There were no declarations of interest from the Members.

-          as circulated

Greg O’Donnell, A/Director of Services outlined that the Chief Executive’s report and recommendations relate to submissions received on the Proposed Material Alterations to the Draft Plan and this is a key component of the third and final stage of the plan preparation process. He advised that Members consideration will be in relation to the proposed material alterations to the Draft Plan and the Chief Executive’s recommendations on same, and advised of the limitations to making further modifications to the proposed material alterations, as detailed on page 5 of the Chief Executive’s Report. 

Submission from the Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR)

Theme 1- Core Strategy and land use zoning for residential use

CE Recommendation No. 1: MA 30 (Lisnamult)

On the PROPOSAL of Cllr. Fitzmaurice

            SECONDED by Cllr. McDermott

It was AGREED to accept the Chief Executive’s Recommendation No 1 to make the Plan with the proposed material alteration as set out in MA 30 concerning c. 1.9ha. of land, where it was proposed to: 

Amend Maps 1, 1A, 1B, 1C and 3 of the Draft Plan as follows:

-              Southernmost portion of land, Lisnamult: Zone the land as ‘New Residential’ instead of the ‘Unzoned’ identification in the Draft LAP;

-              In conjunction with the above amendment to land use zones, amend and update Table 11.1 Land Use Zoning Extents and Table 11.2 New Residential Lands on pages 64 and 65 respectively to reflect the altered land extents.

And to also: 

-          Amend the content in the ‘Residential Sites’ table in Appendix 1 (Planning and Infrastructure Assessment) on page 75 of the Draft Plan to include the Lisnamult lands as an additional site, assigned a Tier 2 classification in respect of water supply and wastewater; and

-          Include corresponding detail on Map 1C – Land Use Zoning and Infrastructure Assessment Map (identifying the Lisnamult ‘New Residential’ land as site 8 and re-number all subsequent sites accordingly.   

Cllr. Waldron voiced concerns regarding this but this was not supported by any of the other Members present.

CE Recommendation No. 2: MA 31 (Hawthorne Drive)

On the PROPOSAL of Cllr. Scahill

            SECONDED by Cllr. Fitzmaurice

It was AGREED to accept the Chief Executive’s Recommendation No. 2 to make the LAP with the proposed material alteration as set out in MA 31 regarding c. 1.9 ha of land and where it was proposed to:

Amend Maps 1, 1A, 1B, 1C and 3 of the Draft Plan as follows:

-                      Hawthorn Drive: Zone the land as ‘New Residential’ instead of the ‘Unzoned’ identification in the DraftLAP;

-                      In conjunction with the above amendments to land use zones, amend and update Table 11.1 Land Use Zoning Extents and Table 11.2 New Residential Lands on pages 64 and 65 respectively to reflect the altered landextents.

And to also: 

-          Amend the content in the ‘Residential Sites’ table in Appendix 1 (Planning and Infrastructure Assessment) on page 75 of the Draft Plan to include the Hawthorn Drive lands  ...  view the full minutes text for item 52.24