MEETING OF DÚN LAOGHAIRE PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION AREA COMMITTEE 6th September, 2010 Request for the designation of Killiney Hill, Dalkey Hill, Roches/Mullins Hill and Carrickgollogan Hill Special Amenity Areas Motion: Councillor S. Fitzpatrick, Councillor C. Smyth "To ask the Manager, following completion of the necessary preparatory work, present to this Council within the next 6 months, recommendations to designate Killiney Hill, Dalkey Hill, Roches/Mullins Hill and Carrickgollogan Hill as Special Amenity Areas according to the objectives set out in the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Development Plan 2010-2016 Report: The Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown County Development Plan 2010 - 2016 contains a substantial number of objectives to be completed within its six year statutary lifetime. These include to prepare a draft plan for the Cherrywood Strategic Development Zone by May 2011, to prepare several local area plans, including for Dún Laoghaire and Blackrock and also to assess 38 Candidate Architectural Conservation Areas (ACA’s) for possible future designation as ACA’s. Clearly, priorities will have to be made for this large volume of work, having regard to staff resources. The great majority of this land is in public ownership, with Killiney Hill, Dalkey Hill and Roches/Mullins Hill being carefully managed by the Co. Council’s Parks Department. Carrigollogan Hill is owned and managed by Coillte, but the Council has an input through its role in the Dublin Mountain Partnership. Consequently, it is not considered that the making of Special Amenity Area Orders for these areas warrants being given top priority over other important Development Plan objectives. Contact Person: Richard Cremins, Senior Planner, Planning Department .