Two storey Sport Science, Health and Recreation Building with

Works description

Two storey Sport Science, Health and Recreation Building with Sports Hall, teaching accommodation, changing rooms and associated plant areas (floor area 3,175sq.m), playing pitches, associated landscaping works and enhanced pedestrian crossing facilities at Greenhills Road access. The development will consist of: (1) A Sport Science, Health and Recreation Building containing a single storey sports hall and teaching accommodation and associated facilities arranged over two storey plus roof plant areas with a total floor area 3,175sq.m; grass playing pitch 140 x 90m with flood lighting; score boards; 1m high spectator barrier; 12m high x 25m wide ball catch nets behind goal posts and spectator seating; (2) external landscaped quadrangle; pedestrian areas; footpaths and landscaping; linking existing facilities with the development; building signage; 56 covered bicycle parking spaces; covered walkways and demolition of 46 existing car parking spaces and associated site works; (3) enhanced pedestrian crossing facilities at Greenhills Road access, comprising new raised entry treatment across access and pedestrian refuge island on Greenhills Road with associated road markings and traffic signs. The application site is centrally located within the TU Dublin Tallaght campus which is bounded by Belgard Road to the west, industrial buildings accessed off Airton Road to the north, Greenhills Road to the east and to the south by Old Blessington Road and the grounds of the Old Priory, Tallaght.