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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

MOTION NO. 2

MOTION: Councillor Joanna Tuffy

To ask the CEO for an update on the process for doing up a draft masterplan for Lucan House and to ask the CEO to consider having a process similar to that it had for the development of the Lucan Village Design Statement. This included a series of workshops involving a wide cross section of the community including adults, children, and young people. A similar approach to the drawing up of a masterplan for Lucan House would ensure a genuinely participative process with the widest potential involvement from the community and opportunities for a wide range of perspectives and ideas to be put forward in advance of the drawing up of the master plan. These workshops would be held in person in Lucan and not remotely (*Details of Lucan Village Design Statement process supplied at *http://www.sdublincoco.ie/ga/Media/Item/13610?p=105 )

REPORT:

The Council is currently in a public procurement process for a Masterplan of Lucan House and Demesne that will have full regard to the setting and integrity of this environmental and heritage landscape. It is anticipated to appoint a successful tender by November 2024. The proposed approach mentioned is very welcomed and it is planned to carry out an engagement process very similar. Public engagement is a vital part of the Masterplanning process and as such, engagement with key stakeholders and the community shall commence at an early stage of the process to obtain views and opinions and actively continue right through concept design and proposed Masterplan. It is anticipated to appoint a communication consultant to work with the Council and the successful tenderer will lead this element of the Masterplan process. A communications and stakeholder consultation programme for in-person consultation events will be developed that will comprise of interactive focus group sessions, workshops, schools/children’s event and a non-statutory public consultation event. All events are intended to be in Lucan. Public engagement is important to the Council in order to facilitate a fully transparent and inclusive consultation process to capture stakeholder input to better inform the Masterplan.