NOTICE OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000 PART XI (AS AMENDED) PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 2001 PART 8 (AS AMENDED) Public Playground, Laurel Lodge, Castleknock, Dublin 15

Closed9 Nov, 2023, 9:00am - 21 Dec, 2023, 11:59pm

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In accordance with Part XI of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) and Part 8 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended), Fingal County Council hereby gives notice of the proposed works listed hereunder to be carried out at Laurel Lodge Park, Castleknock, Dublin 15.
Public Playground 
A Local Equipped Area for Play (LEAP) playground totaling approximately 400m2, constructed in line with the principles of universal design, to include: 

i.    5 no. play items including multi play & natural play items. 
ii.   Play area finished with permeable safety surfacing. 
iii.  A new 1.2m high bow topped metal rail fencing & gates enclosing the play area. 
iv.  1no. new drinking water fountain. 
v.   Landscaping to include low mounding (to a maximum height of 1.5m) and tree planting to the south-west of the proposed playground. 
vi.  10 no. bicycle parking spaces (including cargo bike parking) using Sheffield type bicycle stands, located adjacent to the proposed playground. 
vii.  All other ancillary site works.

In accordance with Article 81 and Article 120 of the Planning & Development Regulations 2001 (As Amended), Fingal County Council has concluded from a preliminary examination that there is no real likelihood of significant effects on the environment arising from the proposed development and that an Environmental Impact Assessment is not required. Any person may within 4 weeks from the date of this notice, apply to An Bord Pleanála for a screening determination as to whether the development would be likely to have significant effects on the environment.
Plans and particulars of the proposed development will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy from Thursday 9th November 2023 up to and including Thursday 7th December 2023 (excluding bank holidays and weekends) at the following locations:

•     Fingal County Council Offices, County Hall, Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67 X8Y2, during normal opening hours (Monday to Thursday 9am to 5pm and Friday 9am to 4:30pm)
•     Fingal County Council Civic Offices, Grove Road, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, D15 W638, during normal opening hours (Monday to Thursday 9am to 5pm and Friday 9am to 4:30pm)

Plans and particulars of the proposed development will also be available for inspection online on the Council’s Consultation Portal https://consult.fingal.ie/en/browse from Thursday 9th November 2023 up to and including Thursday 7th December 2023. 

Submissions or observations with respect to the proposed development may be made as follows:

Online via the Council’s Consultation Portal https://consult.fingal.ie/en/browse which is open for submissions up to and including Thursday 21st December 2023

Or

In writing by post addressed to: Senior Executive Officer, Planning & Strategic Infrastructure 
Department, Fingal County Council, County Hall, Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin K67 X8Y2.

NOTE: Please make your submission by one medium only and ensure postal submissions are clearly 
headed as for “Public Playground, Laurel Lodge, Castleknock, Dublin 15”.
Submissions can be made from Thursday 9th November 2023 with online submissions must be received  before 11:59pm on Thursday 21st December 2023 or postal submissions before 5pm Thursday 21st December 2023.


All the issues that are raised in submissions and observations to the Council in regard to this  development, including the response of the Chief Executive thereto, will form part of the statutory report to be presented to the monthly meeting of Fingal County Council. The statutory report will  list the persons or bodies who made submissions or observations with respect to the proposed  development in accordance with regulations made under Part XI of the Planning and Development Act  as amended. The minutes of that meeting including the statutory report will appear on the Council’s Website. Details including the names of those making submissions or observations may also be shared  with relevant Council Departments and agents working on their behalf.
 

Matthew McAleese,

Director of Services, Planning and Strategic Infrastructure Department.   

9th November 2023