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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
HEADED ITEM NO. 3
2011 - 2012 Arboricultural Programme Report
The arboricultural programme for 2012 was presented to the Lucan Area Committee on 12th November 2011.
The Programme was focussed on tree maintenance works, rather than new plantings, in order to make best use of the resources available. Priority was given to trees in the following categories:
- Dead and damaged trees.
- Trees in very close proximity to public lighting columns (less than 1.8m).
- Trees associated with lifting footpaths.
Aside from these categories, works were carried out to trees only where they were considered to be consistent with good arboricultural practice. Examples of this would be crown lifting (removal of lower branches), crown thinning (reducing the weight of large trees), pruning to deal with weak branch junctions, pruning to improve the shape of the tree and removal of suckers.
The tables below set out the update on the programme of works and works completed to date.
Estate Pruning
| ESTATE | EXTENT OF WORK | UPDATE ON WORKS |
| Cherry Lawns | Whole estate | Completed |
| Cherbury Park Avenue | All trees on road | Completed |
| Cherbury Park | All trees on road | Completed |
| Esker Woods Drive | All trees on road | Completed |
| Hillcrest Walk | Finish estate | Completed |
| Meadow View Grove | Whole estate | Completed |
| Moy Glas/Castle Riada | Prune base of esker | Completed |
| Palmerstown Court | Whole estate | Completed |
| Woodview Heights | Finish estate | Planned for winter 2012/13 |
Individual Tree Pruning
| ESTATE | TREE LOCATION | UPDATE ON WORKS |
| Arthur Griffith Park | No. 19, 128, 131, 210 | Completed |
| Airlie Heights | No. 78 | Completed |
| Ballyowen Lawn | No. 13, | Completed |
| Ballydowd Grove | No. 8, | Completed |
| Beech Park | No. 190, 231, 232, 266 | Completed |
| Beech Grove | No. 50, | Completed |
| Cluain Ri /Liffey Estate | No. 20, 21 | Completed |
| Culmore Road | No. 41, 47 | Completed |
| Elmbrook Avenue | No. 30 | Completed |
| Foxford | No. 15 | Completed |
| Finnstown | No. 20 | Completed |
| Fforster Park | No. 49 | Completed |
| Glenaulin Estate | Rear of Estate (in Liffey Valley Park) | Completed |
| Glen Park | No. 2 | Completed |
| Hermitage Road | No. 84 | Completed |
| Hermitage Valley Estate | No. 23 | Completed |
| Hermitage Place | No. 1 | Completed |
| Hillcrest court | No. 17 | Completed |
| Kew Park | No. 35, 51, 57, 26, 34/35, 51, 53 | Completed |
| Lucan Heights | No. 42, 43, 49, 50 & shrubs on open space | Completed |
| Palmers Copse | In the Estate 8/9 trees | Completed |
| Palmerstown Avenue | Back of Palmerstown Avenue, No. 6 & 7 | Tree Removed |
| Palmerstown Close | No. 14 | Completed |
| Riverside Drive | No. 19 | Completed |
| Roselawn | No. 35, & open space | Completed |
| St. Finnians | No. 22 | Completed |
| The Coppice | No. 6, 67, 170 | Completed |
| The Glade | No. 4 | Completed |
| Turret Road | No. 109 | Completed |
| Westbrook Park | No. 21 | Completed |
| Weston Drive | No. 59 | Completed |
| Weston Meadows | No. 11 | Completed |
| Woodville Downs | Open space | Completed |
| Woodfarm Acres | No. 16 | Completed |
| Woodfarm Avenue | No. 25 | Completed |
| Wheatfield Road | No. 102-104 | Completed |
| Whitethorn Crescent | No. 23 | Completed |
Tree Removals
| ESTATE | TREE LOCATION | UPDATE ON WORKS |
| Ardeevin Court | No. 20 | Completed |
| Ballyowen Road | Road margin | Completed |
| Ballyowen Lawn | On open space opposite No. 2 | Completed |
| Ballyowen View | No. 14/15 | Completed |
| Ballyowen Way | On open space | Completed |
| Ballyowen Park | On open space | Completed |
| Beech Grove | No. 1,2, 2/3, 4/5, 12/13, 16/17, 31, 33/34, 37/38, 41, 42, 43, 45/46, 56/57, 62/63, 64/65, 72/73, 91, 199 | Completed |
| Beech Park | Opp. No. 164, 288, 295A | Completed |
| Castle Riada | Remove section of hedge on open space adj to Castle Road | Completed |
| Cherbury Park | No. 2/4 | Completed |
| Culmore Road | No. 11, 12 | Completed |
| Esker Park | No. 66 | Completed |
| Esker Lane | No. 7 (Woodville down entrance) | Completed |
| Esker Lawns | No. 122, 8, 18 | Completed |
| Griffeen Glen Crescent | On open space opposite No. 22, 8 and near no. 10, | Completed |
| Hermitage Garden | On open space opposite No. 12 & adjacent to No. 27 | Completed |
| Grange Manor | Open space | Completed |
| Hermitage Manor | Cul de sac - row of evergreen trees | Completed |
| Hillcrest Heights | No. 54 | Completed |
| Johnsbridge | 0pen space | Completed |
| Kew Park | No. 28, 31 & on open space | Completed |
| Kew Park Avenue | No. 41 | Completed |
| Lower Kennelsfort Road | Trees outside B & B, trees at footbridge & bike shelter | Completed |
| Lucan Heights | No. 6, 33/34, 45, 75/76, 88/89, 113 | Completed |
| Roselawn | No. 6/7, 27 | Completed |
| St Lomans Road | Road margin | Completed |
| The Oval | No. 9 | Pruned in 2011 |
| Vesey Estate | No. 15 | Completed |
| Willsbrook Park | Main entrance | Completed |
| Weston Close | No. 2 | Completed |
| Weston Drive | No. 59 | Completed |