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COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

South Dublin County Council Crest

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

HEADED ITEM NO. 4

HEADED ITEM: P. Realm

2016 Tree Planting Programme

REPLY:

Trees make a major contribution to the character and appearance of South Dublin County. They provide significant economic, social, environmental, ecological and aesthetic benefits to communities and to urban and residential streets, parks and open spaces. They also enhance biodiversity and play a crucial role in mitigating climate change.

South Dublin County Council recognises the value of street trees in the urban environment and is committed to planting new trees to ensure that the visual amenity in South Dublin is assured for future generations.

In recent years, due to increased demand for maintenance to be carried out on the c. 60,000 existing trees, the Council has focussed the application of its available resources primarily on tree pruning and removal activity. This has resulted in very limited implementation of new or replacement tree planting across the county over the past few years.

However, as committed in the 2015-2020 Tree Management Policy "Living With Trees", the Council aims to identify an annual target and budget for tree planting to re-establish its commitment to a countywide programme of tree planting to ensure the renewal and continuity of our tree population. In this regard, an additional €50,000 provision for tree planting is included under the Council's 2016 budget. This equates to approximately 1,000 trees across the county. A tree planting programme has been prepared and this will be carried out during late Autumn/ Winter 2016 and Spring 2017.

The extent of the 2016 tree planting programme is determined by prioritising areas where trees have been removed or where there is an identified need to increase the overall tree cover. Requests from Council members and local residents for new trees in their streets or areas have also be taken into consideration and have been prioritised according to the number of trees already on the street, including those in front gardens and on adjacent land.

The principle of planting the ‘right tree in the right place’ will apply for all new and replacement tree planting. The careful selection of appropriate tree species and planting location is essential to minimise future nuisance issues and unnecessary maintenance costs. Potential sites for tree planting have been inspected to assess their suitability for new trees, considering factors such as services, sight lines, warning signs and traffic signals, distance from public lighting columns, space for future crown and root growth, etc.

Details of the proposed tree planting programme in 2016 are set out in the table below:

House No.	Address 1	Address 2	Site Type - Street or Open Space (OS)	Quantity
92	Beechwood Lawns	Rathcoole	Street	1
5/7	Bushfield Drive	Clondalkin	Street	1
10/12	Bushfield Drive	Clondalkin	Street	1
12	Bushfield Drive	Clondalkin	Street	1
36	Bushfield Drive	Clondalkin	Street	1
Side of 46	Bushfield Drive	Clondalkin	Street	1
O.S.	Bushfield Drive	Clondalkin	(OS)	5
Side of 2	Bushfield Lawns	Clondalkin	Street	2
Side of 35	Bushfield Lawns	Clondalkin	Street	2
140/142	Floraville Avenue	Clondalkin	Street	1
43/45	Kilcronan Avenue	Clondalkin	Street	1
61/63	Kilcronan Avenue	Clondalkin	Street	1
65/67	Kilcronan Avenue	Clondalkin	Street	1
71/73	Kilcronan Avenue	Clondalkin	Street	1
79/81	Kilcronan Avenue	Clondalkin	Street	1
83/85	Kilcronan Avenue	Clondalkin	Street	1
Side of 89	Kilcronan Avenue	Clondalkin	Street	2
Opp. 73	Kilcronan Avenue	Clondalkin	Street	1
Front & side of 91	Kilcronan Avenue	Clondalkin	Street	2
95-97	Kilcronan Avenue	Clondalkin	Street	1
99-101	Kilcronan Avenue	Clondalkin	Street	1
105	Kilcronan Avenue	Clondalkin	Street	1
107/109	Kilcronan Avenue	Clondalkin	Street	1
111/113	Kilcronan Avenue	Clondalkin	Street	1
Side of 113	Kilcronan Avenue	Clondalkin	Street	2
1	Kilcronan Close	Clondalkin	Street	1
3/5	Kilcronan Close	Clondalkin	Street	1
6/8	Kilcronan Close	Clondalkin	Street	1
Side & front of 18	Kilcronan Close	Clondalkin	Street	2
22/24	Kilcronan Close	Clondalkin	Street	1
25/27	Kilcronan Close	Clondalkin	Street	1
23/25	Kilcronan Close	Clondalkin	Street	1
19	Kilcronan Court	Clondalkin	Street	1
18/19	Kilcronan Court	Clondalkin	Street	1
17/18	Kilcronan Court	Clondalkin	Street	1
16/17	Kilcronan Court	Clondalkin	Street	1
14/15	Kilcronan Court	Clondalkin	Street	1
12/13	Kilcronan Court	Clondalkin	Street	1
9/10	Kilcronan Court	Clondalkin	Street	1
Building adj to 9/10	Kilcronan Court	Clondalkin	Street	1
2/3	Kilcronan Court	Clondalkin	Street	1
6/7	Kilcronan Court	Clondalkin	Street	1
40/41	Kilcronan Court	Clondalkin	Street	1
38	Kilcronan Court	Clondalkin	Street	1
37	Kilcronan Court	Clondalkin	Street	3
34/35	Kilcronan Court	Clondalkin	Street	1
32/33	Kilcronan Court	Clondalkin	Street	1
27	Laurel Park	Clondalkin	Street	1
31	Laurel Park	Clondalkin	Street	1
32	Laurel Park	Clondalkin	Street	1
35	Laurel Park	Clondalkin	Street	1
36	Laurel Park	Clondalkin	Street	1
47	Laurel Park	Clondalkin	Street	2
49/50	Laurel Park	Clondalkin	Street	1
51/52	Laurel Park	Clondalkin	Street	1
53	Laurel Park	Clondalkin	Street	1
Side of 2	Lindinsfarne Grove	Clondalkin	Street	1
Opp. & side of 11	Lindisfarne Grove	Clondalkin	Street	2
Entrance	Lindisfarne Grove	Clondalkin	Street	3
38/40	Lindisfarne Grove	Clondalkin	Street	1
17/19	Lindisfarne Grove	Clondalkin	Street	1
42/44	Lindisfarne Grove	Clondalkin	Street	1
27	Lindisfarne Grove	Clondalkin	Street	1
76/78	Lindisfarne Grove	Clondalkin	Street	1
Side of 35	Lindisfarne Grove	Clondalkin	Street	2
Opp.39/41	Lindisfarne Grove	Clondalkin	Street	1
39/43	Lindisfarne Grove	Clondalkin	Street	1
2/4	Lindisfarne Park	Clondalkin	Street	1
3/5	Lindisfarne Walk	Clondalkin	Street	1
8	Lindisfarne Walk	Clondalkin	Street	1
30/32	Lindisfarne Vale	Clondalkin	Street	1
26/28	Lindisfarne Vale	Clondalkin	Street	1
18/20	Lindisfarne Vale	Clondalkin	Street	1
2/4	Lindisfarne Vale	Clondalkin	Street	1
1/3	Lindisfarne Avenue	Clondalkin	Street	1
2	Lindisfarne Avenue	Clondalkin	Street	1
5/7	Lindisfarne Avenue	Clondalkin	Street	1
30	Lindisfarne Avenue	Clondalkin	Street	1
Opp. & side of 52	Lindisfarne Avenue	Clondalkin	Street	2
40	Lindisfarne Avenue	Clondalkin	Street	1
36/38	Lindisfarne Avenue	Clondalkin	Street	1
10/12	Lindisfarne Drive	Clondalkin	Street	1
18	Lindisfarne Drive	Clondalkin	Street	1
20/22	Lindisfarne Drive	Clondalkin	Street	1
15	Lindisfarne Drive	Clondalkin	Street	1
9	Lindisfarne Drive	Clondalkin	Street	1
17	Lindisfarne Drive	Clondalkin	Street	1
Side of 15	Lealand Avenue	Clondalkin	Street	1
Opp. Side of 15	Lealand Avenue	Clondalkin	Street	1
23	Lealand Avenue	Clondalkin	Street	2
10	Lealand Drive	Clondalkin	Street	3
55	Lealand Drive	Clondalkin	Street	1
28	Lealand Drive	Clondalkin	Street	1
Between	Lealand Grove and Westbourne Estate	Clondalkin	O. S.	6
Behind 25/27/29	Lealand Grove	Clondalkin	O. S.	3
Side of 11	Lealand Grove	Clondalkin	O. S.	1
Side of 6	Lealand Crescent	Clondalkin	O.S.	1
Side of /parallel to Old Nangor Road	Lealand Estate	Clondalkin	O.S.	34
32	Lealand Road	Clondalkin	Street	1
46/48	Lealand Road	Clondalkin	Street	1
54	Lealand Road	Clondalkin	Street	1
37/39	Lealand Road	Clondalkin	Street	1
45/47	Lealand Road	Clondalkin	Street	1
53/55	Lealand Road	Clondalkin	Street	1
57/60	Lealand Road	Clondalkin	Street	1
Opp. 39/41	Lealand Road	Clondalkin	Street	1
Adj. to	Lealand Grocery stores.	Clondalkin	Street	1
3	Monastery Rise	Clondalkin	Street	1
6	Monastery Rise	Clondalkin	Street	1
49 side of	Monastery Rise	Clondalkin	Street	1
Open space	Between Monastery Rise & Floraville Lawns	Clondalkin	Open Space	8
	Rathcoole Main Street	Rathcoole	Street	6
36	Westbourne Close	Clondalkin	Street	1
1	Westbourne Close	Clondalkin	Street	1
1 / 2	Westbourne Close	Clondalkin	Street	1
4	Westbourne Close	Clondalkin	Street	1
5 /6	Westbourne Close	Clondalkin	Street	1
7/8	Westbourne Close	Clondalkin	Street	1
9/10	Westbourne Close	Clondalkin	Street	1
11/12	Westbourne Close	Clondalkin	Street	1
13/14	Westbourne Close	Clondalkin	Street	1
25/26	Westbourne Close	Clondalkin	Street	1
29/30	Westbourne Close	Clondalkin	Street	1
36	Westbourne Close	Clondalkin	Street	1
1/ 3	Westbourne Court	Clondalkin	Street	1
2	Westbourne Court	Clondalkin	Street	1
14/16	Westbourne Court	Clondalkin	Street	1
Opp. 1/3	Westbourne Drive	Clondalkin	Street	2
5/7	Westbourne Drive	Clondalkin	Street	1
6/8	Westbourne Drive	Clondalkin	Street	1
17/19	Westbourne Drive	Clondalkin	Street	1
25/27	Westbourne Drive	Clondalkin	Street	1
33/35	Westbourne Drive	Clondalkin	Street	1
Opp. 17-35	Westbourne Drive	Clondalkin	Street	5
2/4	Westbourne Drive	Clondalkin	Street	1
57/59	Westbourne Drive	Clondalkin	Street	1
Side of 63	Westbourne Drive	Clondalkin	Street	1
13/15	Westbourne Lawn	Clondalkin	Street	1
Side of 26	Westbourne Lawn	Clondalkin	Street	1
10/12	Westbourne Rise	Clondalkin	Street	1
Side of 10	Westbourne Rise	Clondalkin	Street	1
Adj. to entrance St. Cuthberts Park	Westbourne Rise	Clondalkin	Street	1
8/10	Westbourne Rise	Clondalkin	Street	1
6/8	Westbourne Rise	Clondalkin	Street	1
2/4	Westbourne Rise	Clondalkin	Street	1
Side of 1	Westbourne View	Clondalkin	Street	2
43A	Woodford Drive	Clondalkin	Street	1
45 side of	Woodford Downs	Clondalkin	Street	1
47 side of	Woodford Downs	Clondalkin	Street	1
49	Woodford Downs	Clondalkin	Street	1
59/61	Woodford Downs	Clondalkin	Street	1
13/15	Woodford Heights	Clondalkin	Street	1
21/23	Woodford Heights	Clondalkin	Street	1
33/35	Woodford Lawn	Clondalkin	Street	1
44 side of	Woodford Parade	Clondalkin	Street	1
22/24	Woodford Park	Clondalkin	Street	1
22	Woodford Park	Clondalkin	Street	1
22 side of	Woodford Park	Clondalkin	Street	1
20 side of	Woodford Park	Clondalkin	Street	1
65/67	Woodford Road	Clondalkin	Street	1
7	Woodford Terrace	Clondalkin	Street	1
12	Woodford Villas	Clondalkin	Street	1
37/39	Woodford Villas	Clondalkin	Street	1
42/44	Woodford Villas	Clondalkin	Street	1
56	Woodford Villas	Clondalkin	Street	1