COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

QUESTION NO. 8

QUESTION: Councillor E. Ó Broin

To Ask the Chief Executive what was the basis for SDCC planning section permitting own house driveway parking in Keepers Lock but not in Kilcarberry Grange?

REPLY:

The Clonburris Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) Planning Scheme, which applies to Keeper's Lock, allows for a mix of on-street and in-curtilage car parking, subject to certain conditions, including design standards and adhering to the required ratio between on-street and in-curtilage parking and the type of street proposed. Therefore, there are certain cases and instances where in curtilage parking is acceptable and this is assessed having regard to specific circumstances and in accordance with the requirements of the SDZ Planning Scheme.

Kilcarberry Grange was subject to assessment within a different policy context. It is not located within an SDZ and was instead subject to assessment against the policies and objectives of the South Dublin County Development Plan (CDP) and ultimately determined by An Coimisiún Pleanála. Notwithstanding this, it is noted that the CDP does not restrict or prohibit proposals for off-curtilage car parking. Car-parking proposals associated with residential developments are assessed against a range of design considerations, including (but not limited to) street type, pedestrian comfort, and traffic-calming measures, and are ultimately determined on their individual merits.