COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, February 04, 2016

MOTION NO. 48

MOTION: Councillor G. O'Connell

Motion: Cllr G. O’Connell, Cllr P. Gogarty, Cllr L. O’Toole

That it be an objective of the 2016-2022 CDP to work with Dublin GAA County Board in line with the GAA Submission (0360) which outlined the importance of all-weather playing facilities/ pitches for Dublin GAA and envisages the creation of a cluster of facilities at strategic locations within the larger parks throughout the County.

REPORT:

As noted under Section 3.9.0 of the Chief Executive Report on the Draft Plan Public Consultation (December 2015) with regard to pitch provision, the Environment, Water and Climate Change Department is currently reviewing all the existing playing pitches within the County and analysing their usage such as frequency to establish how efficiently the space can be used in the future. This research is ongoing and it will highlight where supply is and where deficits are as well as inform future playing pitch provision where required. In this regard, it is noted that C7 Objective 11 of the Draft Plan 2016-2022 provides for a review of the County’s playing pitches. Policy C7 Objective 2 of the Draft Plan also states support for the provision of multi-purpose sports halls and all weather playing pitches in Moderate Sustainable Growth Towns. In addition, the Actions under Policy C7 provide for the preparation of a comprehensive study during the lifetime of the Plan to examine existing facilities, club structures, demographic data and other information to identify future needs for sports and leisure development in the County as developed through the LECP.

With regard to clustering, co-location and sharing of playing pitches, it is noted that Policy C1 Objective 3 of the Draft Plan specifically refers to support for the clustering of community facilities such as community centres, sports and leisure facilities and open spaces to create multi-purpose community hubs. C7 SLO1 also provides for support of District Level Community Hubs in the Metropolitan Consolidation Towns of Tallaght, Lucan and Clondalkin, with such hubs incorporating all weather playing pitches. In addition, Policy C7 Objective 4 of the Draft Plan encourages the co-location of community and sporting facilities, with Policy C9 Objective 7 providing for the promotion and support of schemes that facilitate the shared use of school facilities, such as all-weather pitches, for community use outside school hours.

The wording of the Policies, Objectives, SLOs, Actions and zoning matrixes detailed above are considered adequate and appropriate with regard to the provision of pitches and clustering of same, as requested by this Motion.

Recommendation

The intention of this motion is addressed under the policies and objectives detailed above; no amendment required to the County Development Plan.