Dublin City Council has launched a developers consultation which will help protect and grow cultural infrastructure.

The Council's Arts Office is seeking input and feedback from property developers, their agents, and the arts and cultural sector, into the creation of new guidance and a toolkit to support the delivery of cultural infrastructure in the city.

The Toolkit and Guidance will provide clarity for developers of their obligations under new policies by undertaking audits of existing provision and need, identifying the typology of space required, undertaking co-design with key groups, practitioners, and communities, and developing a deliverable and sustainable proposal for the use proposed.

Aligning with Chapter 12 (Culture) of the Dublin City Development Plan, this initiative outlines a strategy for the protection and growth of cultural infrastructure in the city from 2022 to 2028. New policies require some large scale commercial and residential developments to provide space for community and cultural use as part of any planning application

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This new guidance will provide support to development and design teams delivering these requirements whilst aiming to ensure the delivery and long-term sustainability of any proposed cultural use.

Deidre Scully, City Planning Officer, Dublin City Council, stated: "This engagement with the property sector coincides with the anniversary of the Dublin City Development Plan, which was adopted almost one year ago. The focus of the plan on culture aligns with Dublin City Council’s objectives to protect and grow cultural infrastructure in the city, and the Developer Toolkit and Guidance will play a key role in this by providing clarity and direction, informed through dialogue with developers, planning agents, architects and the arts and cultural sector."

Ray Yeates, City Arts Officer, Dublin City Council, said: "We are seeking to engage with the development community to better understand how these new policies have been interpreted, and to provide support and guidance on how best to deliver vibrant cultural and community spaces within Dublin. We believe that the creation of cultural infrastructure is key to the long-term health and prosperity of our city and its people."

Developers can provide feedback through a survey which will take between 15 to 20 minutes to complete. The Council will also be holding workshops with Developers in the new year which will further expand on the Toolkit and Guidance and provide developers with an opportunity to ask questions and receive support.