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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, July 11, 2011

HEADED ITEM NO.12

PART 8 CONSULTATION JOBSTOWN PARK MASTERPLAN

REPORT:

A Draft Masterplan and detailed layout and  for the future development of Jobstown Park, Tallaght has now been prepared by the Parks Department. This Draft Masterplan provides for the development of a neighbourhood recreational hub providing a wide range of both active and passive recreational facilities in the Park. It is planned that these facilities can be secured on a phased basis, over the coming years, as resources become available. Emphasis has been given to the development of the widest possible range of outdoor sports and recreational facilities including an Athletic Tracks, Skatepark, Childrens Playground etc. to complement the indoor facilities, currently available in Tallaght Leisure Centre and those already operating in the Park.  The future environmental and financial sustainability of the park proposals, together with the need to meet the specific future recreational needs of the wider population of Jobstown and the Tallaght area, have been the main guiding principles in the overall Park Design. Future pedestrian and cycle linkages from this central recreational hub by way of a green bridge across the Outer Ring Road extending to the Luas - Saggart and Red Lines, Tallaght Town Centre/ Zip Project etc. are also provided for. The first phase of the park development includes the proposed construction this year of 4 no. floodlit five-a-side (astro-type) all-weather pitches, for which Sports Capital Funding is currently available.

It is now recommended that the  public consultation process provided for under Part 8 of the Planning and Development Act, 2000 and the Planning and Development Regulations 2001-2007 be initiated in respect of the Jobstown Draft Masterplan.