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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

MOTION NO. 10

MOTION: Councillor F. Timmons

That this Area Committee requests that SDCC actions a preliminary conservation plan regarding Clondalkin's built heritage ie the old walls of Clondalkin, before the final conservation plan becomes part of the LAP. The people of Clondalkin can't afford to lose any more of our heritage and demand immediate action.

REPORT:

The County Development Plan, adopted in June 2022, included objective QDP14 Objective 3 to prepare a local area plan for Clondalkin which would include:

• A vision for the development of Clondalkin
• Wider urban design principles
• Framework plans for larger infill sites
• A Conservation Plan
• A local Green Infrastructure strategy derived from the County GI Strategy
• Transport movement study

Conservation consultants have been employed by the Council as part of the preparation of the local area plan.  Recommendations emerging from the work being carried out by the consultants will be included in the draft LAP, due to be on public display in September of this year.  Pre-draft public consultation was undertaken in March – May 2023 and further pre-draft public consultation will be held from the end of this month into March 2024.  This second pre-draft consultation will provide information on work to date and seek feedback from the public. Any recommendations arising from the conservation report will only have effect where they go through a statutory process.  The forthcoming draft LAP will provide for that process.