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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

HEADED ITEM NO. 15

HEADED ITEM: P. Realm

Proposed Part 8 for BMX Track at Jobstown Park.

REPLY:

Notice to proceed with a Part 8 for a BMX Track at Jobstown Park Tallaght

This proposal is in accordance with C7 Objective 10 of South Dublin County Council’s Development Plan 2016-2022:

“To include a BMX facility for consideration in the review of the Jobstown Park Masterplan".

It is proposed to proceed with a Part 8 for a BMX track at Jobstown Park. This facility is proposed at the location of the athletics track as per the original Jobstown Park Masterplan (2011). The athletics track; should it be proceeded with at a later stage, will be re-housed elsewhere within the locality. This proposal will also necessitate the relocation within the park of the following proposals within the Jobstown Masterplan: the tone zone, the playground and the wind turbines. The BMX track will consist of a mounded earth area creating 5 track straights and 2 mounded earth end walls, some structural support of retaining areas will be required. The preliminary design is in line with the Guidance for BMX tracks published by the UCI.

A pump track for practice use / younger people / the less experienced is also proposed. A number of footpaths are proposed and a shared access route. The proposal includes for club house/ storage facilities, starter gates and other ancillaries. Fencing is proposed around the perimeter of the facility; with access gates as detailed. The proposals will involve the relocation to the southwest of one existing soccer pitch within the park. The proposal will not result in the loss of any existing pitch facilities. One existing footpath within Jobstown Park is proposed for relocation. A new shared access route is proposed to replace it at a location to the north of the existing footpath. The proposal includes for landscape works and all ancillary works. The proposals will be subject to AA screening and EIA screening