Section 8
South Western Suburbs & Hinterland
Specific Zoning Request
Sub. No.
Map No. Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
No change.
Proposed rezoning of land adjoining Marymount Campus from “ZO 21 City Hinterland” to “ZO 14 Institutions and Community”.
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This submission relates to lands located to the west of the Marymount Campus. While it is recommended under submission 244 to change the zoning of the Marymount facility itself as “ZO 14 Institutions and Community”, it is considered that there is no sufficient justification for zoning these lands from “ZO 21 City Hinterland” at this time. This is a sizeable landholding and the proposed rezoning will further erode city hinterland in this area. Recommendation: No change. This is a relatively elevated site currently zoned mostly for Public Open Space in the 2017 Municipal District Local Area Plan with an objective for open space for public recreation including provision of playing pitches. The adjoins Lehenaghmore Park to the south, which is also included in this specific zoning objective. The smaller portion of the site, a ‘dogleg’ at the south eastern corner, is currently zoned Metropolitan Greenbelt. Directly adjoining the site to the north is The Gates housing estate. Most of the lands are currently proposed to be zoned as “ZO 16 Public Open Space”, with the “dogleg” described above proposed as “ZO 21 City Hinterland” . The site is located outside the airport safety zones. The site has little biodiversity value apart from the hedgerow / treeline. The site is peripheral at the edge of the city. While buses do run along Togher Road and Matthew Hill, there is limited public transport connectivity or footpaths to the site itself. The Public Open Space zoning of the site acts as a natural buffer between the
Proposed rezoning of land at Leghenaghmore from “ZO 16 Public Open Space” and “ZO 21 City Hinterland” to “ZO 1 Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods” or “ZO 2 New Residential Neighbourhoods”.
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