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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
HEADED ITEM NO. 2
Arboricultural Programme 2013
The Arboricultural Programme for 2012 is currently being completed. The programme for 2013 will commence in January 2013 and will be undertaken in two phases:
· January 2013 to March 2013
· November 2013 to December 2013
The Programme will again be focussed on tree maintenance works, in order to make best use of the available resources. As the focus of the programme is primarily on tree pruning and removals, new planting is only being considered in a very limited number of circumstances, e.g. National Tree Week 2012. Tree maintenance works include:
· Tree pruning
· Tree removal
· Stump removal
· Hedge cutting
· Shrubbery maintenance
In relation to trees, priority will be given to trees in the following categories:
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Dead and damaged trees.
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Trees in very close proximity to public lighting columns (less than 1.8m).
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Trees associated with lifting footpaths.
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Trees in conflict with overhead utility cables
Aside from these categories, works will be carried out to trees only where they are 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.
In order to optimise available resources and having regard to the Health & Safety and Traffic Management procedures that must be put in place, it is again intended to deal with trees primarily on an estate by estate basis rather than on an individual request basis. Individual trees will generally only be dealt with if deemed to be a priority category or for some other exceptional reason.
Tree works are generally confined to the dormant season (winter months when the trees have shed their leaves). While the majority of tree works will take place during this period, it should be noted that other programmes may impact on the Arboricultural Works Programme as a result of staff and machinery being re-deployed to deal with works such as:
· The Christmas Tree Recycling Programme, which will operate from 5th - 18th January 2013.
· Clean up and removal of bonfire material from public parks and open spaces during and after Halloween.
· Grass cutting operations where extended mild weather conditions encourages grass growth over the winter period.
The programme may also be disrupted as a result of severe weather events, such as flooding or snow, where it becomes necessary to re-deploy staff away from normal work programmes to provide a priority response.
The following table illustrates the proposed work and is divided into
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Estate work
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Open Space/Shrubberies work
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Hedgerow work
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Individual work
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Tree Removals
Estate Pruning
Location
EXTENT OF WORK
Finnstown Estate
All trees requiring pruning or removal
Hillcrest Close
All trees requiring pruning or removal
Hermitage Park Estate
All trees requiring pruning or removal
Open Space/Shrubberies work
| Location | EXTENT OF WORK |
| Adamstown Link Road | Shrub pruning |
| Ballyowen Park | Thinning of boundary shrubbery |
| Castlegate open space, Adamstown | Removal/thinning of shrubberies |
| Palmerstown Ave/N4 | Shrub pruning in laneway |
| Waterstown Park | Thinning of tree plantings |
Hedgerow Work
| Abbeydale | Hedge |
| Abbeywood | Hedge |
| Beech Park | Hedge |
| Castle Road | Hedge |
| Earlsfort | Hedge |
| Foxborough | Hedge |
| Glenaulin Park | Hedges |
| Griffeen Valley Park | Hedge |
| Hollyville Lawns | Hedge at 48 |
| Lucan running track | Hedge |
| Lucan Demesne | Hedge |
| Willsbrook Park | Hedge |
| Whitethorn Park | Hedge |
Individual Trees
| ESTATE | TREE LOCATION |
| Arthur Griffith Park | House 90 |
| Beech Park | Open space, House 124, 266, |
| Cedar Drive -Wood Farm Acres | house 15 |
| Dodsboro Road | House 38 |
| Esker Park | Corner & pedestrian link onto N4 |
| Foxford, Ballyowen Lane | House 14 |
| Fforster Close | House 12 |
| Glenmaroon Road | House 46A |
| Glenaulin Road | House 2 |
| Hermitage Road | House 17, lamppost 12, |
| Hillcrest Park | House 41, 42 |
| Hollyville Lawns | House 23, |
| Mill Lane | House 7 |
| Palmerstown Court | 2 trees at entrance |
| Palmerstown Park | House 26, |
| Rochfort Downs | hedge |
| St Finians | hedge |
| The Dingle | House 53 |
| The Orchard Woodfarm Acres | House 20, 22 |
| Weston Close | House 9 |
| Woodville Avenue | House 2 |
| Willsbrook Drive | Trees on boundary of ORR |
| Willsbrook Place | House 7 |
| Woodview Heights | Main road |
| Whitethorn Park | House 63, 196, 197 |
Tree Removals
| ESTATE | TREE LOCATION |
| Ardeevin | Open space -1 tree |
| Beechpark | House 21 |
| Cherbury Park | House 26 |
| Edmondsbury Court | House 2 shrubbery |
| Greenpark Road, Hillcrest | House 44 |