COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

MOTION NO. 4

MOTION: Councillor G. O'Connell

"That a discussion take place on the maintenance of the laneways in Palmerston and given the huge issue of fly tipping and dumping on these lanes with consequential health and safety issues for adjacent homes (there have been several incidents where rubbish has been set on fire against garage doors, and others of household rubbish putrefying) that the question of putting in gates that can be opened at certain times, closed at others with always at least one gate open, thus preserving the public right of way and that it be tried on a pilot bases on the laneway between Kennelsfort Road and the Coppice/Covert and the laneway to the rear of Turret Road linking Wheatfield Road and Glenmaroon Road."

REPORT:

The laneways in question are in charge of the Council and there is a public right of way over them for the benefit of the general public. The residents who live in adjoining houses  use these laneways to access their rear gardens, garages etc. The erection of gates in the laneways would interfere with the right of passage for vehicles and pedestrians alike. In such a case, it would be necessary for the public right of way to be extinguished.  

With regard to the laneway to the rear of Turret Road linking Wheatfield Road and Glenmaroon Road, it should be noted that in June 2009 notice of the Council's intention to consider the extinguishment of the public right of way over this laneway was published and also erected on site. It is understood that the residents who immediately adjoin this laneway are considering the insurance implications associated with the method of closure.