COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
QUESTION NO.7
QUESTION: Councillor D. Looney
"To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the Dublin Mountains Project, and to make a statement on the matter?"
REPLY:
"The proposed Dublin Mountains Visitor Centre is a joint development by South Dublin County Council, Coillte and the Dublin Mountains Partnership to create a new “gateway” to the Dublin Mountains located at the combined Massy’s Wood /Estate and Montpelier Hill incorporating the Hell Fire Club site.
The Application and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report in relation to this project were submitted on South Dublin County Council’s behalf to An Bord Pleanála (ABP) on Monday 31st July 2017 (Ref: JA0040).
All interested parties were able to view and download the application on the An Bord Pleanála Website http://www.pleanala.ie/ and the Council’s dedicated project information pages http://www.sdcc.ie/services/parks-and-recreation/dublin-mountains-project.
The documents were also available for inspection at the offices of An Bord Pleanála, 64 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 and South Dublin County Council’s headquarters at County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24 and Ballyroan Library, Rathfarnham until the closing date which was the 25th September 2017. Members of the public had to make their submissions directly to An Bord Pleanála. 84 submissions were received and these can be viewed at County Hall, Tallaght and on the Council's website together with details of addtional information requests from ABP and replies to date.
An Bord Pleanála have advised on their website that the case is due to be decided on or before by the 6th February 2018."