COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE
Wednesday, December 09, 2015
MOTION NO 3
MOTION: Councillor E. Ó Broin
"To ask the Chief Executive to present a report for discussion at the meeting detailing progress to date on the following issues that were discussed previously at a meeting between the Development Department and the Baldonnell Residents Association
- dumping, secruity and the waste of hot air from the data centre.
- availability of wifi
- footpath on one side (people who get a bus have to walk from airforce base home)
- mirror at the T junction coming from St Frances ground to Baldonnell.
- demolition of the yellow house on the bend owned by SDCC
- cutting of hedges on the road
- trees on residents property damaged by traffic going into Google
- removal of fence and closure of entrance across from our house
- exploration of connection to water mains
REPORT:
1.These are three distinct areas. (i) Dumping is reported to the public realm section and generally picked up within a couple of days. We are aware of some dumping that has occurred inside the Grange Castle boundary and this is being addressed.
(ii) Security is 24/7. Both CCTV and roving vehicular security is in place.
(iii) The issue of sustainable energy use particularly in relation to high level users in data centres is kept under review with all existing and potential clients.
2. SDCC, in conjunction with Google are looking at the possibility of providing a location to host wifi. The process involves (a) site inspection (b) power availability (c) one or more internet feeds (d) agreement from Google or another suitable site owner to provide infrastructure. This would be followed by procurement, provision, and installation of the equipment and management of the service. The process is not as straightforward as the villages wifi – as this solution needs to take internet inside peoples homes, but wireless in some form may be the transport mechanism if cable isn’t feasible.
3. Space / width is at a premium along Baldonnell Road and there may not be the required space for a footpath. The Council is looking at the feasibility of providing a permeability link via Profile Park for pedestrians and cyclists.
4.SDCC will look at the sightlines. If there is a road safety issue then improvement measures will be put in place.
5.Once a contractor is appointed, the cottage will be demolished. The Part 8 already in place allows for this. Schedule Jan / Feb 2016
6. Richard Nolan Engineering have cut the SDCC owned hedges along Grange Castle South. The Dept of Defence have cut their hedges on foot of request by SDCC. Google / Profile Park have been requested to do likewise. Private landowners are responsible for their own hedgegrows.
7. SDCC will meet with the resident who reported damage to trees on their property to assess what might have occurred. Stephen Deegan SEE met with one of the residents on 4th December to review some of the meeting issues and to have a look at damaged trees.
8.Profile Park and Google have been asked to provide details of their landscaping / boundary proposals for Baldonnell Road.
9.The houses along Baldonnell Road are connected to the public watermain. There was discussion at the meeting on the 17/09/2015 regarding connection to foul sewer services. Grange Castle Business Park foul sewer services are levied on a cost revovery basis to gain a return in investment on the pumping station and infrastructure already in place. It is not feasible at this time to connect individual houses to that system.