COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

South Dublin County Council Crest

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

QUESTION NO. 1

QUESTION: Councillor P. Gogarty

"To ask the Chief Executive to report on the latest clean-ups in back lanes in Palmerstown, to update on what areas are planned in the next schedule and also to outline the procedure whereby residents backing onto each lane (assuming 100% support) would be able to apply for closure of right of way and be facilitated in setting up lockable gates at either end of their stretch of laneway?"

REPLY: 

Gateway staff have being working on all lanes in Palmerstown Area mainly at Glenmaroon and Culmore Road approx. 25 lanes.They will be working there for another few weeks.

To close the laneways, the residents would have to apply for an Extinguishment of right of way. 

If this is granted, the laneway reverts to the original owners.

In Palmerstown in the past, the laneways were not owned by the County Council but by private companies 

and the residents will have to negotiate with the companies before erecting gates or taking part of the laneways into private ownership.