The Old Connaught Local Area Plan was informed by an Area Based Transport Assessment (ABTA). 

The recommendations from this assessment have been incorporated into the LAP in the form of objectives that will facilitate future improvements to public transport, pedestrian movement, cycling provision and the road network in the area.   

The Draft Old Connaught Local Area Plan is on public display from 6th March 2025 - 17th April 2025.

All Draft LAP documents are available to view online under the document list on this webpage, in our Virtual Room, the Council Offices in County Hall and Dundrum or in any of our dlr Library branches.

An online webinar will be held on March 20th 2025 at 7pm. You can register for this event here.

dlr staff will be available to answer your questions at two public information 'drop-in' days at St. Gerard's School, Old Connaught on:

• Tuesday, 25 March 2025 from 4pm until 8pm, and
• Tuesday, 8 April 2025 from 4pm until 8pm.

Submissions or observations can be made in either of the following two ways:  

• online through our consultation hub here. 

• in writing addressed to Senior Executive Officer, Planning and Economic Development Department, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, County Hall, Marine Road, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.  

The closing date for submissions or observations is 23.59 on the 17th April, 2025. 

The Draft Old Connaught Local Area Plan will be on display both in hard copy and online from 6th March to 17th April 2025.   

Submissions or observations can be made in either of the following two ways:  

• online through our consultation hub here. 

• in writing addressed to Senior Executive Officer, Planning and Economic Development Department, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, County Hall, Marine Road, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.  

The closing date for submissions or observations is 23.59 on the 9th May, 2025. 

Yes. A hard copy of the Issues Paper can be viewed at the following locations:

• Dundrum Council Offices,
• County Hall, Dún Laoghaire, and
• In all dlr library branches.

The Draft Kiltiernan - Glenamuck Local Area Plan was on public display for a period of 6 weeks from 6th February 2025 - 21st March 2025 during this period an online webinar was held on Tuesday 18th February 2025.

A recording of the webinar can be viewed here.

All Draft plan documents are available to view online under the document list on this webpage, in our Virtual Room or in County Hall, the Council Offices in Dundrum or in any of our dlr Library branches.

The Planning Authority uses the Tailte Éireann (OSI) / historical spelling of Kiltiernan in Local Area Plans (KGLAP). This was used in the previous Local Area from in 2007 and 2013.

Page 19 of the Chief Executive's report on the KGLAP Pre-Draft Consultation notes that the the spelling of Kiltiernan has varied over the years from as early as the 17th Century.

The Chief Executive's report includes a historical map of the area illustrating the 'Kiltiernan Domain' and 'Kiltiernan' place names on Tailte Éireann maps from the first edition of the 6inch map (1829-1841).

Contemporary mapping from Tailte Éireann retains this spelling if Kiltiernan.

Yes, all submissions / observations made on the Draft Plan can be view online here.

The Draft public consultation stage is for a period of not less than 6 weeks. This ran from Thursday, 8th June 2023 - Friday, 21st July 2023.

In the event that material amendments are made to the Draft LAP, these will be placed on public display with submissions / observations invited for a period of not less than 4 weeks.

The Planning Authority is now in the process of preparing a Draft Local Area Plan for Old Connaught.

Once this has been completed, the Draft LAP will be placed on display as part of a statutory public consultation process.

After the public consultation, the planning authority prepared a Chief Executive's Report which was circulated to the Elected Members for their consideration.

The Elected Members then made the LAP, by way of a resolution, with minor amendments at a Special Council Meeting on the 10th October 2023. The LAP then came into effect, 6 weeks later, on Tuesday, 21st November 2023.

Each stage of the plan making process for a Local Area Plan is set out below (click to enlarge).

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.

In the event that your query isn't addressed on this webpage, you can email us at: dlrforwardplanning@dlrcoco.ie

A Local Area Plan does not contain development proposals, rather, it sets out policies and objectives to help guide any future development within an area.

A number of ‘site frameworks’ are set out in Chapter 2 of the Local Area plan that provide site specific parameters for future development.

All proposed development is subject to assessment by way of a planning application.

A Local Area Plan does not contain development proposals, rather, it sets out policies and objectives to help guide any future development within an area.

A number of ‘site development frameworks’ are set out in Chapter 2 of the Draft Local Area plan that provide site specific parameters for future development.

Proposed development is subject to assessment by way of a planning application.

The Dundrum Local Area Plan was informed by an Area Based Transport Assessment (ABTA).

A number of the ABTA recommendations have been incorporated into the  LAP in the form of objectives that will facilitate future improvements to public transport, pedestrian movement, cycling provision and the road network in the area.  

Yes.

A hard copy of the Draft LAP can be viewed at the following locations:

• Dundrum Council Offices,
• Planning Department, County Hall, Dún Laoghaire, and
• In all dlr library branches.

Submissions or observations can be made in either of the following two ways:  

• online through our consultation hub here,  

• in writing addressed to Senior Executive Officer, Planning and Economic Development Department, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, County Hall, Marine Road, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.  

The closing date for submissions or observations is 23.59 on the 21st March, 2025. 

The pre-draft consultation has now ended. Thank you to all who made a submission / observation. 

There will be another opportunity to have your say during the public consultation on the Draft Local Area Plan.

The pre-draft public consultation period runs from 12th September 2023 to 17th October 2023.

A Local Area Plan (LAP) is a statutory document prepared by the Local Authority in accordance with the requirements of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended).

A LAP consists of a suite of policies and objectives to guide the development of an area for a period of 6 years. A LAP sets out a land use strategy for the proper planning and sustainable development an area and consists of a written statement and maps indicating:

• objectives for the zoning of land for the use solely or primarily of particular areas for particular purposes, or
• other objectives in such detail as may be determined by the Planning Authority for the proper planning and sustainable development of the area to which it applies, including the objective of development of land on a phased basis and, detail on community facilities and amenities and on standards for the design of developments and structures.

There will be two information sessions where Council officials will be available to speak to in person. The information sessions are on the following dates:

• Thursday 21st of September 2023 at Kilternan Centre, Enniskerry Road, D18 ET99 from 4.00p.m. - 8.00p.m.
• Wednesday 11th of October 2023 at Kilternan Centre, Enniskerry Road, D18 ET99 from 4.00p.m. - 8.00p.m.

The Dundrum Local Area Plan documents can be viewed in full:

• on this webpage by expanding the 'Dundrum Local Area Plan 2023' banner.
• In the Dundrum Council Offices Mon-Fri (except bank holidays) 9:30am to 12:30pm and 1:30pm to 4:30pm
• County Hall Mon-Fri (excluding Bank Holidays) between 10.00a.m and 4.00p.m.
• Upon request in any dlr library branch. Details of each library opening times are set out here.

In the event that your query isn't addressed on this webpage, you can email us at: dlrforwardplanning@dlrcoco.ie.

Yes. A hard copy of the Draft Old Connaught LAP can be viewed at the following locations:

• Dundrum Council Offices,
• County Hall, Dún Laoghaire, and
• In all dlr library branches.

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.

The submission period for the Draft LAP closed on the 21st July 2023.

In the event that material amendments are made to the Draft LAP, further submissions will be invited at that stage.

A Local Area Plan is a 6 year plan, unless it is extended to 10 years.

The webinar video is available to view on the Draft LAP webpage and on the dlr YouTube channel here.

The slides presented during the webinar are available to view under the Stages involved in the preparation of the Dundrum Local Area Plan list above or, the Draft LAP presentation can be viewed here and the ABTA presentation can be viewed here.

All submissions made during the Draft Plan public consultation stage are now being reviewed. Submissions / Observation can be viewed here.

A Chief Executive's report is being prepared which summarises the issues raised in submissions / observations received and will set out recommendations.

Council officials were available to speak to in person during our drop-in days which took place in the Dundrum Council Offices on:

• Tuesday 27th June 10.30am – 12.30pm, and 2pm – 4pm
• Thursday 6th July 4pm – 8pm.

In the event that your query isn't addressed on this webpage, you can email us at: planningsecretariat@dlrcoco.ie.

Your views helped shape the direction that the final Local Area Plan.

Your written submissions / observations were reviewed and summarised, and recommendations were made in response to them in a Chief Executive's Report.

This report was circulated to the Elected Members for their consideration in September 2023.

The Elected Members agreed to make the Local Area Plan, by way of a resolution, with minor amendments at a a Special Council Meeting on the 10th October 2023.

Thank you for taking the time to have your say in the process by making a written submission / observation and helping to shape the policy framework for your area.

The list of FAQs do not purport to be a legal interpretation of the Planning and Development Act 2000, (as amended) and are simply for information purposes.