A public consultation has been launched by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (DLRCC) regarding proposed upgrades to the existing playgrounds and exercise equipment at both Pearse Park, Sallynoggin, and Carysfort Park, Blackrock.

The consultation programme aims to gather ideas from the community for the playground's design and accessibility, determine the main users of the playgrounds and identify opportunities for teens and adults.

This feedback will help create a brief and specification for the playgrounds to be tendered out to design and build, during 2025.  

This consultation forms part of the DLRCC Play Policy. A statement from DLRCC explained: "The DLRCC Play Policy was adopted in 2023. It establishes a set of goals, objectives and actions to enhance play opportunities in the most accessible and inclusive way throughout the county. The actions arising include the refurbishment of existing play spaces and the development of new ones where a gap has been identified.

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"Engagement and collaboration is a key part of the Play Policy which requires that we 'involve children and young people in the reimagining of spaces for play, and in the design of new play spaces'.

"This consultation needs the community's input, to gather ideas and local insight, to form the basis of the new playground's design. Local communities are being invited to complete this online survey and share their ideas."

Official submissions can be made by:

• Emailing [email protected] with submissions in your preferred format;

• An online survey on Citizen Space;

• As a written submission by post or in person, clearly marked with: Proposed Playground Upgrades at Pearse Park, Sallynoggin and Carysfort Park, Blackrock, Parks and Landscape Services, Department of Community and Cultural Development, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, County Hall, Marine Road, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, A96 K6C9.

The consultation will run until Friday, June 20.