COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SDZ, LAPS AND PLANNING PROJECTS

Thursday, January 23, 2020

MOTION NO.55

MOTION: Councillor M. Duff

That this Council when making provision for a Second Level School in the Draft Tallaght Town Centre Local Area Plan, ensures that the Dept of Education and Skills provide an All Weather, All Sports pitch on the site of the school. 

REPORT:

The draft plan makes provision for 3 additional primary schools and 1 secondary school. These schools will be delivered in tandem with development across the LAP lands. Detailed design issues such as provision of sports facilities etc. will be determined at the detail design and planning stage.

All school projects are required to provide appropriate sport and recreation facilities.While these are usually provided on site, there are circumstances such as in built up urban areas, where due to limited site areas, the sharing of facilities is considered and accomodated. South Dublin County Council has a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Education and skills and will liaise with them in relation to the delivery of appropriate facilites within the Town Centre area. It will be a basic criteria that appropriate sports and recreation facilities will be provided to accommodate any proposed school and this matter will be addressed as part of the pre-planning process.

Recommendation

It is recommendated that this motion be adopted with the following amendment.

Add bullet to Section 5.3.1  'criteria for the location of schools' as follows

'The site will have access to appropriate sport and recreational facilites'