Public Consultation Update - Kilcross and Finsbury Park Playgrounds

dlr undertook the following community engagement activities, as part of the concept design for a play space in Finsbury Park, Dundrum and Kilcross, Sandyford.

• Engagement with local Councillors.
• Dedicated consultation sessions and workshops for community members, local groups and schools to share their ideas and feedback.
• Online Public Consultation Survey open from 5th of January - 2nd of February 2024.
• Social media campaign and posters, flyers and leaflet drops promoting engagement.
• Two in-person consultation events, one on 17th of January, from 6.30-7.45pm at Dundrum Library, and another on 321st of January at Gaelscoil na Fuinseoiga.
• One in-person consultation event, held on 18th of January, from 6.30-8pm at the Kilcross Resource Centre.

The consultation aimed to engage with the community, to gather ideas and local insight, to form the basis of the new playground design. 

The response from the public in relation to this was generally positive. Analysis of the feedback received, indicates that the majority of respondents, were in favour of the addition of play facilities to Kilcross and Finsbury Park. Based on this positive feedback, it is proposed to proceed with the siting of a local playground in Kilcross and Finsbury Park, and to provide a new enclosed play space, including toddler play, for ages 0-5 and 6-11. 

The feedback received will help create a brief and specification for the playgrounds to be tendered out to design and build, during 2024. 

The attached reports detail this engagement and identifies the key hopes and concerns that were raised during the consultation process.