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_______________________________________________________________________________________ STRATEGIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT SCHOOLS DEMAND ASSESSMENT ________________________________________________________________ LAMBS CROSS, SANDYFORD, DUBLIN Mixed Use Apartment Development Submitted on behalf of Blathus Property Limited December 2020 Contact Details Andrew Hersey Planning 3 Atlantic View West End Kilkee Co. Clare Phone: 087 6870917 Email: [email protected] www.andrewherseyplanning.com Contract This report describes work commissioned by Blathus Property Limited. Andrew Hersey MIPI MRUP carried out this work. Purpose This document has been prepared as a Schools Demand Assessment for Blathus Property Limited to be submitted to An Bord Pleanala as part of a Strategic Housing Development Planning Application. Andrew Hersey Planning accepts no responsibility or liability for any use that is made of this document other than by the client for the purposes for which it was originally commissioned and prepared. ________________________________________________________________________ Andrew Hersey BAgr.Sc. Dip. EIA Mgmt. MRUP MIPI Strategic Housing Development Lambs Cross Schools Demand Assessment 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Purpose of Report This Schools Demand Assessment has been prepared to support a Strategic Housing Developing Planning Application prepared on behalf of Blathus Property Limited for the following development:. 'Demolition of existing dwelling on site and permission for a mixed use development consisting of 143 Residential Units, including 4 live work units (Block A =34, Block B = 27, Block C = 48, Block D = 34) Communal Room (36sq.m) Hot Desk Area (36sqm) Commercial Unit (42sq.m) x2 Office units (Office 1, 48sq.m Office 2, 97sq.) Coffee Shop 42sq.m, Gym 115sq.m, Community Room 36sq.m and a Crèche 200sq.m. Together with 166 Car Parking Spaces (9 surface spaces and 157 basement spaces inclusive of 5 disabled spaces and 5 car share), raised pedestrian board walk, landscaping/tree planting and all associated works’ Figure 1.1 Map showing location of the proposed development site (courtesy Bing Maps) Page 1 Strategic Housing Development Lambs Cross Schools Demand Assessment 1.2 Background The purpose of this report is to examine the capacity of schools in the immediate area of the proposed development site and the demand for those schools which will arise from the future population of the proposed development. The report has been prepared in response to Section 8.2.3.5 of the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Development Plan 2016-2022 which states: ‘‘It is policy of the Planning Authority that no large developments over 100 residential units shall be permitted unless it can be demonstrated that adequate provisions for specified physical and social infrastructural requirements, including: roads, sewers, water mains, community, recreational and sporting facilities (indoor and outdoor), public transport, first and second level schools and shops are available at completion to support development. A phasing schedule for any such development shall be submitted with a planning application.” Development Plan policy therefore requires this Schools Demand Assessment Report. 1.3 Site Context The proposed development site is located to the north west corner of Lambs Cross and comprises 0.8ha of land. The site is located approximately 9km south of the city centre Lambs Cross has a number of services including a shop, veterinary clinic, hair & beauty salon, community centre and a national school while Sandyford Village, Stepaside Village & Dundrum Town are all within close proximity. Sandyford Business District, which makes up much of the suburb of Sandyford and encompasses Sandyford Industrial Estate, is located within 1.5 Km, of the site and is one of the biggest business parks in Ireland, consisting of over 500 companies employing approximately 20,000 people. These include financial services and technology companies such as Google, Facebook, Microsoft and AIB. The site is strategically located in close proximity to key public transport routes including Dublin Bus Routes which travel via Lambs Cross (44 & 44B) which connects the site to DCU in Drumcondra via the City Centre, Miltown, and Sandyford Business District. The 114 bus route runs from Simon’s Ridge via Lambs Cross to Blackrock Dart Station The site is approximately 1km from the M50. The site is therefore highly accessible to employment hubs, community services and the wider area of Dublin and the rest of the country.. The site is under the administrative jurisdiction of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. Page 2 Strategic Housing Development Lambs Cross Schools Demand Assessment 2.0 METHODOLOGY 2.1 Code of Practice “The Provision of Schools and the Planning System – A Code of Practice for Planning Authorities (2008)” published by the Department of Education and Science and the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, sets out best practice approaches that should be followed by planning authorities in ensuring that the planning system plays its full part in facilitating the timely and cost-effective roll-out of school facilities by the Department of Education and Science and in line with the principles of proper planning and sustainable development. In respect of identifying requirements for primary schools in the future, the “Code of Practice” outlines that the Department of Education and Science will assume that an average of 12% of the population is of primary school-going age. In respect of secondary schools’ provision, the “Code of Practice” identifies that the procedure for establishing demand for new second-level schools may in some cases be more complex as it involves not just an assessment of likely population growth but also an appraisal of the capacity of existing post-primary schools, coupled with an assessment of the enrolment patterns in existing and anticipated 'feeder' national schools. 2.2 Methodology With respect of the above, the following methodology is used to assess as to whether there is sufficient school places for the future population of the proposed development is as follows: (i) Examine the general population and school going population of a study area (ii) Examine the type of households in the study area and with respect to the proposed development which consists exclusively of apartments with commercial uses at ground floor level and examine the average number of residents per apartment in the study area. (iii) Take the average number of residents per apartment in the study area calculated under (ii) above and multiply it by the number of apartments proposed. (iv) This will result in a potential future population of the proposed development. (v) Examine the number of residents in the study area of school going age i.e. 4-12 year olds - primary school and 13-18 year olds - post primary school, as a percentage of the population of the study area Page 3 Strategic Housing Development Lambs Cross Schools Demand Assessment (vi) Using these percentages calculate the potential number of residents in the proposed development of a school going age (vii) Calculate the enrolment of students in primary and post primary schools on the study area. Examine these against the number of residents of a school going age calculated under (v) above (viii) Examine projected future enrolment of students in primary and post primary schools in the study area having regard to Department of Education & Science Forecast Models. (ix) Examine existing significant planning permissions in the study area (x) Examine plans for new schools and extensions to existing schools in the study area (xi) Quantify as to whether there is sufficient capacity in the existing schools to accommodate the proposed development taking cognisance of future enrolment projections, existing significant planning applications and proposals for new schools in the short to medium term. Figure 2.1 Map showing Electoral Districts within 2.5km radius of the proposed development site (courtesy Bing Maps) Page 4 Strategic Housing Development Lambs Cross Schools Demand Assessment 2.3 The Study Area The average distance to primary schools in the Dun Laoighre Rathdown Administrative Area is 900metres while secondary schools is 1.3km (https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-mdsi/ measuringdistancetoeverydayservicesinireland/generalresults/) Having regard to the location of the site, it is noted that there are just two primary schools and two secondary schools within 1.5km of the site. In this respect and having regard to the highly commutable location of the site it is considered appropriate therefore to examine schools and population characteristics within 2.5km radius of the site. There are 12 Electoral Districts within or partially within a 2.5 km radius of the site which are set out on Table A2 of the Appendices at the end of this report. For the purposes of this report the Study Area is taken to be these 12 Electoral Divisions (see Figure 2.1 above) Summary: “The Provision of Schools and the Planning System – A Code of Practice for Planning Authorities (2008)” published by the Department of Education and Science sets out best practice approaches that should be followed by planning authorities in ensuring that the planning system plays its full part in facilitating the timely and cost-effective roll-out of school facilities. Population statistics are examined within the study area which comprises of 12 Electoral Districts which are located within 2.5km of the proposed development site. From