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Kiltiernan/Glenamuck Local Area Plan 2013 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT Area Plan (2007) requires to be amended and refreshed to have 1.1 Preamble regard to national guidance and legislation that has emerged The Kiltiernan/Glenamuck Local Area Plan (LAP) (2007) was since 2007 – most notably the provisions in relation to Core adopted by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council on the 9th Strategy, Appropriate Assessment and Flood Risk Assessment. of July 2007. Local Area Plans generally have a six-year lifespan, The LAP amendment process also offers the opportunity to meaning that the Kiltiernan/Glenamuck Local Area Plan (2007) incorporate subsequent pieces of work which emanated from will expire on 9th July 2013. While some infrastructural servicing the Kiltiernan/Glenamuck Local Area Plan (2007), such as objectives in the area have been achieved in recent years, the “Neighbourhood Framework Plan”, into the LAP itself, to none of the major development objectives of the Kiltiernan/ guarantee a statutory footing for such documents. Glenamuck Local Area Plan (2007) have been realised to date. The adoption of the LAP in 2007 unfortunately coincided with Under the provisions of the Planning and Development Act the dramatic downturn in the national economy and the (2000)(as amended), the process to amend an LAP does not collapse in the property market which, combined, have lead allow for a shortened ‘Variation’ process similar to that of a to a situation where the residential/commercial development County Development Plan. The amendment process for a LAP is sectors are effectively in stasis. effectively identical to that for the actual making of a LAP. This is a 39-week statutory process (if including material alterations Under the Planning and Development Act (2000)(as amended)1, which require a second public display period). the Council has the option of either extending the lifetime of the LAP for a further period (if it remains consistent with the The Kiltiernan Glenamuck LAP (2013) (known hereafter as “the County Development Plan) or if it in no longer consistent with LAP”) includes a full Strategic Environmental Assessment and the County Development Plan, of amending the Plan, revoking Appropriate Assessment Screening. it or making a new Plan afresh. The adoption of the Kiltiernan/Glenamuck Local Area Plan in 2007 was succeeded by the adoption of the County 1.2 What’s New in the 2013 Development Plan in 2010. As part of this County Development Plan process, various amendments were made to zonings Local Area Plan? within the LAP boundary, to remedy some zoning ‘anomalies’ In general terms, the main provisions of the LAP (2013) remain that arose primarily as a result of the proposed new road broadly in line with, and unchanged from, the original LAP of scheme layout for the LAP area. There were a number of 2007. instances of zoned parcels becoming ‘severed’ by the road The main differences between the 2007 LAP and the 2013 LAP layout and a decision was taken by the Council to rezone some can be summarised as follows: small parcels of land in order to ensure a coherency in the proposed land use patterns for the area. • Reflecting Land Use Zoning Changes, implemented as part of the County Development Plan 2010-2016. As a result of these amendments, the Kiltiernan/Glenamuck Local Area Plan (2007) is now clearly inconsistent with the • Changes to the proposed road layout, including reduced County Development Plan (2010). In these circumstances, the cross-sections. Planning Authority is restricted from extending the duration • New Environmental Assessments of the Plan – ‘Strategic of the LAP and must proceed to amend the LAP to provide for Environmental Assessment’ (SEA) and Appropriate consistency with the ‘parent’ County Development Plan (2010) Assessment Screening (AA). document. • ‘Kiltiernan Neighbourhood Framework Plan’ incorporated as The Kiltiernan/Glenamuck Local Area Plan (2007) also requires a section of the LAP. substantial updating in respect to references to outdated County Development Plan (2004) policies and Specific Local • General updates to the Written Statement to reflect new Objectives (SLOs). In addition, the Kiltiernan/Glenamuck Local County Development Plan polices and changes in national planning/environmental legislation. 1 Section 12 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act, 2010, (which amends Section 19 of the Principal Act) provides for the extension of the valid life of a Local Area • Plan from 6 years for a further period not exceeding 5 years. Minor Changes to the LAP Boundary. 1 Map 1: Zoning Changed From E to A Zoning Changed From E to A d a o R k c u m a n le G Link Road Removed Zoning Changed From E to A Add Bus Gate R oc kv ill e D ri ve Zoning Changed From E to A Zoning Changed From E to A Zoning Changed From B TO F Zoning Changed From E to A d a o R k c u m a n le G Zoning Changed From B TO A Zoning Changed From B to A Bisho p's La ne Zoning Changed From B to A Zoning Changed From A to F Zoning Changed From G to A Ba rn as li ng an L a Add Bus Gate n e 0 200 400 Metres Legend Adopted Planning and Enterprise Kiltiernan/Glenamuck Department Local Area Plan Boundary Local Area Plan 2013 G. Hayden Director of Planning Section of Link Road Added Includes Ordnance Survey Ireland data reproduced under OSi Licence Number 2013/25 CCMA/ NOTE Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. Unauthorised reproduction Map 1 infringes Ordnance Survey Ireland and Government of Ireland copyright. Objective A: To protect and-or improve residential amenity. © - Ordnance Survey Ireland, 2013. Objective B: To protect and improve rural amenity and to Changes to provide for the development of agriculture. Kiltiernan Glenamuck Senior Planner: D. Irvine Chief Technician: M. Hevehan Objective F: To preserve and provide for open space Prepared By: C. Fulcher Drawn By: M Hennessy with ancillary active recreational amenities. Local Area Plan 2007 Objective G: To protect and improve high amenity areas. Date: Scale: Drawing No: Objective E: To provide for ecomonic development and October 2013 1:10000 PL-13-403 employment. 2 Kiltiernan/Glenamuck Local Area Plan 2013 • Minor reduction in the residential density provisions • Changes to the layout of proposed junctions, to provide bus priority. These differences are expanded upon below; • The extension of the Link Distributor Road from Ballycorus 1.2.1 Land Use Zoning Changes Road to link to Enniskerry Road (this was excluded from the As referred to above, land use zoning amendments were made adopted 2007 LAP but subsequently included as part of the as part of the 2010 County Development Plan process to better 2010 County Development Plan). integrate the proposed road layout within the Kiltiernan/ • The introduction of ‘bus-gates’ on the Enniskerry Road and Glenamuck zoned lands. The land-use zoning amendments Glenamuck Road. were as follows (see ‘Zoning Changes’ Map No. 1 for details): • The inclusion of ‘Surface Water Attenuation Ponds’. i. Parcel No. 1b – zoning has changed from ‘Objective E’ to ‘Objective A’. 1.2.3 New Environmental ii. Parcel Nos. 5a, 5b and 5c – zoning has changed from Assessments of the Plan ‘Objective E’ to ‘Objective A’. Changes in planning and environmental legislation introduced since the preparation of the 2007 LAP have meant that it is iii. Parcel No. 27a - zoning has changed from ‘Objective B’ to necessary to subject the LAP to both the ‘Objective F’. ‘Strategic Environmental Assessment’ (SEA) and Appropriate iv. Parcel No. 25b - zoning has changed from ‘Objective B’ to Assessment (AA) processes. Accordingly, there are two ‘Objective A’. environmental documents accompanying the Written v. The western portion of Parcel No. 19 - zoning has changed Statement – an SEA ‘Environmental Report’ and an AA from ‘Objective B’ to ‘Objective A’. Screening Report, both included in the Appendices to the LAP. vi. Part of field at Parcel No. 16 - zoning has changed from ‘Objective A’ to ‘Objective F’. 1.2.4 ‘Kiltiernan Neighbourhood Framework Plan’ incorporated vii. The extension of the Link Distributor Road from Ballycorus as a section of the LAP. Road to link to Enniskerry Road has been included in the An objective of the 2007 LAP was to prepare a short Development Plan (while this proposal had originally been “Neighbourhood Framework Plan” to help guide the eventual included in the First Draft of the LAP, it was subsequently development form of the Primary and Secondary Neigbourhood omitted from the final adopted LAP). Centres (effectively the proposed ‘village core’ of Kiltiernan) with particular emphasis on such matters as proposed Urban 1.2.2 Changes to the proposed road layout. Form, Urban Design Features, Architectural Style, Materials, For the purposes of this LAP, an updated transportation Colours, Urban Space/Activity/Community Areas etc. This modelling exercise was carried out on behalf of the Neighbourhood Framework Plan was published in 2010, Transportation Department to assess whether changes in road following a period of public consultation and is now included, usage and public transportation patterns (both within the LAP without amendment, in the LAP as an Appendix to the Written area and environs and within the broader GDA hinterland) in Statement. recent years would necessitate amendments to the proposed Glenamuck District Distributor Road/Glenamuck Link 1.2.5 Updates to reflect new Distributor Road Scheme, which was an integral and pivotal County Development Plan part of the 2007 Local Area Plan. polices and legislation. More comprehensive detail is provided in Section 5 of this There have been many minor changes to County Development Written Statement - ‘Movement’ - but the main changes can be Plan policy in the intervening years since the adoption of the summarised as follows: initial LAP for the area.