This was a vote on Report No. 36/2020. Variation No. 7 to the Development Plan.

In general, the report from Chief Executive Owen Keegan said the goal of the variation "is proposed to vary the Dublin City Development Plan in order to incorporate the National Planning Framework (NPF) and the Regional Spatial Economic Strategy (RSES), in accordance with Section 11 of the Planning & Development Act 2000, as amended. Also included are some other changes to the Development Plan to incorporate immediate issues arising from the Climate Action Plan for the City."

The variation included some specific changes to address climate change, and changes relating to housing policy. For example, adding the following clauses to the Dublin City Development Plan 2016-2022:

–"Dublin City Council adopted its Climate Change Action Plan in May 2019. This has a focus on actions and targets. The implementation of the Climate Change Action Plan and development of Climate Action policies shall be undertaken in partnership with stakeholders including the Climate Action Regional Office and Codema."

–"All new buildings will be required to achieve the Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings (NZEB) standard in line with the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD)."

–"All new parking for new (or extensions to) housing, apartments and places of employment that provide car parking shall be electric charge enabled."

–"New development should be avoided in areas at risk of coastal erosion to the greatest extent possible."

–"Proposals of over 1,000 units and/or commercial developments in excess of 10,000 sq.m. or any mixed use proposal that meets these thresholds individually or in combination; shall be accompanied by an audit of community and cultural facilities in the vicinity and demonstrate how the proposal can contribute to any identified shortfall in the area. The audit shall be undertaken in consultation with the Community Section and the Arts Office of Dublin City Council."

All the details of the variation and aspects of the amendments can be seen in the report attached as a pdf to this CouncilTracker entry.