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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 />

F/ F/1524 F/<br />

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

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