STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS.

S.I. No. 273 of 2001

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT, 2000 (DESIGNATION OF STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT ZONE - HANSFIELD, BLANCHARDSTOWN) ORDER, 2001.

DUBLIN

Published by the Stationery Office

S.I. No. 273 of 2001

Planning and Development Act, 2000 (Designation of Strategic Development Zone - Hansfield, Blanchardstown) Order, 2001

The Government, pursuant to a proposal by the Minister for the Environment and Local Government, being of opinion that the development specified in paragraph 4 of this Order is of economic and social importance to the State, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 166 (1) of the Planning and Development Act, 2000 (No. 30 of 2000) , hereby order as follows:-

1.   This Order may be cited as the Planning and Development Act, 2000 (Designation of Strategic Development Zone - Hansfield, Blanchardstown) Order, 2001.

2.   This Order shall come into operation on 1 July, 2001.

3.   In this Order -

“the Act” means the Planning and Development Act, 2000 ;

the “Metropolitan Area” includes

(a)  the County Borough of Dublin and the administrative counties of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown and South Dublin,

(b)  in the administrative county of Fingal, the District Electoral Divisions of the Airport, Baldoyle, Balgriffin, Blanchardstown (Abbotstown, Blakestown, Coolmine, Corduff, Delwood, Mulhuddart, Roselawn, Tyrellstown), Castleknock (Knockmaroon, Park), Donabate, Dubber, Howth, Kilsallaghan, Kinsaley, Lucan North, Malahide (East and West), Portmarnock (North and South), Sutton, Swords (Forrest, Glasmore, Lissenhall, Seatown, Village), The Ward, Turnapin,

(c)  in the administrative country of Kildare, the District Electoral Divisions of Celbridge, Donaghcumper, Kilcock, Leixlip, Maynooth, Straffan,

(d)  in the administrative country of Wicklow, the functional area of Bray Urban District and Rathdown No. 2 Rural District;

the “Greater Dublin Area” means the Country Borough of Dublin and the administrative countries of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal, Kildare, Meath, South Dublin and Wicklow.

4.   The area shown as the “designated area” on the map titled “Proposed SDZ at Hansfield, Blanchardstown” dated May 2001 and attached to this order shall be designated as a site for the establishment of a strategic development zone in accordance with the provisions of Part IX of the Act for residential development, the provision of schools and a rail halt, and the provision of community facilities as referred to in Part III of the First Schedule of the Planning and Development Act, 2000 , including community and neighbourhood centres, health and childcare services.

5.   The site referred to in paragraph 4 has been designated for the establishment of a strategic development zone for the development specified in that paragraph, taking into consideration the deficiency in the supply of housing nationally and in the Greater Dublin Area particularly, the number and phasing of the housing units which would be delivered by the inclusion of the lands within a strategic development zone,

the potential for comprehensive planning and development of the site due to its scale and configuration, the efficient use of public investment in infrastructural facilities, including public transport, water, waste water and roads and that development of the site will help give effect to the policies in the Strategic Planning Guidelines for the Greater Dublin Area for development within the Metropolitan Area.

6.   The development agency specified for the purposes of section 168 of the Act is Fingal Country Council.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

The effect of this Order is to designate a site in Hansfield, Blanchardstown in the administrative area of Fingal County Council for the establishment of a strategic development zone for residential development in accordance with the provisions of Part IX of the Planning and Development Act, 2000 .