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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

QUESTION NO. 12

QUESTION: Councillor W. Carey

To ask the Chief Executive to liaise with the new ‘Kilcarbery Residents Group’ in seeking to resolve parking issues here, including seeking changes in design of spaces from parallel to perpendicular spaces.

REPLY:

The Council has no remit in parking management within a development which is currently not in charge of the Council.  At this stage, the estate is entirely the responsibility of the developer, until the agreed sections will be Taken in Charge by the Council.  The development has been granted planning approval.  The estate must be built in accordance with the plans and particulars submitted under the granted planning planning permission.  

After the public areas are fully Taken in Charge by the Council,  the Council are at liberty to manage the public areas in accordance with all national climate action and transport policies and our own County Development Plan climate action and transport objectives.

South Dublin County Council will comply with all national and SDCC guidance on sustainable development.  This includes low parking provision and shared parking philosophies in estates.

It is unlikely that SDCC would support an increase in the agreed parking provision in the Kilcarbery estate.  Also, it is inevitable that perpendicular parking would lead to knock on requirements to change road widths or take green space in order to facilitate the perpendicular parking.  

The Kilcarbery estate is designed with sustainable development objectives in mind.  That means that the estate is supposed to have low car parking provision, good active travel infrastructure and access to public transport.

South Dublin County Council is working with the NTA to provide new pedestrian access to the W4 services on the R136.  This will include a new pedestrian crossing and bus stops close to the Kilcarberry estate.