COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
QUESTION NO. 6
QUESTION: Councillor Shane Moynihan
To ask the Chief Executive to describe the process by which the names of housing estates in Lucan, Palmerstown and North Clondalkin have been decided and if the history of those names could be compiled and shared as a local history resource.
REPLY:
Property developers with planning permissions for more than 2 properties are required by condition in their planning permission to agree a naming and numbering scheme for the houses/apartments permitted by their planning permissions.
The property developer is made aware of the Council’s policy document/web page which outlines the policy on Naming and Numbering. This link can be sent to developers who are enquiring about Naming & Numbering
Once a naming and numbering submission is received from a developer, the Council now has 8 weeks to respond / decide the naming and numbering scheme (statutory compliance process effective from 17th December 2021). However, informal pre discussions often take place between developers and the Council in advance of submission of the Naming & Numbering scheme application. These naming and numbering scheme agreements (Compliances) are now published on APAS
The proposed name submitted by the developer must be checked for the following:
The County Development Plan - Chapter 3 - Natural Cultural and Built Heritage - NCBH17 Obj 3 - To continue to promote the use of Irish Language in the naming of new residentisal developments. See chapter-3-natural-cultural-and-built-heritage.pdf (sdcc.ie)
The name or close versions of it should not be a duplication of street names already in existence. Check “The Dublin City and District Street Guide” (latest version) to see if the name is already being used. If it is, then he developer is asked for an alternative name – this will stop any further spreading of the name and potential confusion for emergency services etc.
Relevance to the location of the development ie historical connection or appropriate to the location such a geographical reference is considered – this must be backed up by historical documents or historical maps etc. and the developer must submit the Gaelic version of the proposed property / road / development name and this must be backed up by a confirmation letter from a recognised Irish translation service such as Trinity College or UCD etc.
The numbering should be clear and not cause confusion – for example "odds" on the left and "evens" on the right.
Numbering in apartment developments should be clear and not cause confusion. Developers must submit separate sheets per floor of apartment developments showing clearly which way the numbering is going
Developers must also submit clear overall location maps showing where the housing / apartment development is and these maps must include the location of the local road or roads (Such location maps are issued to all the service providers such as Gardai, Ambulance, Fire Brigade etc
The County Development Plan supports the use of names for residential developments that reflect and promote local heritage and history:
Objective NCBH17 Objective 4: To promote local heritage by supporting names for new residential developments that reflect the local and historical context of their siting and include the Irish Language.
As such, as part of the compliance / agreement process for the naming and numbering of new residential developments, development applicants provide a written rationale and background information for the use of historical and heritage related naming schemes. This background information will be published on APAS (along with the scheme agreement) from 2023 and consideration will be given to developing a possible mechanism for compilation of background data which informed historical naming and numbering schemes.