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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, April 13, 2015

QUESTION NO.11

QUESTION: Councillor S. Holland

To ask the Chief Executive to give a breakdown by area of how much green space is owned by the council, with a map?

REPLY:

The Council maintains a database of the public open space in its ownership. The database is based on the Ordance Survey map system which covers the entire country.  Currently mapping is available through the Oasis GIS mapping system Oasis GIS Mapping System

Approx 1750 hectares of zoned open space is maintained by the Council. This includes:

• public parkland,
• open spaces in residential areas,
• river valleys,
• 5 Regional Parks
• c. 50 Neighbourhood Parks
• Playgrounds / playspaces
• c. 160 Playing Pitches
• Camac Valley Caravan and Camping Park

It is envisaged that new maps of our zoned open spaces will be available from next month in the context of publication of the new Draft Development Plan.