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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

HEADED ITEM NO. 11

LUCAN VILLAGE INITIATIVE

Part 8 proposals for the Lucan Village initiative included two areas of operations: At Lucan Bridge a new set of steps and landscaped terraces was proposed to improve safe access and improve the visual quality of the bridge setting. This work was approved by full Council and a Consultant Engineer will be appointed shortly to bring the design to tender. 

In the centre of Lucan Village a second scheme proposed a pedestrian footbridge and a revision to the layout of the Village Green including a new hard-landscaped plaza. Public consultation suggested that this proposal was not favoured by the people of Lucan and the Council requested that the scheme be re-examined and revised proposals brought back to the Lucan Area Committee. A revised sketch will be available for discussion at the meeting: it is no longer proposed to construct the footbridge as guarantees cannot be given that this work would not worsen the risk of flooding in the village centre into the future.