So happy to see my motion passed in DLRCoCo area meeting and glad to find out from the report that they are going to put communication displays in Children Playgrounds within Dundrum, Stillorgan and Sandyford as there is none at the moment. This will make our parks and playgrounds more inclusive & friendly.
Motion: Councillor Kazi Ahmed
“That the Chief Executive agrees to put communication displays in all Childrens playgrounds within the remit of this Area Committee to make it more inclusive and friendly. Picture attached for similar displays in other areas in Ireland.
Report:
We would be very much in favor of ensuring our playgrounds are fully inclusive and are open to looking at different ways of ensuring this. We will consider putting a similar sign into one of our regional playgrounds to ascertain how effective or used it is, in the first instance and if effective, we can look at putting more in place.
Owner: Senior Executive Parks Superintendent
County Development Plan (2022-2028), four of motions have been passed in Council and agreed by all Councillors
Rooftop Gardens
That this Planning Authority pursuant to Section 12 (6) of the Planning & Development Act 2000 (as amended) resolves to amend the Draft Development Plan as follows:
That the Council adopts a policy in line with SEA, EIA & CCAP under County Development plan (2022-2028) and planning development act 2000, to initiate all season intensive rooftop gardens in future multicomplex development of apartment buildings within DLR County.
Playground Motion
That this Planning Authority pursuant to Section 12 (6) of the Planning & Development Act 2000 (as amended) resolves to amend the Draft Development Plan as follows:
In recognition of the fact that there are more children’s playground required in Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County as:
- the population is increasing,
- lots of young families are raising their small children struggling to facilitate them with playgrounds, close to their homes,
- playgrounds can increase the wellbeing among the local resident of all age groups in those areas and enhance social inclusion.
Add the following to the end of the first paragraph following Policy Objective OSR13 (page188).
It is an objective of this Plan to support the Parks and Landscape Section in their endeavour to provide a playground within a 1.2-kilometre radius of most residents within the urban area, thus recognising the importance of play facilities for the wellbeing of children and their families.
NOISE REDUCTION (Amendment)
That this Planning Authority pursuant to Section 12 (6) of the Planning & Development Act 2000 (as amended) resolves to amend the Draft Development Plan as follows –
Residential development should be set back from roads/rail lines such that amenities of residents are not unduly impacted upon by reason of noise. To address potential noise issues at post development stage, mitigation measures should be undertaken, where appropriate, between the residential development and road/rail line. At design stage consideration should be given to the location of bedrooms so as to ensure the least possible impact from noise sources. Similar mitigation measures may also be required when dealing with commercial development in close proximity to residential areas where there may be noise generated from the completed development – such developments will be assessed on a case by cases basis.
Youth Centres
“Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure includes land or buildings that serve the needs of the local and wider community for social, educational, health, religious, recreational and leisure, community, cultural, and civic needs. These facilities and services may be provided by public sector bodies, the community themselves or by the private sector. Facilities and services include, but are not limited to – schools, third level education, places of worship, hospitals, health centres/GP’s, community centres, youth centres, leisure centres, family resource centres, libraries, church/parish halls, meeting rooms, scout dens, men’s sheds, theatres and civic offices.”
