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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

QUESTION NO. 12

QUESTION: Councillor E. Higgins

"Can I have a copy of the report showing why the land in front of the Parks Depot is unsuitable for development as a carpark?"

REPLY:

The report submitted to the Clondalkin ACM in May 2016 is copied below. Since then a masterplan for zoned lands close to Rathcoole Park has commenced and Public Realm have submitted the provision of car parking for Rathcoole Park to the planning section for their consideration.

"The proposal for a car park to serve Rathcoole Park is problematic. The original plan was for a location off Fitzmaurice Road but there are constraints with this because of the presence of the Boherboy water main. A number of other sites have been identified in consultation with Roads Planning and each has its own particular constraint. All of the sites investigated are listed in the following table and identified in an accompanying Powerpoint presentation:

Fitzmaurice Road – opposite Avoca	Problems with the presence of the Boherboy water main. Issues with adjoining residents
Access via existing depot	Serious conflict between traffic and depot traffic.   Not suitable for pedestrians. Similar issues to Fitzmaurice Road
Beechwood Lawns	Narrow roads access Would result in removal of existing rose garden
Springbank Cottages	Might be an option. Bridge necessary and would increase costs
Future Rathcoole By Pass Road on Development Plan	May be the best option. However it would be a long term project

As there is no immediate feasible solution to this proposal it is recommended that it is not considered further in 2016."