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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE (2)

Monday, September 27, 2010

QUESTION NO. 9

QUESTION: Councillor D. Looney

"To ask the Manager to provide an update on the Masterplan for Beechfield Park, Cherryfield, and to provide details of maintenance and other works carried out at the park over the last 6 months?"

REPLY:

The Parks and Landscape Services Department have swept the paths and the tennis courts in Beechfield Park in recent months and the grass in the park is cut as part of a regular maintenance schedule for Beechfield Park. Three trees have been removed and approx. 5 no. trees which were planted adjacent to the tennis courts and were substantially overhanging people’s properties were crown lifted.

The Parks and Landscape Services Department has put forward a proposal to prepare a master plan in consultation with the local community to guide the future development of the park in accordance with local needs and a newly emerging population profile in the general area.  A master plan would enable the prioritisation of resources as they become available to undertake works in an organised and cohesive manner to ultimately achieve the overall plan.  Whilst it has not been possible to commence this plan to the time scale originally intended, it is intended to advance a consultation process towards formulating a master plan by the end of the year.