COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

South Dublin County Council Crest

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, May 25, 2026

MOTION NO. 1

MOTION: Councillor K. Keane

"This Area committee calls for the Council to begin the process of developing a new area plan(or the equivalent) to replace the now expired Fortunestown Local Area Plan covering the Citywest area ,with the aim of agreeing a new plan in 2027?"

REPORT:

Fortunestown Local Area Plan was made in April 2012 and was then the subject of a resolution to extend it to 2022.  During the process of making the County Development Plan 2022-2028 it was recognised that the Fortunestown LAP would expire shortly after the adoption of the County Plan (September 2022).  As significant areas of the lands were already built-out, the County Development Plan incorporated relevant objectives and requirements from the LAP so that they would be adequately covered without the need for a new LAP on the lands.

In this regard, the following objectives are specific to the Fortunestown lands and support objectives with wider application within the county:

QDP14 SLO 1: To ensure the sustainable long-term growth of Citywest that continues to promote and facilitate the development of the Citywest / Fortunestown area in accordance with the phasing set out in the Fortunestown Local Area Plan 2012-2022 (as extended) or any superseding LAP, and that appropriate levels of services, social and sports infrastructure, facilities and economic activity is met to meet the needs of the current and future population growth.

SM3 Objective 12: To work with the NTA to secure the expansion of the bus network, including distinct new bus networks as necessary, to serve new development and regeneration areas within the South Dublin County area including Tallaght, City Edge, Adamstown, Clonburris, Fortunestown, Ballycullen and Newcastle.

SM3 Objective 20: To support additional capacity on the Luas Red Line, to service the intensification of development in Tallaght and Fortunestown and the future development of the City Edge lands.

COS2 SLO 1: That Citywest / Fortunestown areas are provided (from within their own community) public, purpose built and suitable amenities including:  à Library;  à Community centre and a community café;  àAccessible playgrounds / playspaces, teenspaces and youth amenities (such as a skate park);  à Designed green spaces including a managed public park with adequate, accessible public seating and that can host festivals and community events;  à Greater biodiversity in the area and more tree coverage;  à Adequate numbers of pitches and clubhouses / pavilions for sports;  à Adequate public childcare and afterschool facilities;  à School sites.

COS3 SLO 2: To deliver a community centre / community facilities within Citywest as part of the delivery of infrastructure identified in the Fortunestown Local Area Plan.

COS5 SLO 2: To require the provision of public open space and to ensure that the location, layout and design of the public open space facilitates the delivery of a sports pitch to facilitate multiuse within the Boherboy lands in the south part of the Fortunestown LAP lands, alongside the residential development that is permitted on these lands.

Significant areas of the Fortunestown LAP lands are now developed with just the Boherboy lands and some lands adjacent to Garter Lane remaining to be developed.  Alongside this has been the delivery of schools, retail and open space. There is further commitment for a library and community centre within the lands.

It is also noted that until the new County Development Plan is adopted, a process that cannot commence until the review of the Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy is completed, there is no mechanism under the Planning and Development Act 2024 for Local Area Plans.

Having regard to the fact that there are comprehensive objectives in the current County Development Plan which reflect key infrastructure and other provisions of the now expired Fortunestown Local Area Plan, and that the review of the County Development Plan will likely commence in 2027, a process of developing a new area plan at this time would not be appropriate and is not considered necessary.