On rezoning church lands at St Teresa's Gardens

Councillors Deirdre Cronin and Maire Devine proposed the retention in the Dublin City Development Plan 2022-28 of the Z15 zoning (Community and Social Infrastructure) on the "entirety of the Church land" at St Teresa's Gardens "so that they can continue to serve the needs of the local community, and any future development accords with this vision and the building of community facilities". The chief executive the "recommended that Z15 be retained on the southern and eastern half of the subject lands, containing St. Teresa’s Church and the DCC Donore Youth and Community Centre, to accord with its existing social and community use. The CE also recommended that the zoning of the remainder of the lands (the north-west portion which corresponds with MA [material alteration] E 0122) be changed to Z14 [Strategic Development and Regeneration Areas] in order to better integrate with SDRA [strategic development regeneration area] 11 – St. Teresa’s Gardens and Environs proposals for improved public open space adjacent to the church, a potential new building next to the DYC centre and future playing field which could provide for further community facilities, together with a new cycling and pedestrian connection through to Donore Avenue." In a roll-call vote councillors voted 31 for, 21 against 2 abstain to support the chief executive's recommended Z14 zoning.