Draft Minutes 13th Oct - Fingal County Council
Draft Minutes 13th Oct - Fingal County Council
Draft Minutes 13th Oct - Fingal County Council
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2010<br />
MR MR OS OS RATIONALISATION OF OOPEN<br />
O<br />
PEN SPACE<br />
SPACE<br />
The Manager, outlined the details of MR OS, rationalisation of Open Space for<br />
lands in <strong>Fingal</strong> Central and advised that OS shown in Rivermeade Estate was<br />
being omitted.<br />
The Manager’s Recommendation MR OS was AGREED. AGREED.<br />
AGREED.<br />
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1524 1524/10 1524 /10<br />
MOTIONS MOTIONS FOR FOR FINGAL FINGAL CENTRAL CENTRAL – SHEET SHEET NO. NO. 3<br />
3<br />
LANDS LANDS AT AT AT ELLISTOWN, ELLISTOWN, BALLYBOUGHAL<br />
MOTION MOTION D3.1<br />
It was proposed by <strong>Council</strong>lor A. Devitt, seconded by <strong>Council</strong>lor T. O’Leary:<br />
“<strong>Fingal</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Council</strong> resolves that the previously zoned lands outlined in red<br />
located at Ellistown, Ballyboughal be zoned to “Provide a retirement complex<br />
comprising of a Nursing Home, Medical Facility & Shelter Accommodation.””<br />
The following report by the Manager which had been circulated was<br />
CONSIDERED<br />
CONSIDERED:<br />
CONSIDERED<br />
“The site was the subject of MD3.9 for a respite care and education facility which<br />
was defeated.<br />
The site is zoned RU in the <strong>Draft</strong> Development Plan and has an area of some 5.2<br />
ha. The site is located 1.2km north of Ballyboughil.<br />
There is presumption against residential care facilities in the open countryside for<br />
reasons relating to sustainability, poor accessibility and lack of public transport,<br />
social exclusion and isolation. Best practice dictates that residential care,<br />
retirement and nursing homes should be located in built-up areas and should be<br />
located close to shops and other community facilities required by the occupants,<br />
and should be easily accessible to visitors, staff and servicing traffic.<br />
The proposed rezoning would be contrary to Objective CI23 of the <strong>Draft</strong><br />
Development Plan and Manager’s Recommendations September 2010, ‘require<br />
that residential care homes, retirement homes and nursing homes be located in<br />
towns and villages for reasons of sustainability, accessibility, social inclusion, and<br />
proximity to the availability of services, except where a demonstrated need to