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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM / TEMPLEOGUE / FIRHOUSE / BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

QUESTION NO. 11

QUESTION: Councillor A. Edge

To provide an update on the running track in Dodder Valley Park, addressing issues such as marking, lighting, storage and signage as well as liaison with local stakeholders.

REPLY:

The running track in Dodder Valley Park will be allocated to a club through our allocation process which we use for the allocation of our pitches. The running track will be allocated to Brothers Pearse Athletics Club for the 2023/2024 season. Should any other athletics club be interested in using this facility they can contact Public Realm at publicrealm@sdublincoco.ie

The grass athletics track at Dodder Valley Mt Carmel has been completed in line with the Part 8 that was passed by the Council. Lighting was not proposed as part of the facility and is not permitted in the area, in line with the Part 8 for the facility.
Storage areas have been provided on site, however as the athletics club have specific additional requirements, they are currently investigating the type of additional facility they can acquire and will revert to SDCC for approval.
Signage was not proposed as part of the Part 8 and SDCC grass pitches / tracks are not normally signed as this would lead to visual clutter in many of our parks.  Line marking is an operational matter and is carried out by the clubs who are allocated pitch/track facilities in parks and open spaces.