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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SDZ, LAPS AND PLANNING PROJECTS

Thursday, January 23, 2020

MOTION NO.52

MOTION: Councillor Teresa Costello

Special Meeting of County Council to consider the  Draft Tallaght town Centre Local Area Plan

To add to the key objectives of the Town Centre Park:
To identify and deliver a urban farm and inclusion garden allotments in the park to replace those being built on.

REPORT:

Provision of an urban farm, allotments, inclusion garden and other facilities are matters which are commonly delivered in conjunction with the Public Realm Section of the Council. In any event they would be provided within the boundaries of parks and public spaces provided for in the LAP.

It is considered that an objective could be included to investigate the potential of providing an urban farm and inclusion gardens, however various factors would have to be considered before such facilities could be identified and delivered, including appropriate location, space required, access to these facilities to the general public, etc.

RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that the motion be adopted with the following amendment:

Add to key objective of The Town Park (Section 3.9 of the Draft LAP):

To investigate potential for the provision of an urban farm and inclusion garden allotments in the Sean Walsh Park or within reasonable distance thereof.