COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE
Monday, November 24, 2014
HEADED ITEM NO.
HEADED ITEM: M. Ni Dhomhnaill
Tree Maintenance Programme Winter 2014 / 2015
REPLY:
Tree Management in South Dublin County
Trees make a significant contribution to the character and appearance of South Dublin. They also enhance biodiversity and play a crucial role in mitigating climate change.
It is estimated that South Dublin County Council has responsibility for the management and maintenance of at least 60,000 trees. An inventory of street trees within the administrative area has not previously been undertaken and information is limited. It is however well recognised that parts of South Dublin’s administrative area, such as the long established neighbourhoods of Rathfarnham, Terenure, Templeogue, Clondalkin, Palmerstown and Lucan, have ageing and mature tree populations where tree maintenance is required in order to sustain the health and viability of these trees into the future. Traditionally, the majority of tree works have been carried out during the winter season using the same staff that are involved in grass maintenance during the summer months. This complimented our labour availability but against the backdrop of a maturing tree population, a backlog of work has built up. The planting of new trees and replacement planting where trees have been removed has also been very limited in recent years and there is a need to plan for the renewal and continuity of our tree population. In addition, the absence of a clearly defined policy for tree maintenance and prioritisation of work has resulted in public expectation of the service beyond that which is necessary or achievable.
These issues are reflected in increasing numbers of requests for tree maintenance received via the Council’s Customer Contact System. The volume of tree maintenance requests has doubled within the last year with many being repeat enquiries. At present, much of the Council’s tree resource is managed by responding to complaints but reactive management is not efficient and does not give our customers the best service.
2015 - New Approach to Tree Management
Next year, 2015 will represent the start of a significant change in how we manage our trees with the development of a more strategic approach to inspection, planting, maintenance and management. This will lead to a faster response period to the many service requests for tree maintenance. From 2015, the Council’s aim is move towards more efficient, cost effective proactive management rather than reactive management of the County’s street tree population. Our objectives are to:
- minimise complaint driven and reactionary tree works as much as possible
- increase the efficiency of our tree maintenance service
- carry out works on a planned basis
- advance a proactive programme of cyclical pruning targeted initially at priority locations where intervention is most needed
- focus on tree maintenance works on an estate by estate basis rather than reacting to isolated individual requests. Individual trees will only be dealt with if deemed to be a priority category or emergency situation.
Central to this approach is to recognise and promote the value of existing trees as well as planning for renewal of the tree population. Expectations of how we manage our tree population have to be balanced with the realities of resource availability.
A number of new tree management initiatives are being planned for implementation in 2015 which will enable progress towards an improved service, a more informed and strategic approach to tree management, greater understanding of trees and a more aesthetically pleasing County.
These planned initiatives include:
Development of a Tree Management Policy for South Dublin County.
- Commencement of a countywide baseline survey of the County’s street tree population.
- New procedures for tree inspections arising from requests for maintenance
- Purchase of a street tree management software system.
- Establishment of two skilled tree maintenance crews to operate year-round to augment seasonal tree crews who traditionally operate over the winter period.
- Improved co-ordination with ESB Networks for enabling of tree maintenance works under power lines
- Phased introduction of a planned cyclical programme of tree maintenance
Collectively these initiatives, in time, will lead to the more effective and efficient management of the tree resource to enhance South Dublin County as an attractive and healthy place in which to live and work and promote a harmonious co-existence between trees and people where the benefits of trees are valued.
Tree Maintenance Programme for Winter 2014/ 2015
The Tree Maintenance Programme for Winter 2014/ 2015 is being undertaken from November 2014 into 2015 and represents the completion of outstanding works from 2014 with the addition of commitments given high priority for action during 2014 and tree works committed for 2015.
The programme includes a significant number of individual trees across a wide geographic spread. It is widely accepted that having regard to available resources and to the Health & Safety and Traffic Management procedures that must be put in place, this approach to tree maintenance is not an efficient use of resources. However, it is envisaged that the quantity of individual requests should reduce in proportion as progress with the planned cyclical programme of tree maintenance on an estate by estate basis increases. When backlogs of individual tree maintenance commitments have been cleared, new works requests will in future be considered by referring to the tree survey records and the Council’s Tree Management Policy.
While the Winter 2014/ 2015 programme of tree maintenance works is scheduled to take place during this period, it should be noted that the schedule may be disrupted as a result of severe weather events, such as flooding, snow or storms, where it becomes necessary to re-deploy staff away from normal work programmes to provide a priority response.
The tables below indicate the proposed work and are divided into the following 4 categories:
- Estate/Street Tree Maintenance
- Hedgerow Maintenance
- Stump Removals
- Individual Trees for pruning or removal
- Estate / Street Tree Maintenance
| Estate | Works Required |
| Birchview Drive | Prune & removals |
| Elmcastle | Prune & removals |
| Elmcastle Green | Prune & removals |
| Kingswood Drive | Prune & removals |
| Maplewood | Prune & removals |
| Parkhill | Prune & removals |
| Pineview | Prune & removals |
| Redwood | Prune & removals |
| Tamarisk | Prune & removals |
- Hedgerow Maintenance
| Location | Works Required |
| Ballymount Park | Hedge trimming |
| Balrothery | Hedge trimming |
| Garrynisk | Hedge trimming |
| Glenview | Hedge trimming |
| Kingswood Castle | Hedge trimming |
| Mayberry Road | Hedge trimming |
| N81 | Hedge trimming |
| Scoil Iosa | Hedge trimming |
| Tymon Park | Hedge trimming |
- Stump Removals
| Location | House No. | Estate | Works Required |
| Avonmore | 19 | Avonmore Grove | Stump removal |
| 14 | Avonmore Park | Stump removal | |
| Balrothery | 234 | Balrothery estate | Stump removal |
| side 69 | Balrothery estate | Stump removal | |
| side 287 | Balrothery estate | Stump removal | |
| Fernwood | Fernwood Avenue | Stump removal | |
| Glenview Park | 138 | Glenview Park | Stump removal |
| 194 | Glenview Park | Stump removal | |
| 215 | Glenview Park | Stump removal | |
| Kingswood | 16/17 | The Park Kingswood | Stump removal |
| Estate link rd | Kingswood Avenue | Stump removal | |
| Oldbawn | 20 | Old Bawn Way | Stump removal |
| Tamarisk | 16 | Tamarisk Avenue | Stump removal |
| 35/37 | Tamarisk Avenue | Stump removal | |
| 55/57 | Tamarisk Avenue | Stump removal | |
| 76 | Tamarisk Avenue | Stump removal | |
| 1/3 | Tamarisk Close | Stump removal | |
| 18/20 | Tamarisk Close | Stump removal | |
| 17/19 | Tamarisk Close | Stump removal | |
| 3 | Tamarisk Grove | Stump removal | |
| 14 | Tamarisk Park | Stump removal | |
| 2/4 | Tamarisk Way | Stump removal | |
| 5 | Tamarisk Way | Stump removal | |
| 12 | Tamarisk Way | Stump removal | |
| 25/27 | Tamarisk Way | Stump removal | |
| 31 | Tamarisk Way | Stump removal | |
| 49/50 | Tamarisk Way | Stump removal |
- Individual Trees for Pruning or Removal
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TALLAGHT CENTRAL |
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Location |
House No. |
Estate | Works Required | ||
|
Alderwood |
7 |
Alderwood Way | Dead tree removal | ||
|
|
25 |
Alderwood Close | Prune | ||
|
|
42 |
Alderwood Park | Removal | ||
|
Allenton |
6 |
Allenton Lawns | Prune | ||
|
Ambervale |
50 |
Ambervale | Dead tree removal | ||
|
Ashgrove |
5 |
Ashgrove | Prune | ||
|
|
17 |
Ashgrove | Removal | ||
|
|
20 |
Ashgrove | Dead tree removal | ||
|
Avonbeg |
4 |
Avonbeg Drive | Prune | ||
|
Avonmore |
open space between |
Avonmore Park / Grove | Dead tree removal | ||
|
|
20 |
Avonmore Grove | Prune | ||
|
|
22 |
Avonmore Park / Grove | Prune | ||
|
Balrothery |
24 |
Balrothery Estate | Prune | ||
|
|
109 |
Balrothery Estate | Prune | ||
|
|
234 |
Balrothery Estate | Prune | ||
|
Bancroft |
38 |
Bancroft Avenue | Prune | ||
|
|
13 |
Bancroft Grove | Removal | ||
|
|
5 |
Bancroft Park | Prune | ||
|
|
40 |
Bancroft Park | Prune | ||
|
|
46 |
Bancroft Park | Prune | ||
|
Bawnville |
16 |
Bawnville Avenue | Prune | ||
|
|
9 |
Bawnville Close | Prune | ||
|
|
2 |
Bawnville Drive | Prune | ||
|
Belgard |
6 |
Belgard Close | Prune | ||
|
|
|
Belgard Green | Dead tree removal | ||
|
Belgard Heights |
426 |
The Garth | Prune | ||
|
Birchview |
20 |
Birchview Avenue | Prune | ||
|
|
9 |
Birchview Heights | Prune | ||
|
|
5 |
Birchview Drive | Removal | ||
|
Birchwood |
37 |
Birchwood Drive | Removal | ||
|
Bolbrook |
13 |
Bolbrook Park | Prune | ||
|
Brookdale |
11 |
Brookdale | Prune | ||
|
Castle Park |
7 |
Castle Park | Prune | ||
|
Cill Cais |
outside and opposite 10 |
Cill Cais | Prune | ||
|
|
12 |
Cill Cais | Removal | ||
|
Cushlawn |
467 |
Cushlawn Park | Prune | ||
|
Dun an Oir |
20 |
Dun an Oir | Prune | ||
|
Dunmore |
2 |
Dunmore Grove | Prune | ||
|
|
13 |
Dunmore Grove | Prune | ||
|
|
4 |
Dunmore Lawn | Prune | ||
|
|
60 & 62 |
Dunmore Lawn | Prune & sucker removal | ||
|
|
115 |
Dunmore Lawn | Removal | ||
|
Drysdale |
3 |
Drysdale Close | Prune | ||
|
Elmcastle |
16 |
Elmcastle Court | Prune | ||
|
|
22 |
Elmcastle Green | Removal | ||
|
|
26/27 |
Elmcastle Drive | Prune | ||
|
|
35 |
Elmcastle Drive | Prune | ||
|
|
90 |
Elmcastle Park | Removal | ||
|
|
98 |
Elmcastle Park | Prune | ||
|
Forest |
2 |
Forest Drive | Prune | ||
|
|
20 |
Forest Park | Prune | ||
|
Gleann na Smol |
42 |
Gleann na Smol | Removal | ||
|
Glenview |
2 |
Glenview Drive | Prune | ||
|
|
32 |
Glenview Drive | Prune | ||
|
|
adjacent 362 |
Glenview Lawns | Prune | ||
|
|
23 |
Glenview Park | Prune | ||
|
|
77-84 |
Glenview Park | Prune | ||
|
|
256 |
Glenview Park | Dead tree removal | ||
|
|
273/274 |
Glenview Park | Dead tree removal | ||
|
|
rear 275 & 279 |
Glenview Park | Prune | ||
|
|
rear 283 |
Glenview Park | Prune | ||
|
|
334 |
Glenview Park | Dead tree removal | ||
|
|
347 |
Glenview Park | Removal | ||
|
Homelawn |
29 |
Homelawn Avenue | Prune | ||
|
Inis Fáil |
4 |
Inis Fáil | Removal | ||
|
|
5 |
Inis Fáil | Prune | ||
|
Inis Thiar |
2 |
Inis Thiar | Prune | ||
|
|
side 3 |
Inis Thiar | Removal | ||
|
Kingswood Heights |
44 |
Dunmore Park | Dead tree removal | ||
|
|
23 |
The Close | Dead tree removal | ||
|
|
33 |
The Garth | Dead tree removal | ||
|
|
9 |
The Green | Removal | ||
|
|
24 |
The Grove | Dead tree removal | ||
|
|
25 |
The Grove | Dead tree removal | ||
|
|
rear 1 |
The Park | Removal | ||
|
|
13 |
The Park | Prune | ||
|
|
29 |
The Rise | Removal | ||
|
|
5 |
Kingswood Castle | Removal | ||
|
Maplewood |
21 |
Maplewood Road | Prune | ||
|
|
34 |
Maplewood Road | Prune | ||
|
|
Maplewood Road | Prune | |||
|
|
17 |
Maplewood Avenue | Removal | ||
|
|
22 |
Maplewood Avenue | Prune | ||
|
Mayberry Road |
roadside margin near Greenhills Rd junction |
Mayberry Road | Dead tree removal | ||
|
Millbrook Lawns |
73 |
The Crescent, Millbrook Lawns | Dead tree removal | ||
|
|
98 |
The Crescent, Millbrook Lawns | Dead tree removal | ||
|
|
36 |
The Wood, Millbrook Lawns | Removal | ||
|
|
73 |
The Wood, Millbrook Lawns | Removal | ||
|
Newbawn |
17 |
Newbawn Park | Prune | ||
|
|
19 |
Newbawn Drive | Removal | ||
|
|
21 |
Newbawn Drive | Removal | ||
|
Old Bawn |
54 |
Old Bawn Avenue | Removal | ||
|
|
8 |
Old Bawn Drive | Prune | ||
|
|
11 |
Old Bawn Manor | Prune | ||
|
|
32 |
Old Bawn Park | Removal | ||
|
|
44 |
Old Bawn Park | Removal | ||
|
|
36 |
Old Bawn Road | Prune | ||
|
|
116 |
Old Bawn Road | Dead tree removal | ||
|
|
120 |
Old Bawn Road | Dead tree removal | ||
|
|
43 |
Old Bawn Way | Dead tree removal | ||
|
Parkhill |
3 |
Parkhill Court | Prune | ||
|
|
9 |
Parkhill Drive | Removal | ||
|
|
13 |
Parkhill Rise | Prune | ||
|
|
49 |
Parkhill Rise | Prune | ||
|
Parkview |
13 |
Parkview | Prune | ||
|
Pinelawn |
side of 20A |
Pinelawn | Dead tree removal | ||
|
Pineview |
24 |
Pineview Drive | Prune | ||
|
|
21 |
Pineview Grove | Prune | ||
|
|
9 |
Pineview Lawns | Removal | ||
|
|
24 |
Pineview Rise | Prune | ||
|
|
35 |
Pineview Rise | Removal | ||
|
Redwood |
68 |
Redwood Avenue | Removal | ||
|
|
8 |
Redwood Walk | Prune | ||
|
Rossfield |
83 |
Rossfield Park | Removal | ||
|
|
24 |
Rossfield Grove | Prune | ||
|
Saint Annes Terrace |
4 |
St Annes Terrace | Prune | ||
|
St Aonghus |
11 |
St Aonghus Court | Prune | ||
|
Seskin View |
4 |
Seskin View Avenue | Prune | ||
|
|
5 |
Seskin View Avenue | Removal | ||
|
|
rear 17 |
Seskin View Road | Prune | ||
|
|
46a |
Seskin View Road | Prune | ||
|
St Dominic's |
9 |
St Dominic's Court | Prune | ||
|
Summerfield |
11 |
Summerfield | prune | ||
|
Tamarisk |
35 |
Tamarisk Avenue | prune | ||
|
|
68 |
Tamarisk Avenue | Prune | ||
|
|
81 |
Tamarisk Avenue | Prune | ||
|
|
|
Tamarisk Avenue | Prune | ||
|
|
1 |
Tamarisk Dale | Prune | ||
|
|
2a |
Tamarisk Way | Prune | ||
|
|
10 |
Tamarisk Way | Prune | ||
|
|
12 |
Tamarisk Way | Removal | ||
|
|
13 |
Tamarisk Drive | Prune | ||
|
|
41 |
Tamarisk Park | Removal | ||
|
Treepark |
2 |
Treepark Avenue | Prune | ||
|
Tymon North |
1 |
Tymon North Court | Prune | ||
|
|
2 |
Tymon North Gardens | Prune | ||
|
|
19 |
Tymon North Gardens | Prune | ||
|
Tymon Crescent |
21 |
Tymon Crescent | Prune | ||
|
|
side 50 |
Tymon Crescent | Prune | ||
|
Tymonville |
1 |
Tymonville Road | Dead tree removal | ||
|
|
33 |
Tymonville Road | Prune | ||
|
Walnut |
9 |
Walnut Close | Prune | ||
|
Watermeadow |
side of 1A |
Watermeadow Road | Dead tree removal | ||
|
Watermill Close |
9 |
Watermill Close | Prune | ||
|
West park |
40 |
West Park | Prune / Dead tree removal | ||
|
|
42 |
West Park | Removal | ||
|
|
45 |
West Park | Removal | ||
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TALLAGHT SOUTH |
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| Location |
House No. |
Estate |
Works Required | ||
| Bawnlea |
47a |
Bawnlea Avenue |
Removal | ||
| Corbally |
20 |
Corbally Way |
Prune | ||
|
38 |
Corbally Heath |
Removal | |||
| Dalepark |
5 |
Dalepark Road |
Prune | ||
| Deerpark |
7 |
Deerpark Terrace |
Prune | ||
| Donomore |
7 |
Donomore Avenue |
Prune | ||
|
37 |
Donomore Avenue |
Prune | |||
| Dromcarra |
11 |
Dromcarra Avenue |
Prune | ||
|
side 66 |
Dromcarra Avenue |
Prune | |||
| Drumcairn |
76 |
Drumcairn Avenue |
Removal | ||
|
18 |
Drumcairn Avenue |
prune | |||
| Fernwood |
16 |
Western Parkway Business Centre |
Prune | ||
|
18 |
Fernwood Avenue |
Prune | |||
| Hazelgrove |
24 |
Hazelgrove Court |
Prune | ||
| Heatherview |
44 |
Heatherview Avenue |
Removal | ||
| Killinarden |
92 |
Killinarden Estate |
Removal | ||
|
95 |
Killinarden Estate |
Prune | |||
|
197 |
Killinardan Estate |
Prune | |||
|
58 |
Killinarden Heights |
Prune | |||
| Kiltalown |
4 |
Kiltalown Walk |
Prune | ||
| Kiltipper |
7 |
Kiltipper Avenue |
Prune | ||
|
25 |
Kiltipper Avenue |
Prune | |||
|
34 |
Kiltipper Drive |
Removal | |||
| Knockmore |
4 |
Knockmore Gardens |
Prune | ||
|
11 |
Knockmore Gardens |
Prune | |||
| Maple Grove |
11 |
Maple Grove |
Prune | ||
| Raheen |
16 |
Raheen Close |
Prune | ||
|
66/68 |
Raheen Close |
Removal | |||
|
rear 68 |
Raheen Close |
Prune | |||
| Riverview |
8 |
Riverview |
Prune | ||
| Saggart |
1 |
Mill Road |
Prune | ||
| Sundale |
37 |
Sundale Parade |
Removal | ||