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South Dublin County Development Plan 2022–2028 – Written Statement
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- SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028518Implementation and Monitoring ( IM) (a) the proper planning and sustainable development of the area, (b) any relevant provisions of the development plan, or a local area plan, (c) the number and location of existing appliances, apparatuses or structures on, under, over or along the public road, and (d) the convenience and safety of road users including pedestrians’. Items and equipment placed on, under, over or along a public road – such as street furniture and overground telecommunications infrastructure – have the potential to significantly impact on the quality of the environment within a given area. This includes development works regulated through Section 254 licencing requirements. In assessing applications under Section 254 of the Planning and Development Acts, the Planning Authority, must have regard to the relevant provisions of the Development Plan and any local area plan in place. Careful consideration should be given especially to Chapter 5 of this Plan ‘Quality Design and Healthy Placemaking’, in particular the sections dealing with ‘The Delivery of Sustainable Neighbourhoods’, ‘The plan approach’ and the eight principles which must be applied to new developments in the County. Applications made under the Planning and Development Act, 2000 (as amended) in relation to the provision of overground telecommunications infrastructure, including planning applications and Section 254 licence applications, must take into consideration and demonstrate compliance with the ‘Guidance on the Potential Location of Overground Telecommunications Infrastructure on Public Roads’ (2015). 12.11.3 Waste Management (i) Bring Banks and Recycling Facilities All large retail developments are required to provide public bring banks, unless there are existing facilities within a 1km radius. Bring bank facilities will generally be required at appropriate locations in the following development types: à In conjunction with significant new commercial developments, or extensions to same a minor offset in car parking requirements may be considered where public recycling bring facilities are provided; à In conjunction with new waste infrastructure facilities, proposals should include bring facilities for the acceptance of non-hazardous and hazardous wastes from members of the public and small businesses; à In conjunction with medium and large scale residential and mixed-use developments providing in excess of 10 residential units, proposals should provide recycling and bring bank facilities to serve residents and in some appropriate locations, the wider community; à In conjunction with all large retail developments provide space for reverse vending machines to promote the circular economy. (ii) Design and Siting of Refuse Storage, Recycling and Bring Facilities in Developments The following criteria will be considered in the assessment of the design and siting of
- SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028519Implementation and Monitoring ( IM) waste facilities and bring facilities: à The location and design of any refuse storage or recycling facility should ensure that it is easily accessible both for residents and / or the public and for bin collection, be insect and vermin proofed, will not present an odour problem, and will not significantly detract from the residential amenities of adjacent property or future occupants; à Provision for the storage and collection of waste materials shall be in accordance with the guidelines for waste storage facilities in the relevant Regional Waste Management Plan and the design considerations contained in Section 4.8 and 4.9 of the guidelines Sustainable Urban Housing: Design Standards for New Apartments Guidelines for Planning Authorities, DHLGH (2020). Refuse storage for houses should be externally located, concealed / covered and adequate to cater for the size and number of bins normally allocated to a household. For terraced houses, the most appropriate area for bins to be stored is to the front of the house, which should be located in well-designed enclosures that do not to detract from visual amenity; à Access to private waste storage in residential schemes should be restricted to residents only. (iii) Waste Recovery and Waste Disposal Facilities In assessing development proposals for, or including, waste recovery and waste disposal facilities, the Planning Authority will have regard to the policies, actions, targets and provisions of the Eastern-Midlands Region Waste Management Plan (2015-2021) or any superseding document, and to planning legislation, the Development Plan and other relevant planning documents. As indicated in Chapter 11, section 11.5 the objectives of the Waste Management Plan are deemed to be included in the Development Plan. The provision of waste recovery facilities, pre–treatment infrastructure and development of indigenous secondary waste processing, including Material Recovery Facilities (MRF) and Waste Transfer Stations will be facilitated at appropriate locations within the County. In general, to prevent an excessive concentration, no new facilities will be permitted inside the M50. Facilities will only be permitted where they do not materially detract from the Land Use Zoning Objective and are at a scale appropriate to their surrounding environment and adjoining amenities. With regard to large scale proposals for waste disposal installation, the Planning Authority will contribute to the Strategic Infrastructure Development (SID) process. In the event of a conflict arising between an objective in the Regional Waste Plan and that of the County Development Plan, the Waste Plan objective takes precedence, and a planning decision may be made on that basis. Development proposals for waste recovery and disposal facilities, should have regard to the following: à Avoid siting waste infrastructure or related infrastructure in Special Areas of
- SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028520Implementation and Monitoring ( IM) Conservation (SACs), Special Protection Areas (SPAs) and proposed Natural Heritage Areas (pNHAs or NHAs) or areas protected for landscape amenity, visual amenity, geology, heritage or cultural value or areas of flood risk; à Undertake Appropriate Assessment Screening for all waste-related activities requiring development consent; à Ensure a Sustainable Drainage System (SuDS) is applied to any development and that site-specific solutions to surface water drainage systems are developed, which meet the requirements of the Water Framework Directive and associated River Basin Management Plans; à The impact from a transport perspective should be assessed including road access, network, safety and traffic patterns to and from the proposed facility in accordance with road design guidelines and / or relevant guidelines in relation to roads. Proposals will require a Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA); à Impact on residential and visual amenity of the area: - In general, no new waste disposal facility or Refuse Transfer Station shall be located within 200 metres of a residence. (iv) Construction and Demolition Waste Construction and Demolition Waste Management Plans should be submitted as part of development proposals for projects in excess of any of the following thresholds: à New residential development of 10 units or more; à New developments other than above, including institutional, educational, health and other public facilities, with an aggregate floor area in excess of 1,000 square metres; à Demolition / renovation / refurbishment projects generating in excess of 100 cubic metres in volume, of Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste; à Civil engineering projects in excess of 500 cubic metres of waste materials used for development works on the site. The Construction and Demolition Waste Management Plan, as a minimum, should include provision for the management of all construction and demolition waste arising on site, and make provision for the reuse of said material and / or the recovery or disposal of this waste to authorised facilities by authorised collectors. Where appropriate, excavated material from development sites is to be reused on the subject site. 12.11.4 Environmental Hazard Management (i) Air Quality In considering development proposals for planning permission, the Planning Authority will have regard to the Air Quality Management Plan for the Dublin Region. Air quality standards are set by the Air Quality Standards Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 180 of 2011) which transposes the Ambient Air Quality and Cleaner Air for Europe (CAFE) Directive (2008 / 50 / EC) into Irish legislation. (ii) Noise à The Planning Authority will have regard to the Dublin Agglomeration
- SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028521Implementation and Monitoring ( IM) Environmental Noise Action Plan (2018-2023), or superseding plan, when assessing development proposals along major road and rail transport corridors, with a view to reducing noise from new sources and to identify and protect areas of low sound levels. à Development proposals with the potential to give rise to significant noise impacts may require a Sound Impact Assessment and Mitigation Plan to minimise noise disturbances and protect the amenities of the area. à The Planning Authority will carefully consider the location of noise sensitive developments to ensure they are protected from major noise sources where practical. Furthermore, the provision of appropriate mitigation measures for existing areas adjacent to major noise sources is supported and will be considered having regard to the visual amenity and the proper planning and sustainable development of the area. à Where development sites adjoin residential properties, the Planning Authority will generally attach a condition to grants of planning permission restricting the operation of equipment or machinery (to include pneumatic drills, construction vehicles, generators) on or adjacent to the site before 07.00 hours on weekdays and 09.00 hours on Saturdays, after 19.00 hours on weekdays and 13.00 hours on Saturdays and at any time on Sundays, Bank Holidays or Public Holidays. (iii) Lighting Co-ordination of Landscape Proposals and Public Lighting (and other utilities) The co-ordination of proposed Landscape Plans and Public Lighting Plans (and other utilities) to include Environmental Zones, where applicable, will be required from the pre-planning stage all the way through the planning application process to compliance. This is to ensure that all landscape proposals and public lighting on site are practical, viable and compatible. All residential developments above 5 residential units and all other proposed developments shall submit a full lighting plan. This shall be a co-ordinated plan showing the proposed landscape plan, public lighting and other services and any environmental/ecological related requirements and that these are prepared in accordance with industry best practice and in compliance with: à The most up to date edition of EN13201 à Institute of Lighting Professionals (ILP) Guidance Note 1 The Reduction of Obtrusive Light, 2020 à Relevant documents of the Society of Light and Lighting à South Dublin County Council’s Public Lighting Specification, 2016, (as updated). Lighting should be designed to minimise light pollution and should be designed to avoid light spillage, the creation of glare or the emission of light above a horizontal plane. External lighting schemes and illuminated signage on commercial and industrial premises, sports grounds, and other community facilities, should be designed, installed and operated so as to prevent nuisance to adjoining occupiers and road
- SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028522Implementation and Monitoring ( IM) users, in the interests of amenity and public safety. Where sites are environmentally sensitive, a lighting plan for Environmental Zones will be required. Environmental Zones for Lighting Plan The success of lighting design will rely heavily on striking the right balance between light and dark over the various areas of lands concerned and their immediate contexts. In assessing planning applications or preparing plans, the designation of Environmental Zones, as defined by the Institute of Lighting Engineers’ publication, Guidance Notes for the Reduction of Light Pollution published in the UK and set out below should be considered. Table 12.28: Environmental Zones for Lighting Zone Surroundings Lighting Environment Examples E1 Natural Intrinsically Dark Natural Parks E2 Rural Low District Brightness Rural, Small Village, Relatively dark urban locations E3 Suburban Medium District Brightness Small towns centres or urban locations E4 Urban High District Brightness Town / City Centres with high levels of night-time amenity The proposals should ensure appropriate levels of light and dark throughout the site to respond to ecological surveys, the conditions on site, the proposals for the site and the need to protect biodiversity and provide appropriate levels of lighting for public safety. The proposals should provide for the mitigation of proposed lit areas, where appropriate. This can include variations in light levels and intensity and other mitigation measures such as light direction, cowling, light colour and so on. Where applicable, the provisions of the “Institute of Lighting Professionals” Guidance Document Note. 8 Bats and Artificial Lighting, 2018, shall be applied: à Bat sensitive lighting installations to be managed/mitigated by dynamic lighting systems. Warm White (2,700K) lanterns may be used in designated bat sensitive areas only. In assessing planning applications or preparing plans, the avoidance and mitigation measures as outlined in the Guidance Document Note 8, referred to above, are advised to be incorporated at the earliest stage of development and lighting designs.
- SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028523Implementation and Monitoring ( IM) In general, non-vehicular routes through green spaces should be lit only if they are permeability routes, outside designated dark zones and lighting is agreed with the public realm section as well as the public lighting section of the Council. The above is subject to assessment regarding the sensitivity of ecology in the area. 12.11.5 Aviation, Airports and Aerodromes What is Important in Assessing a Planning Application Development beneath the elevation ordnance datum (OD) of the lowest applicable obstacle limitation surface – including graded heights of development below Approach and Take-off Surfaces – may be permitted, subject to demonstration that the development would not adversely affect, or be an obstacle to, aviation. The Planning Authority will consult with the Department of Defence (DoD) and the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA), as relevant, in this assessment. For development close to an aerodrome, or under an Approach or Take-off Surface, or on elevated ground under an Inner Horizontal Surface, the Planning Authority will require the applicant to submit a longitudinal section through the relevant ‘Obstacle Limitation Surface’ [for instance, Approach Surface, and so on]. This longitudinal section drawing shall include the following: For the development: à The elevation OD of the highest point, and elevation OD of the predominant heights, of the proposed development; à Elevations OD for a range of reference points at existing ground levels on the subject site. For the relevant aerodrome / airport: à The OD elevations of the relevant runway threshold, and its distance from the proposed development; à The horizontal distance of the subject site from the relevant runway. For the relevant ‘obstacle limitation surfaces’: The elevation(s) OD and the slope of any ‘obstacle limitation surface(s)’ extending above the site, as defined within current ICAO “Annex 14” requirements, and in accordance with current IAA Guidance Material 1. For the surroundings: à Elevations OD of the tops of existing permanent obstacles in the vicinity of the site if applying the principle of ‘shielding’ (in accordance with International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and IAA Guidance Material in relation to this). For significant developments and in instances of marginal cases, the applicant may be requested to submit an individual aeronautical assessment. Under the Inner Horizontal Surfaces, development may be permitted up to 45 metres 1 1 The dimensions and slopes of these surfaces are indicated in Figure 12.2 and obstacle limitation surfaces are also shown on the Index Map and Map 12 Aviation Related of the Development Plan
- SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028524Implementation and Monitoring ( IM) above the elevation datum of the relevant aerodrome, and the prevalent building height (and elevation OD) of the surrounding area will be taken into account. The Inner Horizontal Surface of Casement Aerodrome is at elevation 131.6m OD, and the Inner Horizontal Surface of Weston is at elevation 91.3m OD. Under the Outer Horizontal Surfaces (in areas beyond the outer limits of the Conical Surfaces), objects and proposed development which extend to a height of 145 metres or more above the datum elevation of Casement Aerodrome or of Dublin Airport should be regarded as obstacles, unless a special aeronautical study indicates that they do not constitute a hazard to aviation. The Outer Horizontal Surface of Casement is at 231.6m OD, and the Outer Horizontal Surface of Dublin Airport is at 212m OD.
- SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028525Implementation and Monitoring ( IM) Figure 12.1 Simplified Map for Areas of Significance for Airports Referrals / Consultation The Planning Authority will refer planning applications to the Department of Defence and / or to the Irish Aviation Authority and Dublin Airport Authority (daa), where relevant, in relation to the following development:
- SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028526Implementation and Monitoring ( IM) à Development within the outline of the aerodromes conical surfaces and approach surfaces; à Proposed Landfills or Civic Amenity facilities within 13km radius of aerodromes; à Industrial processes that may generate smoke, dust, or steam, which may restrict visibility within 4km of the runway approaches; à Overhead electric lines, strategic pipelines and generating stations within 4km of aerodromes; à Any proposed development exceeding an ordnance datum elevation of 45 metres above the datum level of the aerodromes; à Any activities or development which may attract birds to areas under Approach Surfaces or Inner Horizontal Surfaces ; à Any significant external lighting or reflective surfaces beneath Approach Surfaces, or in the vicinity of aerodromes, that may interfere with aviation or cause dazzle or glare; à Any proposed wind turbines (or wind farm) near an aerodrome or extending above any ‘obstacle limitation surface’ or within 15km of the airport / aerodrome. Development affecting the Department of Defence Security Zone surrounding Casement Aerodrome, or any development that might affect the safety, efficiency or regularity of operations at Casement Aerodrome, will be referred to the Department of Defence. Development that might affect the safety, efficiency or regularity of operations at Weston or Dublin Airports will be referred to the Irish Aviation Authority and to the daa where it relates to Dublin Airport. Development in the immediate vicinity of hospital helipads may be referred to the HSE’s Aero Medical Unit. Aircraft Noise For each classification of aircraft type (including helicopters) maximum permitted levels of Aircraft noise are set down by ICAO in its Annex 16 – Environmental Protection: Volume I (Aircraft Noise). Ireland has declared (in IAA document: AIP Ireland Gen 1.7) that No Differences exist in respect of ICAO Annex 16 aircraft noise requirements. Compliance with Annex 16 noise standards “for environmental protection” is regulated within the EU by the European Aviation Safety Agency, and within individual States by the aircraft registration authorities, that is, by the Irish Aviation Authority for Irish-registered [“EI-” reg.] aircraft, and by the Civil Aviation Authority for UK-registered [“G-” reg.] aircraft. Noise certification is granted (by the State – country – of Registry of an aircraft) that the aircraft complies with the applicable Standards set out in ICAO’s Annex 16. This is done in Ireland by the IAA under the Irish Aviation Authority (Noise Certification and Limitation) Order, S.I. 55 of 2015. This does not apply to military aircraft or to Casement Aerodrome, although current aircraft and helicopters at Casement will have been assembled to these same noise standards. Airport noise is referred to under policy 2.3.5 of the National Aviation Policy document of 2015, as follows: ‘Ireland will implement a “Balanced Approach” to noise
- SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028527Implementation and Monitoring ( IM) management at Irish airports in accordance with Regulation (EC) No.598 of 2014 on the establishment of rules and procedures with regard to the introduction of noiserelated operating restrictions at Union airports.’ It should be noted that “noise caused by aircraft” is specifically excluded from the remit of the Environmental Protection Agency under Section 108 (4)(a) of the Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1992. Noise Contours at Weston and Casement Aerodromes Noise contours for Weston Airport and for Casement Aerodrome were drawn up more than 20 years ago and have not been updated to reflect recent (and predicted) air traffic figures, or to reflect updated noise emissions for the current aircraft using these aerodromes. The noise contour for Weston was drawn up in 1999 and represented a noise value of 57 db(A)Laeq16, roughly the equivalent of the new ‘Zone B’ recently adopted for Dublin Airport. The noise contour for Casement predates 1999 and is understood to have been a 35 NNI (Noise & Number Index) value, which roughly approximates to 55 to 57.5 db(A) Laeq 162. For new development within the Weston noise contour, and for new development within the inner half of the current Casement noise contour (which was based on different criteria), adequate sound insulation (suitable to the type of development) will be required. In locations where high levels of aircraft noise are anticipated, planning applications should be accompanied by a noise assessment report which shall specify proposed noise mitigation measures together with a declaration of acceptance of the applicant with regard to the result of the noise report. Department of Defence Restrictions (Security Zone and Building Restrictions) Casement Aerodrome is the only secure military aerodrome in the State. The requirement for such a facility is underlined by its use for the highest level intergovernmental tasks and for sensitive extraditions. The arrivals area is not overlooked from any building in close proximity and consequently there is a requirement to impose restrictions on development in that area and in close proximity to the aerodrome boundary. In considering appropriate development within the Security Zone, which comprises an area contained within 400m of the aerodrome’s runways and taxiways, the following requirements shall be addressed either as part of a development submission or as a condition of permission where appropriate. Sterile Zone: A sterile zone shall be created from the existing Aerodrome boundary fence to the boundary of the development, subject to a minimum clear width of 2.5 metres. This zone shall be gated with access confined to Defence Forces Personnel (or other by arrangement). The Department of Defence reserves the right to install alarm systems in this area. 2 This figure represents a level of sound averaged (over 16 daytime hours) at which sound becomes obtrusive and perceived as undesirable noise.
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