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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

QUESTION NO. 1

QUESTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

"To ask the Chief Executive for a detailed update on the development and funding of the planned new all-weather facility at Airlie Heights?"

REPLY:

The Council is very committed to this project and has been working tirelessly for the past 20 months to ensure that the project proceeds.

The following is a summary of the progress to date:

  1. facilitated meetings with Lucan Utd to determine responses to local resident’s opposition issues,
  2. procuring and appointing consultants to progress design, tender documents and project management,
  3. facilitating meetings with Lucan Utd and local developer regarding proposed road development and interdepartmental meetings to this end,
  4. facilitating and organising independently chaired meetings with Lucan Utd and Airlie Heights Residents,
  5. ongoing liaison with consultant (Sports Lab) SDCC and Lucan United regarding the design specification and costs of the playing facility before a formal tender process can be initiated.
  6. scheduled meeting with Lucan Area Committee Members (21/11/2017)– cancelled due to unavailability of many members
  7. Deputation Meeting 22/11/2017 (Airlie Heights Residents Association) attended by Planning and Public Realm Staff. Discussion focused primarily on the planning process for the proposed road (original Part 8 approved November 2010) and who is paying for the road (the current proposal is between Lucan Utd and Pavement Development);  location of and management the Car Park and playing facility (Location of car park determined by An Bord Pleanala decision, management of playing facility and car park will be through an annual management agreement licence between SDCC and Lucan Utd)
  8. 1/12/2017 Announcement of 2017 Sports Capital Grants – Phase 2 - Floodlights, goals, dug outs, ball stop nets approved.

Two sports capital grants for the playing facility as follows have been approved by DTTS and the remaining costs will be borne by Lucan United:

1. 2015 Scheme: €150,000

2. 2017 Scheme: €117,074

All costs associated with the development of the car park will be borne by Lucan United, and all costs associated with the development of the road will be borne by Lucan United / Pavement Development et al.