Provision of Open Space. On or before the Completion Date, the Company shall designate an area of Open Space within the area of the Property for use by the owner and tenants of the Property, and the general public on the following terms:
Provision of Open Space. The provision of attractive recreational open space is an essential component of this plan’s vision of developing Maynooth as a University Town. The quality and location of such space is as important as the quantity. The Department of Environment recommended the provision of Public Open Space at a rate of 5 acres (2 hectares) per 1,000 population. At this rate, Maynooth would require 65 acres (26 hectares) of open space. The most effective public open spaces are large, multi-purpose, informally supervised parks, preferably fronted by houses. In this way the open space benefits from informal supervision from the houses and contributes to the amenity of outlook of the houses. It is useful to establish a hierarchy of recreational spaces. Some open spaces, such as the canal, Lime Avenue, the Harbour Field and Court House Square are of significance to the town as a whole while others are of more relevance to individual housing estates and residential areas. This plan seeks the upgrading of the former. Three new Strategic Open Spaces are proposed in this plan, located to the north (off the Moyglare Rd.), the north east (along the Lime Walk) and the south east (off the new road linking the Straffan and Celbridge roads). These strategic open spaces are identified on Map 1. It is the policy of the Council to; acquire and develop the Harbour Field as a recreational facility for the town, seek the restoration of Lime Avenue and the development of parks adjacent to Carton Estate and to the south east of the town, off the new road linking the Straffan and Celbridge roads, seek the development of additional recreational facilities and sports fields as the town grows, establish a Parks Department to manage and maintain public open spaces, co-operate with Duchas in the upgrading of the canal, Co-operate with the universities, schools and local sports organisations in the provision of sports facilities and active recreational space, seek to ensure adequate play grounds and a swimming pool are made available to serve the people of Maynooth.
Provision of Open Space. Many submissions raised concerns on the shortfall of open space in the study area and adjoining areas. They generally requested larger open space and urban park. - Considerable number of local residents (please refer to 2.6.2) requested that the PDS2 & 3 should be developed as urban park. - Some submissions suggested the open space could be developed as a place for performance, elderly and community activities and Dog Park. - Some suggested the fragmented open space should be linked to form a pedestrian network and preferably at grade as far as possible.
