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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Tuesday, March 01, 2022

MOTION NO. 33

MOTION: Councillor R. McMahon

Ref SD-C195-109 Page 411 To include Friarstown House and its outbuildings (Council Owned) as a protected structure

REPORT:

Friarstown House has not been identified or recorded by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. The purpose of the NIAH is to identify, record, and evaluate the post-1700 architectural heritage of Ireland, uniformly and consistently as an aid in the protection and conservation of the built heritage. NIAH surveys provide the basis for the recommendations of the Minister to the planning authorities for the inclusion of particular structures in their Record of Protected Structures (RPS). 

It is also noted that the building has not been highlighted/featured/noted as being of significance in any architectural studies/publications or datasets. 

However, it is recognised that the house and outbuildings may have sufficient merit to be considered for the Record of Protected Structures (RPS). This would be subject to further investigation to inform a recommendation. Having regard to a number of other buildings which have been put forward for possible inclusion on the RPS it is recommended that a single objective, to include those buildings already put forward in the Draft Plan and others which were put forward as part of submissions and motions, be included in any amendments to the Draft Plan. 

Subject to a full understanding of their merit, the buildings listed in the objective would then be included in a public consultation process for their inclusion in the RPS under sections 54 and 55 of the Planning and Development Acts following the adoption of the County Development Plan.

CE Recommendation: It is recommended that this motion is adopted with amendment through the insertion of a new objective under Policy NCBH19 to read: 

To investigate the merit of including the following on the Record of Protected 

Structures and where such merit is identified to undertake the necessary public consultation process under the Planning and Development Acts: