COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

MOTION NO. 5

MOTION: Councillor F. Timmons

That this Area Committee urgently requests that the council start work on the Saggart Local Area Plan as agreed in the County Development Plan and that the views of local Saggart groups and Saggart residents be sought as a matter of urgency.

REPORT:

The County Development Plan includes the following objective;

QDP14 Objective 5:

To prepare a Local Area Plan for Saggart.

The LAP for Saggart is not on the current work programme for 2025. The prioritisation of the work programme will be reviewed for 2026, having regard to the objectives in the adopted Development Plan and to the different requirements of the new 2024 Planning and Development Act.  Regarding the new Act, the plan making section has not been commenced yet, but it has been indicated by the Department that it is due to be commenced in Q2 2024.  Once commenced, there is no provision for LAPs until the next County Development Plan is adopted. Under the new Act, any LAPs which remain ‘live’ will expire with the expiration of the current County Development Plan 2022-2028.