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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, March 09, 2026

QUESTION NO. 8

QUESTION: Councillor H. Farrell

To ask the Chief Executive what procedure will be followed when considering Proposed Variation No. 2 to the South Dublin County Development Plan 2022–2028, and will each location proposed for rezoning, amendment, or designation be voted on separately by the elected members in May 2026, rather than as a single composite decision?

REPLY:

A Chief Executive’s Report on the submissions received during the public consultation will be prepared and submitted to the elected members in advance of a Special Meeting of the Council. The date of the meeting is to be confirmed and will be subject to the volume of issues raised in the public consultation. Members will be given a timeframe to submit motions ahead of the Special Meeting.

At that meeting, the members will be required to make decisions having considered the Proposed Variation No. 2 to the South Dublin County Development Plan 2022–2028 and the report of the Chief Executive, in accordance with the provisions of the Planning and Development Act 2024 (as amended).

The Chief Executive’s Report will summarise the submissions received and, as required by legislation, will respond to the issues raised, having regard to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area, the statutory obligations of the planning authority, and any relevant policies or objectives of the Government or of any Minister of the Government. The report will set out the recommendations of the Chief Executive in respect of each land area or other proposed amendment, identified by its individual amendment reference number.

For example, Adamstown SDZ West is identified in the Book of Maps as Amendment Reference No. 2, and submissions in relation to this area will be summarised, responded to, and accompanied by a specific recommendation under that reference.

At the Special Meeting, the consideration of the proposed variation will proceed in amendment order. Decisions will be made on the basis of motions put forward by the elected members. Where a motion is proposed in respect of a specific location or amendment, that motion will be debated and voted on. Where no motion is proposed in respect of a particular amendment, the recommendation of the Chief Executive as set out in the report will stand.

Where decisions of the elected members give rise to material alterations to the proposed variation, these will be subject to further public consultation in accordance with statutory requirements.