COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Wednesday, June 22, 2022

MOTION NO. 2

MOTION: Councillor F. Timmons

This motion asks that a boundary is drawn around the amended residential zoning the subject of the phasing under CS10 SLO1 in Amendment 2.13 for clarity.

REPORT:

This motion seeks a boundary to be inserted around the amended residential zoning subject of CS10 SLO1 in Amendment 2.13 for clarity.

CS10 SLO1 was out on public consultation as part of Material Amendment 2.13. Amendment 2.13 provides for revised zoning and indicated the deleting of CS10 SLO1 as it appeared in the Draft Plan and the insertion of a new CS10 SLO1 relating to the phasing of the lands to the south east of Rathcoole, adjacent to Rathcoole Park which states:

CS10 SLO1 to be inserted on the lands adjacent to Rathcoole Park: To ensure that the provision of a primary school, library hub, 2 full sized GAA pitches and 1 junior pitch and associated pavilion, access road and open space is provided in tandem with new residential development.

The motion seeks a boundary to be inserted around the residential zoned lands. However, the uses outlined in the phasing would not be solely on the RES-N lands given that they include 2 full sized GAA pitches and 1 junior pitch and associated pavilion. The concept plan which informed the zoning, and which accompanied the CE Report for information, indicated in general terms where the playing pitches and associated uses could go within the southern area of Rathcoole Park. The other uses in the phasing to be provided in tandem with the new residential development, including the school, will be facilitated by the RES-N zoning. However, to draw a defined boundary around the lands which are zoned RES-N and OS as would be required to encompass the objective, would provide a level of inflexibility which, when further detailed assessments are made on the most appropriate location of the pitches in particular, could render the delivery of the pitches unachievable by way of being, even partially, outside the boundary.

It is noted that as a Specific Local Objective (SLO), the objective is geographically located, and shown on the map, in the area where the objective applies.

Having regard to the above it is considered that a defined boundary, which would be needed on both RES-N and OS lands, could have the effect of inhibiting delivery of the required phasing to meet the objective.

CE Recommendation:  Make the plan without any further modification, in the form of a defined boundary, to Amendment 2.13