Pursuant to the requirements of Part 8 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended, Tipperary County Council hereby gives notice that it intends to carry out the following development: Description: Proposed recreational area consisting of a skate park, MUGA pitch and teenage area located of the N62 adjacent to Roscrea Leisure Centre and Roscrea Recycling Centre, Roscrea.
Description: Proposed recreational area consisting of a skate park, MUGA pitch and teenage area located of the N62 adjacent to Roscrea Leisure Centre and Roscrea Recycling Centre, Roscrea.
Nature and extent of the proposed development is as follows:
Location: Townlands of Demesne, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary.
Nature and Extent of Proposed Development:
General site clearance of the 75m x 75m site for the provision of:
- Concrete surface skatepark measuring approximately 40m x 28m- Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) measuring 40m x 20m incorporating 4.8m high steel perimeter fencing;
- Teenage Zone incorporating group social seating, swing set and exercise;
- Provision of wildflower garden area;- Installation of public lighting to provide lighting consistent with a recreational urban environment;
- Provision of footpaths connecting various functional spaces within Leisure Centre Carpark;
- Soft landscaping and tree planting to remaining areas of the site.
The development has been the subject of an Appropriate Assessment screening in accordance with Article 6(3) of the EU Habitats Directive (Directive 92/43/EEC) and Article 250(1) of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended. The Appropriate Assessment screening concluded that the proposed development would not be likely to give rise to significant or indeterminate impacts on any Natura 2000 site.
And
The proposed development is not of a class set out under Schedule 5 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended, and does not require Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).
Any person may, within 4 weeks from the date of this notice, apply to An Bord Pleanala 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, including Appropriate Assessment (AA), will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at:
Thurles Municipal District Offices, Castle Street, Thurles, Co. Tipperary E41 KA44 from 9.30 am- 4.30 pm Monday to Friday
for a period from Wednesday 17th April, 2024 to Friday, 17th May, 2024 (excluding bank holidays).
Submissions or observations with respect to the proposed development, dealing with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area in which the development will be situated, may be made in writing to
Mr Liam Brett,
Director of Services,
Tipperary County Council,
Civic Offices, Limerick Road,
Nenagh,
Co. Tipperary,
E45 A099
no later than 4.30 pm on Friday 31st May, 2024.