When the Sport Ireland Campus Masterplan was published last year, the first new build on the site was scheduled to be the new indoor velodrome.
Over the weekend the final element of planning permission was granted with the expiry of a time limit for appeals.
Plans can now be advanced for the construction of the facility which will include a 250-metre banked track as well as space for 12 badminton courts in the middle.
The area earmarked for the new facility is to the left of the National Indoor Arena as you drive into the Campus with the GAA centre of excellence on your left and the hockey facilities on the right.
There will be seating facilities for between 1,000 and 2,500 spectators as well as office space for the National Headquarters of Cycling Ireland and Badminton Ireland.
It will have the capacity to host training camps for Ireland’s future stars and also to potentially host European Championship events in future years.
“We are delighted to see our plans for the Sport Ireland Campus progressing and the National Velodrome and Badminton Centre is an important next step,” said Sport Ireland CEO Dr Una May.
“This will be somewhere for the community and for elite athletes to come together, sharing facilities at a new destination for Sport in Ireland.”
“The news that planning approval has been formally granted for a National Velodrome is a testament to the hard work of many at Sport Ireland, the Sport Ireland Campus and Cycling Ireland,” added interim Cycling Ireland CEO Chris Kitchen.
“We’re delighted to move one step closer to the development of a state-of-the-art velodrome on the Sport Ireland Campus that can help bring Irish cycling to the next level.”
The news comes only a week after confirmation from Government that Cricket Ireland can commence the planning and procurement for a new National Cricket Arena which will be located to the side of the Sport Ireland Institute at the Eastern end of the Campus.
Exciting times.
