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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

MOTION NO. 13

MOTION: Councillor L. de Courcy

That this Area Committee asks that the land behind the Mill Shopping Centre be rezoned from Residential to Active Open Space (G4) to provide much needed outdoor amenities like tennis courts and sports pitches along with a community orchard as a link to the area's rich history.

REPORT:

Lands to the rear of the shopping centre, bordering 9th Lock Road and New Nangor Road with access to Old Nangor Road, consist of approximately 7 hectares. They were previously part of the lands associated with the Paper Mills.

Alongside lands within the village of Clondalkin these lands are zoned Town Centre within the County Development Plan adopted by the Members in June 2022. 

These lands are brownfield lands having been lying idle since the cessation of use of the paper mills.  In recognising this, the lands are identified as a framework site as part of a wider urban design strategy underway to inform the Clondalkin LAP area.  Two public consultations have been held to date which have included reference to this framework area based on its current zoning.  Given the proximity to the village centre and associated infrastructure it is anticipated that the lands would facilitate mixed use development with a primary use as residential.  Associated community, amenity and open space standards set out in the County Development Plan would apply.

The lands are in close proximity to Clondalkin Park and leisure centre and to Corkagh Park. The Framework Plan will examine connections and linkages between the lands and the existing parks in addition to provision of on-site open space and community facilities.  Active recreational uses to complement development can be considered as part of the preparation of the plan for the LAP area.

Having regard to the need to deliver housing, focusing on brownfield lands such as these, the lands are included in the housing targets set out in the core strategy of the Development Plan. The policies and standards in the CDP will ensure that the requisite delivery of open space and amenities is achieved to meet the needs of the population.

Taking the above into account it is not considered appropriate to rezone the lands.