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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

QUESTION NO.15

QUESTION: Councillor P. Gogarty

To ask the Chief Executive for an indicative construction commencement and opening date to the nearest quarter for the new Adamstown Library?

REPLY:

Adamstown Library/Civic building is part of the social and community infrastructure required within the Adamstown Strategic Development Zone Planning Scheme (2014, as amended). The requirement for this infrastructure is set out in phase 6 of the phasing table, which requires ‘provision of civic centre/library building (not illustrated)’. This is required before 5,000 homes are occupied.

The Council was successful in a bid for Urban Regeneration Development Funding (URDF) as part of ‘Call 2’ of the funding, which allocated up to €9.997m toward three key infrastructure projects in Adamstown SDZ. The first project is Adamstown Plaza which was successfully opened in September. The second project is Central Boulevard Park, and the third is the aforementioned library.

Concept and design proposals are being prepared by the landowner. The concept and preliminary design will require approval from SDCC before  the formal process of appointing a design team and proceeding to planning. Following signing of the development agreement related to URDF, a programme with a timeline for commencement and completion can be finalised. An indicative timeline would be to commence construction in late 2023/ early 2024.