Welcome to the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Draft County Development Plan, 2022-2028 webpage.
A Chief Executive’s Draft Plan was circulated to members in October 2020. This was considered and amended by the 40 elected members at a series of Special County Development Plan meetings. At a meeting held on the 18th December it was deemed to be the Draft Plan.
Public Involvement
The Draft Plan was then placed on public display online from January 12th, 2021 and in the Ferry Terminal, Dún Laoghaire Harbour from February 1st, 2021. This public consultation period ended on Friday 16th April, 2021.
What Stage are we at Now?
The Executive have now prepared a Chief Executive’s Report on all submissions / observations received. This report has been circulated to the Elected Members for their consideration in the autumn. Please see enclosed table which sets out the plan making process and the stage we are at now.
The Chief Executive’s Report is split into two Volumes:
• Volume I is set out in 3 parts:
Part 1:
Introduction
Part 2:
A summary of the observations, submissions and the recommendations, made by the Office of the Planning Regulator.
A summary of the issues raised and the recommendations made by the Eastern and Midlands Regional Authority (EMRA), and, the recommendations of the Chief Executive.
A summary of the issues raised and the recommendations made by the National Transport Authority (NTA), and, the recommendations of the Chief Executive.
Part 3:
A summary of the issues raised by all other persons / bodies and the response and recommendation of the Chief Executive.
• Volume II sets out a summary of all submissions received (bar the Office of the Planning Regulator) and includes a list of persons or bodies who made submissions.
To supplement the Chief Executive’s Report, a map showing a boundary for the proposed Rathmichael Local Area Plan and an Appraisal Document for the proposed Dundrum Architectural Conservation Area was also submitted to the Elected Members for their consideration
Can I Still See the Draft Plan?
The Draft Plan documents are still available to view in our interactive room HERE and can be downloaded under the banners below.
A supplementary interactive webmap has also been prepared and can be viewed here
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Next Steps:
Upon considerarion of the Chief Executive’s Report, the Elected Members may amend the Draft Plan. Material amendments to the Draft Plan will be put on public display later in the year when you, the public, will be invited to make submissions / observations on these amendments. The enclosed table sets the stages of the plan making process.
In simple terms, a Development Plan is a spatial plan that guides the future development of a County for a six-year period through a suite of policy objectives, land use zoning objectives and development management guidance.
A Development Plan must ensure that there is enough land zoned in the County to meet our housing requirements which are set at a regional level. Chapter 1 of the Draft Plan sets out more detail in relation to the legislative context and structure of the Draft Plan.
Section 10 of the Planning and Development Act, 2000 (as amended) sets out the statutory content of a Development Plan – these requirements are summarised in Appendix A of the pre-draft ‘Have Your Say’ document.
In order to navigate the Chief Executive’s Report, it is recommended that you first open Volume II to locate your submission number (B0001-B1263). This can be done by searching for your name or organisation using ‘Ctrl’ & ‘F’ on your keyboard, or by using the search function in your PDF software.
All submissions are summarised in Volume II and submission numbers are hyperlinked to view the submission, including any attachments, as received by the Planning Authority (Note: some details may have been redacted before publishing online).
Under each submission summary, the location of where the issues raised are located in Volume I is stated, i.e. Chapters 1-15, Appendix 1-17, Land Use Mapping, Miscellaneous, or, it may state that no issue was raised.
Issues raised are summarised and the Chief Executive’s response and recommendations are set out in Volume I under the relevant Chapter heading of the Draft Plan. Where more than one submission / observation raised the same issue, these are grouped together, and all submission numbers are listed along side the summary of the issue.
The quickest way to find where your issue is located in Volume I, search using your submission number using ‘Ctrl’ & ‘F’ on your keyboard, or by using the search function in your PDF software.
The Draft Plan can be viewed in full on our webpage, our virtual room, and by appointment at the planning counter in County Hall.
The Chief Executive’s Report can be viewed in full on our webpage and by appointment at the planning counter in County Hall.
To make an appointment to view the Draft Plan/ Chief Executive's Report, please email devplan@dlrcoco.ie .
Given the current Public Health guidance, we would strongly encourage the use of our online resources to view the Draft Plan. The Draft Plan is also available to purchase.
Note - Appointments are offered subject to the following:
• No more than 2 people may attend at any one appointment.
• Appointments are offered in 1-hour slots only.
• Wearing of face coverings are mandatory inside the building.
• Visitors must sanitise their hands upon entering the building, and possibly, prior to and after handling documents .
• Stationery and Pens will not be provided, all visitors must bring their own materials.
Attendees are requested:
• To Abide by the public health guidance in effect and that ‘At Risk’ / ‘At Very High Risk’. individuals should review the particular guidance as it applies to them. All visitors to the display shall wear a face mask for the duration of their visit.
• Not visit to venue if they (or the other member of their visiting party) are
o ill,
o displaying symptoms or
o awaiting test results for a Covid-related illness.
o have recently entered or returned to the country and are isolating in line with public health travel arrangements.
o a close contact of someone who has Covid, or a close contact of someone who is waiting for a Covid test result.
Yes – all Draft Plan documents are provided on our webpage and in the consultation hub as downloadable PDFs.
Each Volume of the Chief Executive’s Report is provided on our webpage as a downloadable PDF.
The complete Draft Plan is available to purchase by contacting Clare Egan or Lisa Cairns E:devplan@dlrcoco.ie T: 01 2054700
Cost:
Written Statement €20.00
Appendices 1 – 14 €20.00
Appendix 15- Green Infrastructure Strategy €15.00
Appendix 16 – Strategic Flood Risk Assessment €5.00
Appendix 17 – Sandyford UFP €5.00
SEA Environmental report €13.00
Natura Impact Report i €5.00
ACA Appraisals €10.00
SEA Non-technical summary document €4.00
Full Set €97.00
Additional cost for maps. as required:
€20 for a set of 1 Land Use Zoning Map, 1 Flood Map and 4 Supplementary Maps.
€280 for the full set of Maps which includes Land Use Zoning Maps 1-14, Flood Maps 1-14 and 4 Supplementary Maps.
(Prices exclude delivery).
A Development Plan sets out the land use zoning objectives for an area.
The land use zoning objectives for the County are set out over a series of 14 maps and certain uses which may be permitted in principle or open for consideration within each land use zone is set out Chapter 13 of the Draft Plan.
Proposed development within an area occurs when a developer (public or private), or an individual, proposes and obtains the relevant planning permission. This ‘development management’ process is separate to the Development Plan making process. Proposed development is required to accord with the provisions of a Development Plan.
Yes – our interactive map has an address search function. To zoom into your desired location, simply enter your address or Eircode, in the ‘find’ bar located at top left of the map.
If you want to download the map relevant to your area, the easiest way to find the correct map is to visit the map area in our virtual room where a map index shows all map numbers and the areas they cover.
The interactive map may not function properly for a number of reasons, often a simple refresh of the page will reload it without issue. Some other suggestions that may remedy your issue include:
• The interactive map works best and should be opened on one of the following web browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Safari or Edge.
• Please ensure that you have accepted the terms and conditions by ticking the box upon opening the map.
• Some layers will not load until you zoom into an area.
• The mapping service provider esri may be carrying out essential updates – this is usually a very limited time only and the map may load successfully again in 10-15 minutes time.
Land use mapping for the entire county is available to download as separate PDF documents from our webpage.
In the event that you continue to have difficulty accessing the interactive map, please contact us devplan@dlrcoco.ie with details of the issue.
All owners / occupiers of properties or structures being added to or deleted from the Record of Protected Structures (RPS) in the Draft Plan are legally required to be notified.
All properties located within a proposed Architectural Conservation Area (ACA) have been issued with a letter and a brief information leaflet.
Both the Record of Protected Structures and list of proposed Architectural Conservation Areas are set out in Appendix 4 of the Draft Plan. Additions to the RPS are in bold text.
Your property / structure has been recommended for inclusion onto the Record of Protected Structures “in order to protect a structure, or part of a structure, of special architectural, historical, archaeological, artistic, cultural, scientific, social or technical interest” (Section 54 of the Planning and Development Act, 2000, as amended).
A letter issued to owners/occupiers of properties added to the RPS in the Draft Plan states whether the recommendation was made by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage or by the Planning Authority.
Properties / structures recommended for addition by the Minister resulted from surveys carried out for part of the County. More specific details for a particular structure can be found in the surveys of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage: here.
Properties / structures recommended for addition by the Planning Authority were the result of either - submissions received at pre-draft stage (see pre-draft CE Report for details), Motions from Elected Members (see Special Meetings from December 15-18th 2020), the property / structure was brought to our attention during the preparation of the current County Development Plan 2016-2022 or when dealing with planning applications since the adoption of the current Plan.
Further details with regard to Protected Structures can be found here on the Conservation section of our website.
If you have received a letter in relation to the addition of property / structure to the Record of Protected Structures in error, please advise the Planning Department as soon as possible using the contact details at the top of the letter.
If you do not agree with the addition of your property / structure to the RPS or if you think an amendment is required to the name / address / description of the structure or the extent of the structure on the land use maps, please make a submission on the Draft Plan. Please ensure to clearly identify the structure in question in your submission.
All submissions / observations received in relation to properties / structures recommended by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage will be sent to the Minister for their consideration.
Details on how to make a submission to the Draft Plan can be viewed here.
The surveys carried out by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for part of the County were not fully completed prior to the adoption of the current County Development Plan 2016-2022.
An Architectural Conservation Area (ACA) is a place, area, group of structures or townscape that is of special architectural, historical, archaeological, technical, social, cultural, or scientific, interest, or that contributes to the appreciation of a Protected Structure. An ACA aims to identify and protect areas of special significance and promote an awareness of this significance.
Further details with regard to ACA’s in general can be found here on the Conservation section of our website.
Further details with regard to the ACA’s proposed to be designated as part of the Draft Plan can be found in Appendix 4 and the Character Appraisal documents that accompany the Draft Plan.
In order to designate an ACA, a Character Appraisal for the area must be completed. At the time of preparing the Draft County Development Plan 2022-2028, the Character Appraisal Reports for the 5 proposed ACA’s had been carried out.
If you consider that further adjustment to the boundary of a proposed ACA is required, please make a submission on the Draft Plan.
Details on how to make a submission to the Draft Plan can be viewed here.
Flood Zone Maps are maps of areas predicted to be at risk of flooding in the 1.0% annual exceedance probability (AEP) event (1 in 100 year - Flood Zone A) and the 0.1% AEP event (1 in 1000 year - Flood Zone B).
The Flood Zone Maps were produced as an output of the Eastern Catchment Flood Risk Assessment & Management (ECFRAMs) project (2010 -2017) and were subject to statutory consultation and approval during that period.
For specific flood risk considerations of an area, please refer to Section 5 of Appendix 16 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment of the Draft Plan.
In the event that your query has not been covered here, please contact Clare Egan or Lisa Cairns, E: devplan@dlrcoco.ie / T: 01 2054700.
The list of FAQs do not purport to be a legal interpretation of the Planning and Development Act 2000, (as amedned) and are simply for information purposes.