I wish to make an observation regarding the proposed wording that parking management should ensure that “on street spaces are not allocated to individuals.”

I am a homeowner within the Clonburris SDZ in an existing development where residential parking has already been designed, approved and provided on the basis of allocated parking serving individual dwellings.

I am concerned that the proposed wording does not sufficiently distinguish between:

• communal/unallocated on-street visitor parking;
• parking bays located outside the physical curtilage of a dwelling but specifically allocated to that dwelling; and
• parking arrangements already approved and implemented under existing planning permissions.

I would therefore ask South Dublin County Council to clarify within Amendment No. 9 that the requirement for on-street spaces not to be allocated to individuals applies prospectively to relevant parking proposed as part of new planning applications, and does not retrospectively alter existing residential parking arrangements or parking spaces previously approved and allocated for the use of individual dwellings.

In particular, the term “on-street spaces” should be clearly defined. A parking space being physically located outside the curtilage of a dwelling should not, by itself, result in an existing allocated residential parking space being regarded as communal or unallocated parking.

Many purchasers within the SDZ bought their homes on the basis of the parking arrangements shown in the approved development layouts and represented as serving their individual properties. Certainty regarding the status of these spaces is therefore important for homeowners, residents, management companies and future purchasers.

I support the objective of ensuring that future developments have appropriate and efficiently managed parking. However, this should not create ambiguity regarding parking arrangements already approved and relied upon by existing homeowners.

I therefore request that the final wording of Amendment No. 9 expressly confirms that:

1. the restriction on allocation relates to new on-street parking proposed through future planning applications;
2. it does not retrospectively affect existing allocated residential parking;
3. “on-street parking” is clearly distinguished from off-curtilage parking bays specifically allocated to individual dwellings under an existing planning permission; and
4. existing planning permissions and established residential parking arrangements remain unaffected by this amendment.

This clarification would prevent future uncertainty and disputes regarding the management and status of parking within existing Clonburris developments.