I object to this proposed amendment, particularly the Council’s intention to avoid
allocating individual parking spaces to residents.
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Residents in developments such as Parkleigh and Cooper Square already have
allocated parking. I am concerned about what the proposed changes would mean
for existing developments and how parking would be managed and enforced in
practice.
Unallocated parking directly contradicts the Council’s push for EV adoption. In
existing developments like Parkleigh, allocated spaces allow residents to invest their
own money in installing home EV chargers. Without assigned spaces, neither
residents nor Owners’ Management Companies (OMCs) have certainty about where
to install EV chargers or who will cover the cost. This leaves neighbourhoods stuck
with the minimum 10% provision.
These restrictions are being introduced before public transport projects (DART+ SW,
BusConnects) are delivered. Until viable alternatives exist, restricting resident
parking will only lead to overspill onto surrounding roads.
Instead of prematurely restricting resident parking, we ask South Dublin County Council to
consider the following practical measures:
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Investigate the use of undeveloped building sites (e.g. future school or employment
building site) as a temporary overflow parking until public transport projects are
delivered.
Increase commuter and visitor parking near the urban cores.
Increase public transportation including bus and trains on weekdays and weekends and extra services during peak hours