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McGee Park, Cookstown Road, Springfield, Tallaght, Dublin 24

Major upgrade of Butler McGee Park in Tallaght, including new entry plazas, paths, sports facilities, and a skate park.

PT8SD314 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 11 November 2025

Reference: PT8SD314
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: In progress
Type: Application Under Part 8
Received: 11 November 2025

Summary

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This Part 8 application proposes a comprehensive upgrade of Butler McGee Park. Works include four formal entry plazas, shared pedestrian and cycle paths with lighting, pitch realignments, a teenspace with a floodlit skate park, a basketball court, a multi-use games area, and a 35m ball wall.

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Official record

Development description

The upgrade of the butler mcgee park will consist of four formal entry plazas at - the cheeverstown road and cookstown road junction, linking with jobstown park. - the cookstown road and maplewood road junction. - the northeastern corner of the park, adjacent to the southern boundary of st. Mark's gaa club, leading out on to cookstown road. - the drumcairn avenue and drumcairn parade junction. Main spine routes, shared pedestrian/cycle with formal signature trees and park lights, along the eastern boundary, linking butler mcgee park to jobstown park and the luas stops, and east-west through the park connecting drumcairn with the fortunestown shopping centre. Controlled access gates to be installed at all entrances. All existing sports pitches, except for pitch 80, retained with some realignment and refurbished where necessary with drainage and re-levelling. Provision for active recreation - e. G. Teenspace, with facilities such as skate park (with floodlighting), basketball court and fitness area, and natural play area with large climbing feature wall. A multi use games area (muga) with floodlighting. A 35m long x 6m high ball wall, with hard paving to one side and floodlighting activity circuit (park run) - with seats and play/fitness equipment. A dog park enclosed with post and rail fencing with wire mesh. Relocation of a 220m length of the northeastern boundary to incorporate the grass verge to the road into the park, allowing for more room between the proposed path and the pitches. Biodiversity improvements - existing hedgerow relocated/replaced and supplemented with meadowland management and planting of bulbs and formal and informal tree groups. Attenuation basins and possible swales associated with the pitch drainage which will also contribute to enhanced biodiversity. All associated landscape works. All ancillary works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

OSOS

“To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities”

National zoning type: Open space, park

Objective set by the South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
8 Whitebrook Park, Springfield Estate, Tallaght	Mar 2026	€342,500	229 m
25 Drumcairn Parkm, Tallaght, Dublin 24	Aug 2025	€340,000	273 m
13 Raheen Park, Tallaght, Dublin 24	Jun 2026	€370,000	343 m
4 Raheen Rd, Springfield, Tallaght Dublin 24	Dec 2025	€386,000	363 m
17 Raheen Rd, Springfield, Dublin 24	Mar 2025	€270,000	365 m
12 Ashgrove, Springfield, Tallaght Dublin 24	Jul 2025	€410,000	386 m
15 Raheen Close, Tallaght Dublin 24, Dublinnot full market price	Apr 2026	€120,000	423 m
3 Fernwood Avenue, Tallaght, Dublin 24not full market price	Apr 2025	€340,000	438 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

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Application received11 November 2025

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