments in industrial and business parks and small-scale wind energy community developments for residential needs, in appropriate locations to serve on-site energy use and feedback of surplus to the national grid".

Under Policy E9: Small to Medium Scale Wind Energy Schemes, the Council seeks to ‘encourage small and medium scale wind energy developments within industrial or business parks and support small community-based proposals in urban areas, provided they do not negatively impact upon the environmental quality and visual or residential amenities of the area.’

Section 10.2.8 Small Scale Wind Energy Projects states:

The Council will encourage small to medium scale wind energy developments in industrial and business parks and small-scale developments for domestic purposes, in appropriate locations to serve on-site energy use (auto-consumption) and feedback of surplus to the grid. The Council recognises advances in technologies in this area and the potential for such development to be designed to suitably integrate with the built fabric of these areas. 

It is considered that the matters raised in this motion are covered through Policy E9: Small to Medium Scale Wind Energy Schemes and Section 10.2.8 Small Scale Wind energy Projects in the Draft Plan. However, for further clarity, the policy should be amended to include for community based proposals and feedback to the grid.

CE Recommendation: It is recommended that the motion is adopted with amendment to read:

Policy E9: Small to Medium Scale Wind Energy Schemes,

Encourage small and medium scale wind energy developments within industrial or business parks and support small community-based proposals for domestic use in urban areas and feedback of surplus to the grid, provided they do not negatively impact upon the environmental quality and visual or residential amenities of the area.’ as set out in the Draft Plan is retained.