I write in general support overall of Amendment Ref. No. 5 Citywest except the agreed sports pitch and a local park with mixed play facilities for the community part of the motion is not included , this needs to be written in clearly ( See motion below and CS8 SLO2) CS8 SLO2 needs to be amended to include and reflect the contents of the motion!
Motion submitted by Councillor F. Timmons, Councillor L. O'Toole on 26/05/2026
For Special Meeting of County Council
Assigned to June 2026 Special Meeting of County Council Meeting
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That this Council supports the RES-N zoning at Citywest subject to the amendment of point g of CS8 SLO2 to read as follows: Integrate and deliver as part of housing development a Multi-Purpose Sports Facility (1,500sq m), a sports pitch and a local park with mixed play facilities for the community.
Reason: to deliver much needed housing on fully serviced lands alongside needed local sporting and play facilities and local parks.
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Amendment Ref. No. 5 Citywest (Book of Maps) Amendment Ref. No. 51 (Written Statement) |
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Section 2.7.2 Self-Sustaining Growth Towns / Self-Sustaining Town |
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To amend CS8 SLO2 in Variation No. 2, Amendment No. 5 Citywest as follows: CS8 SLO2: Development on RES-N zoned lands on the former golf course of the Citywest Hotel shall be in accordance with a masterplan for the lands to be prepared by the planning authority or in consultation with, and approved by, the planning authority, in advance of the submission of a planning application for residential development informed by and addressing, inter alia: 1 a. An Ecological Impact Assessment to ascertain usage of the site and surrounding lands by mobile species, ECIAs to be undertaken by appropriately experienced and qualified ecologists and prepared in accordance with the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) Guidelines for Ecological Impact Assessment in the UK and Ireland: Terrestrial, Freshwater, Coastal and Marine (CIEEM, 2018) and any superseding guidance, b. Lighting design and implementation should be informed by ecological surveys and seek to minimise impacts on wildlife through sensitive design in line with Institute of Lighting Practice Note 23/8 and any superseding guidance, 2 c. Transport and Traffic Assessment detailing the impact of the proposed development and measures to alleviate its impact, and 3 d. Provision for a direct active travel link through the subject lands between Mill Road and Garter Lane, e. A site-specific FRA addressing both the ornamental surface water features within the site and the un modelled watercourse to the south, f. An analysis of the existing water features to include for their incorporation as part of wider nature-based solutions to surface water management where feasible and appropriate, and g. Provision for a community centre / sports hall of approximately 1500sqm, or as agreed with the Planning Authority. |
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