MEETING OF CLONDALKIN, NEWCASTLE, RATHCOOLE, SAGGART AND BRITTAS AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

QUESTION NO.6

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

To ask the Chief Executive to address the concerns of local businesses and the safety of local school children and other pedestrians caused by major disruption caused by Case reference: PL06S.309646 Clondalkin Enterprise Centre, Watery Lane, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 (SD20A/0234) and to ask what conditions were put in place and how they are enforced by the planning authority? Will SDCC do anything to address the local concerns which are well documented?

REPLY:

Pl. Ref SD20A/0234 (ABP-309646-21) was granted by An Bord Pleanala on the 16^th November 2021 and was subject to 24 planning conditions. Condition 9 relates to the submission of a Construction Management Plan for the agreement of South Dublin County Council. On the 27th September 2022, the applicant submitted a Construction Management Plan, as required by condition 9, which was reviewed by the Council's Transportation Department and the developer was advised the submission was agreed. This submission included measures to ensure construction was carried out in an orderly manner and to ensure the queuing of construction traffic on the adjoining road network was limited. It is the applicant/ developer responsibility to ensure the development does not result in an unacceptable impact on the surrounding area and enforcement action can be taken against the developer in cases where the impact on the surrounding areas is suitable managed. The Council's Planning Enforcement Section has received some complaints in relation to this site and have made a number of inspections of the site and liaised with the site engineer. To date statutory enforcement action has not been considered warranted but the Enforcement Section will continue to monitor the site.

Two specific conditions were included (Condition 9 and 10)  to limit the impact of the construction works on the surrounding environment and are as follows;

Condition 9- Construction Management Plan

The construction of the development shall be managed in accordance with a Construction Management Plan, which shall be submitted to, and agreed in writing with, the planning authority prior to commencement of development. This plan shall provide details of intended construction practice for the development, including:

• location of the site and materials compound(s) including area(s) identified for the storage of construction refuse,
• location of areas for construction site offices and staff facilities,
• details of site security fencing and hoardings,
• details of the timing and routing of construction traffic to and from the construction site and associated directional signage, to include proposals to facilitate the delivery of abnormal loads to the site,
• measures to obviate queuing of construction traffic on the adjoining road network
• measures to prevent the spillage or deposit of clay, rubble or other debris on the public road network,
• details of appropriate mitigation measures for noise, dust and vibration, and monitoring of such levels,
• containment of all construction-related fuel and oil within specially constructed bunds to ensure that fuel spillages are fully contained. Such bunds shall be roofed to exclude rainwater,
• off-site disposal of construction/demolition waste and details of how it is proposed to manage excavated soil, and
• means to ensure that surface water run-off is controlled such that no silt or other pollutants enter local surface water sewers or drains.

A record of daily checks that the works are being undertaken in

accordance with the Construction Management Plan shall be kept for

inspection by the planning authority.

Reason: In the interest of amenities, public health and safety.

 Condition 10 Construction Hours

Site development and building works shall be carried out only between the hours of 0700 to 1900 Mondays to Fridays inclusive, between 0800 to 1400 hours on Saturdays and not at all on Sundays and public holidays. Deviation from these times will only be allowed in exceptional circumstances where prior written approval has been received from the planning authority.

Reason: In order to safeguard the residential amenities of property in

the vicinity.

On the 27th September 2022, the applicant submitted a Construction Management Plan, as required by condition 9, which was reviewed and approved by the Council Roads Engineer. This submission included measures to ensure construction was carried out in an orderly manner and to ensure the queuing of construction traffic on the adjoining road network was limited. It is the applicant/ developer responsibility to ensure the development does not result in an unacceptable impact on the surrounding area and enforcement action can be taken against the developer in cases where the impact on the surrounding areas is suitable managed. Enforcement have been monitroing compliance of these conditions on an ongoing basis.