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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

QUESTION NO. 7

QUESTION: Councillor D. Adelaide

To ask the Chief Executive if the manager will comment on the possibility of the attached proposal to designate Komenich Lane a green linear parkway?

REPLY:

The Draft Clondalkin Local Planning Framework (LPF) went before the members in December 2025 as Variation no. 1 to the County Development Plan and material amendments to the draft are currently on public consultation. The plan includes various objectives relating to Knockmeenagh Lane, recognising that it a historic route that is recognisable in maps dating back to the early 1800s.  It facilitated access for pilgrims travelling from Dublin City to St Bridget’s Holy Well located west of Clondalkin Village.  From there, pilgrims could then continue their journey into the monastic settlement in the village itself.

The attachment to this item also recognises the lane’s historic importance and notes that Variation no. 1 will provide a high level of protection to the lane and walls. However, it should be noted that it is not correct to indicate that the lane and walls are proposed for inclusion in an extended Clondalkin Architectural Conservation Area.

The lane is identified in the draft LPF as an existing permeability link with opportunity to enhance and provide a safer permeability space along the lane.  The design principles contained within Chapter 8 of the LPF for the Knockmeenagh Framework Site indicate an active travel link along the lane, providing an example in Figure 8.36 of how improvements could be made to the existing link without compromising the historic integrity of the lane. The LPF also includes KF3 Connectivity:

KF3 Objective 1: To protect the historic integrity of Knockmeenagh Lane and associated Slí Mor while supporting sensitive solutions to its improvement as an active travel route along its existing connection from Monastery Road to New Road, providing for potential new connections to and from the framework site to the Lane and further northwards.

The objectives contained in the draft Clondalkin Local Planning Framework will facilitate the development of an active travel link or greenway along Knockmeenagh Lane.