Planning & Strategic Infrastructure
Name of Representatives
Kiernan O Neill – Environment – Castleknock/Mulhuddart
Greg Farrell – Community & Voluntary – Swords/ Balbriggan
Contact
Issues identified at Linkage Group Meetings
- Climate Change Report – how far has this been progressed
- Discussion on high density developments in Fingal
- Discussion on building regulations
- Undertook an analysis of Schools Dublin 15 – focusing on the increase in population & the fact that no land has been zoned in Dublin15 for schools
Name of the Decision Making Committee that our Representatives attend
Planning & Strategic Infrastructure Strategic Policy Committee (SPC)
Purpose of the Committee
Planning Strategic Policy Committee is a committee of Fingal County Council
- It is tasked to advise and to assist the Council to develop policy
- Final policy decisions will rest ultimately with the full Council
- System is intended to give Councillors and relevant sectoral interests an opportunity for full involvement in the policy-making process from the early stages
Issues considered by SPC members
- County Development Plan 2017-2023 – plan is current being developed and will direct all
- Review of the Fingal/North Dublin Transportation Study
- Development of the Open Space Strategy
- Discussion on Fingal Cycling Infrastructure
- Mitigation & Adaptation Measures in respect of Climate Change
- Review of Development Contribution Scheme 2016-2020
- Overview of Planning Enforcement Policy & Processes
Focus for the Future/ SPC Programme of Work
Review of Fingal County Council Corporate Plan
- Oversee the development of Fingal County Development Plan 2017 -2023
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment
- Lesotho Project – FCC are advising the Lesotho Government on developing Planning
- Draft Regional Parks & Open Space Bye-Laws
- Oversee Planning Enforcement
- Local Area Plans/Masterplans
- School sites/ forward planning of school provision
- Taking in Charge – new housing estates
- Strategic Infrastructure
Next Linkage Group Meeting
Fingal PPN organise 4 Planning & Strategic Infrastructure Linkage Group meetings per year, the next is scheduled for
Date: September 2017
Time: TBC
Location: TBC
These meetings are open to members of the PPN, for further information contact ppn@fingal.ie
Dates of previous Linkage Group Meetings
- 4th April 2017
- 7th February 2017
- 10th October 2016
- 15th August 2016