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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, June 18, 2015

MOTION NO. 128

MOTION: Councillor F. Timmons

That a specific local objective is added that any new sports and leisure centre with swimming pool provide sufficient capacity for sports clubs to use, including the long term leasing of space for clubs that need to store equipment where they train, such as Esker Boxing Club

REPORT:

The County Development Plan supports the delivery of a sports facility, including a third public swimming pool in the County, in Lucan. This would be consistent with the Core Strategy which seeks to support district level community hubs in the County’s Metropolitan Towns of Tallaght, Lucan and Clondalkin and would deliver centralised sports facilities and rooms for hire where the critical mass of population exists. This facility will provide capacity for local clubs.

To include an objective which will ensure sufficient capacity is built into any new leisure centre with swimming pool to provide storage space for sports equipment from local clubs.

Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is adopted with amendment.