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Dublin City Development Plan 2022–2028 – Volume 1: Written Statement (as varied by Variations Nos. 1–11)
The council's development plan written statement: its strategy, policies, objectives and development standards.
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- Sustainable Environmental Infrastructure and Flood Risk | Chapter 9 291 It is the Policy of Dublin City Council: SI40 Dublin Airport Noise Zones and other Noise Plans To take account of the Dublin Airport Local Area Plan (2020) and Noise Action Plan for Dublin Airport 2019-2023 as part of the development management process in order to ensure the protection/ prevention of noise sensitive uses within this zone whilst facilitating the continued operation of Dublin Airport; and to develop similar appropriate plans for areas adjacent to Dublin Port. It is an Objective of Dublin City Council: SIO23 Dublin Agglomeration Environmental Noise Action Plan To support the implementation of the Dublin Agglomeration Environmental Noise Action Plan 2018–2023 and subsequent plans in co-operation with the other Dublin local authorities. SIO24 Noise Monitoring and Enforcement To support and facilitate the monitoring and enforcement by the environmental health department of noise reduction measures in areas experiencing excess noise. 9.5.9 Public and External Lighting The provision of high quality, smart and energy efficient public lighting enhances peoples’ experience of the City and their sense of place, safety and security. Artificial light provides valuable benefits to society, including through extending opportunities for sport and recreation, and can be essential to a new development. Light pollution can arise when external lighting is poorly designed and/ or managed, leading to inappropriate or unwanted light spillage, sky glow and glare. This can have negative impacts on general amenities and wildlife. Lighting of external areas and of buildings should be designed to minimise the impact on protected species, such as light sensitive bat species in accordance with best practice and industry standards15, the Technical Guidance Note on Biodiversity for Development Management in Dublin City (DCC 2021) and the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Bat Mitigation Guidelines for Ireland (2006). Lighting fixtures 15 Institution of Lighting Professionals (UK) and Bat Conservation Trust (UK) (2018) Bats and artificial lighting in the UK - Bats and the Built Environment series. Guidance Note 08/18. Rugby, Warwickshire: ILP.
- Sustainable Environmental Infrastructure and Flood Risk | Chapter 9 292 should provide only the amount of light necessary and should shield the light given out so as to avoid creating glare or emitting light above a horizontal plane. The Council will ensure that public lighting is appropriately and sensitively designed in order to balance the requirement for adequate lighting with safety, amenity and environmental considerations. It is the Policy of Dublin City Council: SI41 Lighting Standards To provide and maintain high quality and appropriate street/ outdoor lighting on public roads, footways, cycleways, public realm throughout the City in accordance with the Council’s Vision Statement for Public Lighting in Dublin City and related public lighting projects. In general, the lighting of roads and public amenity areas shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of the latest Public Lighting Standards IS EN13201 and further updates. SI42 Light Pollution To not allow unnecessary, inappropriate or excessive artificial lighting and to ensure that the design of public and external lighting proposals minimises light spillage or pollution and has due regard to the character, environmental sensitivity and residential amenity of the surrounding area. SI43 Energy Efficient Lighting To require that new developments are appropriately lit and that all public and external lighting in new residential and commercial developments use highly energy efficient luminaires, with the use of energy saving strategies (such as dimming in line with nationally agreed tariffs) encouraged. 9.5.10 Control of Major Accident Hazards Directive (Seveso Directive) The SEVESO III Directive (2012/18/EU) requires that the objectives of preventing major accidents and limiting their consequences should be taken into account in land-use policy. The Directive was transposed into Irish legislation through S.I. No. 209 of 2015 Chemicals Act Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) Regulations 2015. COMAH establishments, are defined as locations (typically industrial) where significant quantities of dangerous substances are stored and are categorised as Upper Tier or Lower Tier by the type and quantity of hazardous substances that they store. The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) advises planning authorities on the consultation distance which applies to an establishment following the receipt of a notification from the
- Sustainable Environmental Infrastructure and Flood Risk | Chapter 9 293 operator. It also provides technical advice to planning authorities in respect of certain development proposals within that consultation distance/ on the site (see also Appendix 8). It is the Policy of Dublin City Council: SI44 COMAH Establishments/SEVESO To have regard to the provisions of the SEVESO III Directive (2012/18/EU) relating to the control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substances and its objectives to prevent major accidents and limit the consequences of such accidents. Dublin City Council will have regard to the provisions of the Directive and recommendations of the HSA in the assessment of all planning applications located on, or impacted by, COMAH establishments in accordance with Guidance on Technical Land-use Planning Advice: for planning authorities and operators of COMAH establishments (2021). 9.5.11 Digital Connectivity Infrastructure The rapidly evolving digital connectivity sector is a key enabler of numerous economic, social and educational activities. The sector covers access to broadband, digital fibre services and wireless connectivity such as Wi-Fi, satellites and wired technologies. High quality digital connectivity infrastructure, both fixed and wireless, is essential to supporting Dublin’s technology and digital service sectors and plays a central role in supporting the delivery of city services and the Internet of Things. The demand for super connectivity and the importance of secure and reliable communications networks will increase over the coming years as we enter a new era of 5G connectivity. The transition to 5G use will require local authorities to play a greater role in supporting the rollout of digital connectivity infrastructure and telecoms networks and it will be essential to ensure the future-proofing of public realm and capital investment projects across the City to cater for digital connectivity infrastructure. The City Council will also be required to take a more proactive role in facilitating the deployment of telecoms infrastructure and equipment (including small cells) in compliance with the European Electronic Communication Code16 (EECC) and Broadband Cost Reduction Directive17. This will involve opening up its assets such as ducting, buildings, street furniture and columns. 16 Regulation (EU) 2020/911 of 30 June 2020 pursuant to Article 57(2) Directive (EU) 2018/1972, which established the European Electronic Communication Code. 17 Regulation 2016 - SI No 391 of 2016 - Broadband Cost Reduction Directive pursuant to Directive (EU) 2014/61/EU.
- Sustainable Environmental Infrastructure and Flood Risk | Chapter 9 294 Ducting and Access to City Assets The City Council’s assets and ducting networks have an important role to play in ensuring that the City is digitally connected through the provision of high quality digital connectivity infrastructure. The EECC requires that local authorities facilitate requests for access to its assets in a timely manner to support the development of telecoms infrastructure and to future-proof the City. The Council has sought to comply with EU legislation by streamlining internal processes, charges and technical requirements for operators and providers, to provide for easier access to these city assets. The Council are cognisant of the need to balance the objective to provide effective telecoms infrastructure with objectives to protect streetscape heritage and reduce on street clutter and are committed to working proactively with telecommunication industry during the development and deployment phase of telecommunications infrastructure to achieve this. The Council will develop a ‘Dig Once’ code of practice to ensure that digital connectivity infrastructure is delivered in a strategic way, enabling better co-ordination between operators and providers in order to avoid inefficient, unduly disruptive and ad-hoc infrastructure provision. It is anticipated that such an initiative will optimise underground asset space planning and deployment, while all new capital and public realm investments will support future telecom needs. It is the Policy of Dublin City Council: SI45 Support for Digital Connectivity To support and facilitate the sustainable development of high-quality digital connectivity infrastructure throughout the City in order to provide for enhanced and balanced digital connectivity that future-proofs Dublin City and protects its economic competitiveness (for further guidance see Section 15.18.5). SI46 Open Access / Operator Neutral Host Connectivity To require all new developments to provide open access connectivity arrangements directly to the individual premises to enable service provider competition and consumer choice.
- Sustainable Environmental Infrastructure and Flood Risk | Chapter 9 295 It is the Policy of Dublin City Council: SI47 Future-Proofing for Digital Connectivity Requirements To require the consideration and provision of telecoms / digital connectivity infrastructure as part of the design of all Council capital projects and public projects, including public realm improvements (where appropriate), to ensure the future-proofing of capital investment in digital connectivity infrastructure in line with the EU Broadband Cost Reduction Directive Regulations (2020). SI48 Sharing and Co-Location of Digital Connectivity Infrastructure To support the appropriate use of existing assets such as lighting, traffic poles and street furniture for the deployment of telecoms equipment and to encourage the sharing and co-location of digital connectivity infrastructure (including small cells, access points, communications masts and antennae) in order to avoid spatially uncoordinated and duplicitous provision that makes inefficient use of city space and negatively impacts on visual amenity and built heritage. It is an Objective of Dublin City Council: SIO25 Ducting / Dig Once To support the Council’s Telecom’s Unit in the development and implementation of a Dig Once Code of Practice, in order to provide for greater coordination in the delivery of telecoms/ digital connectivity infrastructure and use of underground ducting asset space. SIO26 Digital Connectivity Infrastructure Provision on Council Capital Projects/ Public Projects To incorporate telecommunications and wireless requirements into all Council capital projects in order to future-proof provision of digital connectivity infrastructure. SIO27 National Broadband Plan To support and facilitate the delivery of the National Broadband Plan and international fibre communications links, including full interconnection between the fibre networks in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. 9.5.12 Energy Utilities The energy utilities sector will need to decarbonise to align with National and European policy requirements for a reduction of 51% in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 (relative to
- Sustainable Environmental Infrastructure and Flood Risk | Chapter 9 296 a baseline of 2018) and net zero emissions by 2050. The sector is responding to the decarbonisation agenda by adapting their energy production systems and network operations to enhance the overall share of variable renewable energy technologies, while continuing to ensure there is sufficient energy supply to meet demand arising from the growth of the City’s population and economy. Gas and electricity are the energy utilities which have traditionally heated and powered Dublin City, which is identified as a major energy demand centre. The development of low carbon, resilient, reliable and indigenous energy sources and networks is recognised as very important to supporting the social and economic development of Dublin, especially if the City is to fulfil its role as a digital connectivity hub which attracts high technology industries. Support for decentralised and indigenous energy sources, such as the Dublin district heating project, will have an important role to play in achieving this objective alongside small scale/ community investment in solar and other domestic scale renewables. In the short to medium term, it is prudent that existing electricity generation capacity is retained in order to ensure security of electricity supply. Any potential impact of large energy users will be assessed against this need. The Council will support energy utility providers in their efforts to deliver, reinforce and strengthen existing electricity and natural gas transmission/ distribution grid infrastructure, electricity interconnection and electricity storage in order to ensure security of electricity supply and support the growth of renewable electricity generation. The Council will also support new infrastructure projects and technologies with particular emphasis on renewable, alternative and decentralised energy sources, and those which are less carbon intensive in line with the Electricity and Gas Networks Sector Climate Change Adaptation Plan (2019), Shaping our Electricity Future - A Roadmap to achieve our Renewable Ambition (2021), the National Energy Security Framework and any emerging national policies relating to energy and electricity supply or security. The linkage of renewable energy proposals to the electricity and gas transmission grid will be actively supported by the Council and the development of onshore or coastal enabling infrastructure for offshore renewable energy installations will also be supported in appropriate locations in accordance with the National Marine Planning Framework (2021). The importance of Poolbeg Peninsula in providing infrastructure and assets to support the circular economy, waste treatment, environmental protection, the operation of the national grid system, decarbonisation of the energy utilities sector and the deployment of renewables, is recognised and the Council will support the development of the peninsula as a Strategic Sustainable Infrastructure Hub for the City. The Council will continue to safeguard national grid infrastructure from encroachment by other developments that could compromise the operation of the energy utility networks.
- Sustainable Environmental Infrastructure and Flood Risk | Chapter 9 297 It is the Policy of Dublin City Council: SI49 Support for Energy Utilities To support the development of enhanced electricity gas supplies, and associated transmission and distribution networks, to serve the existing and future needs of the City, and to facilitate new transmission infrastructure projects and technologies including those to facilitate linkages of renewable energy proposals to the electricity and gas transmission grid that might be brought forward in the lifetime of this Plan. In this respect, the City Council will have regard to the ‘Guiding Principles’ for facilitating the provision of energy networks set out by the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy (2019-2031). SI50 Undergrounding of Energy Utility Infrastructure To require that the location of local energy services such as electricity, telephone and television cables be underground wherever possible, and to promote the undergrounding of existing overhead cable and associated equipment, where appropriate, in the interests of visual amenity and facilitating compact urban development. SI51 Renewable Energy Use and Generation To promote renewable energy generation, use and storage at appropriate locations within the built and natural environment to meet national objectives towards achieving a low carbon economy by 2050. SI52 Poolbeg Peninsula Strategic Sustainable Infrastructure Hub To support the development of the Poolbeg Peninsula as a Sustainable Energy and Infrastructure Hub for Dublin with a strategic role in accommodating the City’s critical hard infrastructure and to recognise the significant role that it plays in facilitating Dublin’s transition to a low carbon and climate-resilient city. It is an Objective of Dublin City Council: SIO28 EirGrid Development Strategy To support EirGrid’s Grid Development Strategy - Your Grid, Your Tomorrow (2017), Implementation Plan 2017 – 2022 and Transmission Development Plan (TDP) 2016 and any subsequent plans prepared during the lifetime of this Plan, in order to provide for the safe, secure and reliable supply of electricity.
- Sustainable Environmental Infrastructure and Flood Risk | Chapter 9 298 It is an Objective of Dublin City Council: SIO29 Smart Grid To support the roll-out of the Smart Grids and Smart Cities Action Plan (2013) in order to enable new connections, grid balancing, energy management and micro-grid development. SIO30 Facilitating Offshore Renewable Energy To support the sustainable development of Ireland’s offshore renewable energy resources in accordance with the National Marine Planning Framework (2021) and Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan (2019) and its successor, including any associated domestic and international grid connection enhancements.
- Sustainable Environmental Infrastructure and Flood Risk | Chapter 9 299 Figure 9-2: Regional Infrastructure
- Green Infrastructure and Recreation | Chapter 10 300 Chapter 10: Green Infrastructure and Recreation
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