South Dublin County Council South Dublin County Council Draft Development Plan 2004-2010 Draft Development Plan Written Statement South Dublin County Council South Dublin County Council Draft Development Plan 2004-2010 Draft Development Plan Written Statement Máire Ardagh Mayor Joe Horan County Manager Kieran Kennedy Director of Planning Michael Kenny November 2003 Senior Planner South Dublin County Council Comhairle Chontae Átha Cliath Theas The Council of an Administrative County consists of a Mayor and Councillors. South Dublin has a total of 26 Councillors who are elected from 5 electoral areas – Clondalkin, Lucan, Tallaght Central, Tallaght South and Terenure/Rathfarnham. County Council Members November 2003 Clondalkin Electoral Area Robert Dowds Labour Colm McGrath Independent Sheila O’Brien Fianna Fáil Thérèse Ridge Fine Gael Colm Tyndall Progressive Democrats Lucan Electoral Area Deirdre Doherty-Ryan Fianna Fáil Derek Keating Independent Fintan McCarthy Green Eamonn Tuffy Labour Tallaght Central Electoral Area Mark Daly Sinn Féin Eamonn Maloney Labour Paul Ringland Fine Gael Roderick Smyth Fianna Fáil Don Tipping Labour Tallaght South Electoral Area Mick Billane Fianna Fáil Jim Daly Fianna Fáil John Hannon Fianna Fáil Cathal King Sinn Féin Denis Mackin Labour Terenure/Rathfarnham Electoral Area Máire Ardagh, Mayor, Fianna Fáil Cáit Keane Progressive Democrats John Lahart Fianna Fáil Stanley Laing, Deputy Mayor, Fine Gael Meg Murphy Independent Ann Ormonde, Senator, Fianna Fáil Eamonn Walsh Labour Acknowledgements This Draft Plan was prepared under the direction of Kieran Kennedy, Director of Planning by the following staff - Michael Kenny, Senior Planner, Project Co-ordinator Development Plan Team: Robert Matthews, Senior Executive Planner Sióbhan Duff, Senior Executive Planner Larry McEvoy, Senior Executive Technician Brid Lindsay, Senior Staff Officer Fiona Fair, Executive Planner Grace Sweeney, Assistant Planner Geraldine Fitzgerald, Technician John Lockhart, Technician Forward Planning and Research and Policy: Neil O’ Byrne, Senior Planner Paul Hogan, Senior Executive Planner Irenie McLoughlin, Conservation Officer Additional input from: Tom Doherty, Deputy Manager; Frank Coffey, Director of Transportation and County Engineer; Jim Walsh, Director of Economic Development; John Bird, Senior Planner; Eddie Conroy, Senior Architect; Dr. Christy Boylan, Senior Parks Superintendent; Abe Jacob, Philip Murphy, Mick Fagan, Mary Pyne, Senior Executive Officers; John Mc Loughlin, Muiris O’Keefe, Sean Murray, Tom Moyne, Tony O’Grady, Senior Engineers; Dara Larkin, Anne Hyland, Senior Executive Planners; Teresa Walsh, County Librarian; Michael Hannon, Senior Executive Parks Superintendent; Katherine Banks, Paddy McNamara, Mary O’ Shaughnessy, Administrative Officers; Niall Hayden, Chief Technician; Selina Bonnie, Social Inclusion Officer; Tess Behan, Staff Officer; Liz Miller, Assistant Staff Officer;Bláithin O’Reilly, Technician; Antoinette Murtagh, Marie O’ Neill Clerical Officers. CONTENTS South Dublin County Council Draft Development Plan 2004-2010 CONTENTS PAGE PART 1 - INTRODUCTION AND POLICY CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION AND OVERALL STRATEGY 1.1 BACKGROUND 5 1.2 NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND LOCAL POLICY CONTEXT FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN 6 1.3 SOCIO - ECONOMIC PROFILE 11 1.4 STRATEGY 14 1.5 AIMS 15 1.6 OPPORTUNITIES 16 CHAPTER 2 - ENTERPRISE AND EMPLOYMENT 2.0 AIM 21 2.1 BACKGROUND 21 2.2 STRATEGY 22 2.3 POLICY 22 CHAPTER 3 - HOUSING 3.0 AIM 29 3.1 BACKGROUND 29 3.2 STRATEGY 32 3.3 POLICY 32 CHAPTER 4 - SOCIAL INCLUSION, COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND RECREATION 4.0 AIM 43 4.1 BACKGROUND 43 4.2 STRATEGY 45 4.3 POLICY - SOCIAL INCLUSION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 46 4.4 POLICY - COMMUNITY FACILITIES 47 4.5 POLICY - RECREATION 51 CHAPTER 5 - TOWN, DISTRICT AND LOCAL CENTRES 5.0 AIM 57 5.1 BACKGROUND 57 5.2 STRATEGY 59 5.3 POLICY 59 CHAPTER 6 - RETAILING 6.0 AIM 67 6.1 BACKGROUND 67 6.2 STRATEGY 70 6.3 POLICY 71 CONTENTS PAGE CHAPTER 7 - INFRASTRUCTURE 7.0 INTRODUCTION 75 7.1 A. TRANSPORTATION 75 7.2 AIM 75 7.3 BACKGROUND 75 7.4 STRATEGY - TRANSPORTATION 77 7.5 POLICY - TRANSPORTATION GENERAL 77 7.6 POLICY - PUBLIC TRANSPORT 78 7.7 POLICY - ROADS AND TRAFFIC 79 7.8 POLICY - CYCLING AND WALKING 81 7.9 POLICY - AERODROMES 81 7.10 B. WATER SUPPLY AND DRAINAGE 82 7.11 AIM 82 7.12 BACKGROUND 82 7.13 STRATEGY - WATER SUPPLY AND DRAINAGE 82 7.14 POLICY 83 7.15 C. ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 85 7.16 AIM 85 7.17 BACKGROUND 85 7.18 STRATEGY - ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 87 7.19 POLICY 87 7.20 D. ENERGY AND COMMUNICATIONS 91 7.21 AIM 91 7.22 BACKGROUND 91 7.23 STRATEGY - ENERGY AND COMMUNICATIONS 91 7.24 POLICY 92 CHAPTER 8 - ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE 8.0 AIM 95 8.1 BACKGROUND 95 8.2 STRATEGY 96 8.3 POLICY 96 CHAPTER 9 - LANDSCAPE, NATURAL HERITAGE AND AMENITIES 9.0 AIM 101 9.1 BACKGROUND 101 9.2 STRATEGY 101 9.3 POLICY - LANDSCAPE 101 9.4 POLICY - NATURAL HERITAGE 102 9.5 POLICY - AMENITIES 105 CONTENTS PAGE PART 2 - CONTROL OF DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN CHAPTER 10 - LAND-USE ZONING AND LOCAL ZONING OBJECTIVES 10.0 AIM 111 10.1 PURPOSE OF USE ZONING OBJECTIVES 111 10.2 ZONING OBJECTIVES MATRIX 125 10.3 LOCAL ZONING OBJECTIVES 127 CHAPTER 11 - URBAN DESIGN 11.0 AIM 131 11.1 BACKGROUND 131 11.2 KEY PRINCIPLES 133 11.3 OVERALL DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS 134 11.4 BASIC SPATIAL ELEMENTS 135 11.5 SUSTAINABLE PLACEMAKING MODEL 137 11.6 HIERARCHY CONSIDERATIONS 138 11.7 DENSITY CONSIDERATIONS 140 11.8 ROAD DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS 140 11.9 PUBLIC OPEN SPACE CONSIDERATIONS 143 11.10 LOCAL FACILITIES CONSIDERATIONS 143 11.11 DETAILED DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS 144 CHAPTER 12 - DEVELOPMENT CONTROL 12.0 AIM 151 12.1 INTRODUCTION 151 12.2 GENERAL DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS 152 12.3 ENTERPRISE AND EMPLOYMENT 155 12.4 RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS 157 12.5 RETAILING 161 12.6 SHOPFRONT DESIGN AND ADVERTISING 165 12.7 TRANSPORTATION 167 12.8 WATER SUPPLY AND DRAINAGE 171 12.9 ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 171 12.10 ENERGY AND COMMUNICATIONS 172 12.11 ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE 173 12.12 LANDSCAPE, HERITAGE AND AMENITIES 174 CONTENTS PAGE PART 3 - OBJECTIVES AND ENVIRONMENTAL APPRAISAL CHAPTER 13 - SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES 13.0 INTRODUCTION 181 13.1 HOUSING 181 13.2 TOWN, DISTRICT AND LOCAL CENTRES 182 13.3 TRANSPORTATION 182 13.4 WATER SUPPLY AND DRAINAGE 186 13.5 LANDSCAPE, HERITAGE AND AMENITIES 187 CHAPTER 14 - SPECIFIC LOCAL OBJECTIVES 14.0 INTRODUCTION 193 CHAPTER 15 - ENVIRONMENTAL APPRAISAL 15.0 INTRODUCTION 203 15.1 APPRAISAL PROCESS 203 15.2 ASSESSMENT OF MAIN PLANNING STRATEGY AND AIMS 204 15.3 COMPLETION OF STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 206 PART 4 - SCHEDULES SCHEDULE 1 - RECORD OF MONUMENTS AND PLACES 211 SCHEDULE 2 - RECORD OF PROTECTED STRUCTURES 217 SCHEDULE 3 - DEFINITIONS OF USE CLASSES 233 SCHEDULE 4 - CASEMENT AERODROME, BALDONNELL 239 SCHEDULE 5 - WESTON AERODROME, LUCAN, 245 SCHEDULE 6 - DRAFT HOUSING STRATEGY 2004 – 2010 249 SCHEDULE 7 - LANDSCAPE CHARACTER AREAS 273 PART 5 - APPENDICES APPENDIX 1 - CONTENTS OF DEVELOPMENT PLANS - REQUIREMENTS OF PLANNING ACT 2000 285 APPENDIX 2 - PLANS, GUIDELINES AND STRATEGIES FOR CONSIDERATION IN MAKING DEVELOPMENT PLANS 289 APPENDIX 3 - GUIDELINES ON THE SITING AND DESIGN OF RURAL DWELLINGS 293 APPENDIX 4 - DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL (LUCAN BRIDGE TO PALMERSTOWN) SPECIAL AMENITY AREA ORDER 309 APPENDIX 5 - PETROL STATIONS - GUIDELINES ON LOCATION AND DESIGN 315 Part 1 INTRODUCTION AND POLICY South Dublin County Council Draft Development Plan 2004-2010 South Dublin County Council Draft Development Plan 2004-2010 Chapter1 Introduction and Overall Strategy Figure 1.1 South Dublin - Context Ashbourne Legend N Motorways Motorways (Under Construction) Railways LUAS Main Roads Swords Airports Malahide Built up Areas Parks and Amenity Areas Dublin County Boundary Airport MEATH Clonee FINGAL Santry Corduff Finglas Coolock Kilb Whitehall Blanchardstown Raheny Castleknock Marino Leixlip Dollymo Cabra River Liffey Fairview Lucan Dublin M4 Liffey Palmerstown KILDARE N4 Valley City Centre Celbridge Ringsend Adamstown Dublin - Cork Railway Bluebell Dolphins Irishtown Barn Canal Crumlin Sandymount M50 Grange Donnybrook Castle Walkinstown Merrion Clondalkin Kimmage Greenhills Terenure Milltown Belfield Blackrock AS Tempelogue LU Rathfarnham Casement Aerodrome Monkstown Newcastle Kilmacud Baldonnell Citywest S.D.C.C. HQ Ballyboden Dundrum Tallaght Stillorgan Ballinteer Old Bawn N7 Saggart Jobstown M50 Sandyford Rathcoole Edmondstown Foxrock N81 River Dodder M50 UnderLeopardstown Construction Rockbrook Cornels SOUTH DUBLIN DUN LAOGHAIRE Brittas RATHDOWN WICKLOW Bl i INTRODUCTION AND OVERALL STRATEGY Part 1 Chapter 1.1 BACKGROUND 1.1.2.iii Chapter 1 of Part 1, Introduction and Overall 1 1.1.1 Introduction Strategy, sets the context for and background to the making of the Development Plan. It also 1.1.1.i includes the Council’s strategy and aims for the The Draft Development Plan sets out South period of the Plan and beyond. Dublin County Council’s policies and objectives for the development of the County from 2004 to 1.1.2.iv 2010. The Plan seeks to develop and improve in The topic or subject based chapters in Part 1 a sustainable manner the social, economic, cul- outline the Council’s policies in relation to enter- tural and environmental assets of the county. prise and employment, housing, community development, urban centres, retailing, infrastruc- 1.1.1.ii ture, archaeological and architectural heritage, The Plan covers the administrative area of South landscape and amenities. Dublin, which is 223 sq. kilometres in extent and is located approximately 16 kilometres south- 1.1.2.v west of Dublin City Centre. The county extends The policies of the Plan provide interpretation of from the Dublin Mountains to the River Liffey and the Council’s strategic aims on a topic basis, and includes Brittas, Clondalkin, Edmondstown, indicate how the Council’s strategy will be imple- Lucan, Newcastle, Palmerstown, Rathcoole, mented. Rathfarnham, Rockbrook, Saggart, Tallaght and Templeogue. 1.1.2.vi Part 2 sets out the Development Control stan- 1.1.2 Form and Content of the Plan dards and Zoning Objectives that will be applied to development proposals in the County.