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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, June 08, 2015

QUESTION NO.9

QUESTION: Councillor P. Foley

Can the procedure for applying for name stones identifying estates, be clarified on the SDCC website for interested parties?

REPORT

The procedure / protocol for applying for name stones is as follows:

The location for erection of such name stones is at entrances to estates, on a wide grass margin, or on the edge of the open space.

Residents Associations / Developers apply to the Council for permission to have a name stone erected. (Naming scheme will already have been approved seperately).

Approval may be granted subject to conditions.   These conditions generally relate to Council agreement on the proposed location (in consultation with our Roads Department regarding sightlines etc), size of the stone, text (which is usually kept to a minimum), and font for the lettering.

The physical placing of name stones is undertaken by the Council and is also subject to insurances.   Any planting associated with same is agreed with our Public Realm unit.

All costs associated are borne by the applicant.

The Council is currently reviewing a number of its protocols and it is intended to publish these on www.sdcc.ie