CCAP 2019-2024 Action Updates ENERGY & BUILDINGS

Actions Currently Budgeted

Energy Planning

E1 Create Energy Master Plan for the Dublin Region

In the next 5 years

Codema Website with e-Map

Update: The Dublin Region Energy Masterplan, prepared by Codema, has now been completed. The masterplan provides realistic, evidence-based pathways for the Dublin region to achieve its carbon emission reduction targets to 2030 and 2050.

The webpage below includes headline figures from the Dublin Region Energy Masterplan and also includes project resources links, including; a recording of the masterplan launch, a summary brochure and the full report. https://www.codema.ie/projects/localprojects/dublin-region-energy-master-plan.

E2 Develop Public Lighting Master Plan

E3 Prepare South Dublin Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan

In the next 5 years Land Use, Planning & Roads Dept (LUPT) Public Lighting

In the next 5 years

Plan developed, # of lights upgraded

Codema SECAP complete

Update: Phase 1 of the public lighting upgrade programme (2014-2020) is complete. 9,689 55w SOX lamps were replaced with energy efficient LEDs.

Phase 2 (2020-2026) of the public lighting upgrade programme was initiated in Q4 2020. The target for 2022 is to complete 1,700 LED upgrades.

The programme of upgrading ESBN legacy (Pre-1990) was started in July 2022.

Update: In October 2019, CoDEMA submitted the Dublin LAs’ SECAP to the CoM on behalf of the LAs. This was initially accepted. Since these plans do not address mitigation across the wider county area (outside the LAs’ direct remit/control), pre-contacting messages concerning the mitigation pillar and the feedback reports were sent to the 4 local authorities informing the DLAs that the SECAPs were deemed not to meet the new CoM SECAP requirements to address county-wide mitigation targets. Since then the CoM has also asked signatories to renew their commitment to the CoM, which would mean that signatories would need to submit a SECAP within 2 years of commitment renewal. A decision on whether SDCC will renew its commitment to the CoM will need to be made by the Local Authority.

Complete

In the next 5 years

LUPT Senior Planner, Planning

Chapter with policies and development management standards

Update: The SDCC County Development Plan 2022-2028 was adopted on 22nd June 2022 and came into effect on 3rd August. Climate change is a fundamental theme throughout the Plan, each chapter indicates where objectives are climate action positive and contain a climate action audit outlining how the objectives positively contribute to climate action.

Codema completed an energy and carbon assessment of the CDP 2022-2028. This report provides planners with an evidence base and planning policy options in line with the CDP, which consider local characteristics and spatial constraints in delivering the objectives set out in the Planning Development Act, National Planning Framework, and Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly’s (EMRA) Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy (RSES). The CARO have attended a number of meetings and assisted the climate and planning teams with the climate elements of the SDCC County Development Plan.

Complete

In the next 5 years

LUPT Climate change chapter in Local Area Plan

Update: The elected members of South Dublin County Council resolved to adopt the Tallaght Town Centre Local Area Plan on 8th June, 2020. The Plan has been in effect since 20th July, 2020. Chapter 7 of the Tallaght LAP is dedicated to Climate Change. Both Mitigation and Adaptation measures considered.

Ongoing

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