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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNTY COUNCIL

Thursday, December 11, 2025

MOTION NO.1 (ID:89185)

MOTION: Councillor F. Timmons

That this council include an objective in the Clondalkin Framework plan that SDCC will hold public consultation on any future proposed Permability links or estate opening!

Report:

The proposed motion seeks to include an objective in the Clondalkin Local Planning Framework stating that SDCC will hold public consultation on any future proposed permeability routes or estate openings. 

The Clondalkin Local Planning Framework already includes a number of objectives which directly refer to the need for further consultation on all of the proposed permeability routes within the LPF boundary. These existing objectives are set out below (underlining added). 

SM4 Objective 1: To support the permeability routes and links identified in Figure 5.9 and Table 5.4, subject to further consultation, which will enable quicker and safer access to schools, shops, places of work and social interaction in a pedestrian and cycle friendly environment.  

SM5 Objective 1: To deliver the identified priority permeability routes, subject to local consultation, to facilitate improved connections to schools, increasing the safety of children currently using active travel and providing improved options for children and their parents / guardians currently travelling by car to switch to walking cycling.  

SM5 Objective 2: To encourage permeability improvements in general, including those identified as secondary permeability links, at suitable locations following appropriate consultation, throughout the Plan area. 

SM5 Objective 4: To engage with the community prior to any formal Part 8 or related process to facilitate consultation on proposed new links and their design.  

As set out in the objectives within the LPF, further consultation prior to any implementation of proposed permeability links will be undertaken. This will allow for more detailed consideration of the issues of concern, including those which have been expressed in many submissions.  

The provisions of the LPF are clear and unambiguous with multiple objectives indicating the need for further public consultation on the identified permeability routes. Therefore, it is considered that the proposed motion, though welcomed, does not require a change to the LPF. 

CE Recommendation: 

No change as the LPF already contains the objective proposed in the motion. 

Advisory Note:  Initial Screening for SEA for the Motion

No SEA issues; SEA not required.

Initial Screening for AA for the Motion

No AA issues; Stage 2 AA not required.