I support the removal of the amendment related to the Coldcut Road. These lands should remain zoned as Open Space for the following reasons: 1. The lands have an historical use as amenity space and with increased population this land is required to provide additional public amenities such as allotments, community and sports facilities. 2. The Liffey Valley LAP 2008 identified the Metro West and Lucan Luas as 'essential elements of the longer term success of the fledging Town Centre.' The lands at the Coldcut were not rezoned for Residential in the Development Plan 2009 with the Chief Executive report for the Draft plan outlining: 'The proposed rezoning of the land is not considered to be warranted at this time in the absence of public transport improvements and given the existence of the substantial town centre mixed use zoned lands to the north of the site.' While it is recognised that some public transport improvements have been delivered, and are being planned through BusConnects they are not adequate to the needs of the existing community and would require significant investment before further residential development is constructed. 3. The council has exceeded the strict required baseline target of 11,699 units by an estimated 5,238 units. This brings the total provision to 16,937 units, which is within the maximum of up to 50% "additional provision" headroom permitted under national guidelines to secure long-term housing delivery up to 2030. However, the 'additional provision' of up to 50% is not an absolute requirement and for that reason the lands at Coldcut Road can be omitted while remaining within the guidelines of directive. In addition, the Office of the Planning Regulator's recommendation to 'continue to progress the zoning of additional residential zoned lands, identified as amendments no. 1 to no.16 of the proposed Variation' is over-prescriptive in a similar manner to Mount Salus Residents Owners Management Company Limited By Guarantee v. An Bord Pleanála [2026] IECA 28 and by recommending all the sites for rezoning is not allowing the council the flexibility granted by the NPF Implementation Guidelines of 'up to 50% additional provision'. 4. The rezoning is contrary to 2 major EU directives : -2016/2284: reduction of 5 pollutants 2 of which are sources of nitrogen oxides and fine particulates matter. Increased traffic will add pollution which is already at high levels due to the proximity of the M50. -2024/1991 Article 8: Restoration of urban ecosystems which states that 'By 31 December 2030, Member States shall ensure that there is no net loss in the total national area of urban green space and of urban tree canopy cover in urban ecosystem areas, determined in accordance with Article 14(4), compared to 2024'. The rezoning of this land would significantly reduce the urban green space in this area and remove its potential for use for a significant increase in canopy cover in this area. According to South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-28 Chapter 4 page 153 the lands in question have less than 10% tree canopy cover, meaning it is covered by Article 8. 5. The rezoning is contrary to the County Development Plan 2022-28 because the lands form part of a Primary Green Infrastructure Corridor as per the Green Infrastructure map on page 163 of the County Development Plan. A number of Objectives relate to the area of these lands including 'To enhance connectivity between existing parks and open spaces on either side of the M50 corridor.', 'To investigate EU funding mechanisms for nature-based solutions to climate change, exploring the feasibility of developing or retrofitting an eco-bridge or eco-tunnel across the M50 to provide ecological connectivity between Collinstown Park and Green space at Cloverhill Road.' and 'To promote habitat improvement at Collinstown Park.' The rezoning of the lands will make those objectives more difficult to meet.