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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, June 27, 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 Electoral Area Site Type - Street or Open Space (OS) Quantity
6/8 Redwood Drive Tallaght Central Street 1
1-5 Redwood Drive Tallaght Central Street 3
Entrance Redwood View Tallaght Central Street 2
Entrance -right side Redwood Court Tallaght Central Street 3
1 Redwood Way Tallaght Central Street 1
1/3 Redwood Close Tallaght Central Street 1
36/38 Redwood Close Tallaght Central Street 1
8/10 Redwood Close Tallaght Central Street 1
4/6 Redwood Close Tallaght Central Street 1
entrance on Parkhill Road Pinetree Crescent Tallaght Central Street 2
entrance on Parkhill Road Pinetree Grove Tallaght Central Street 2
2 Redwood Lawns Tallaght Central Street 1
7/9 Redwood Lawns Tallaght Central Street 1
1 Redwood Park Tallaght Central Street 1
11/12 Redwood Park Tallaght Central Street 1
13/14 Redwood Park Tallaght Central Street 1
opp.9-15 Redwood Park Tallaght Central Street 4
25 Redwood Park Tallaght Central Street 1
2/3 Redwood Walk Tallaght Central Street 1
1 Redwood Heights Tallaght Central Street 1
12 Redwood Heights Tallaght Central Street 1
side of 68 Redwood Avenue Tallaght Central Street 1
40 Redwood Avenue Tallaght Central Street 1
28A Redwood Rise Tallaght Central Street 1
11/13 Redwood Rise Tallaght Central Street 1
10/12 Redwood Rise Tallaght Central Street 1
6/8 Parkhill Lawn Tallaght Central Street 1
2A Parkhill Lawn Tallaght Central Street 1
2/4 Parkhill Close Tallaght Central Street 1
16 Parkhill Close Tallaght Central Street 1
13 Parkhill Way Tallaght Central Street 1
1/2 Parkhill Way Tallaght Central Street 1
31 Parkhill Way Tallaght Central Street 1
2A Parkhill Green Tallaght Central Street 1
14-16 Parkhill Green Tallaght Central Street 1
18-20 Parkhill Green Tallaght Central Street 1
side of 1 Parkhill Green Tallaght Central Street 2
5/6 Parkhill Green Tallaght Central Street 1
30A Parkhill Rise Tallaght Central Street 1
53 Parkhill Rise Tallaght Central Street 1
43-45 Parkhill Rise Tallaght Central Street 1
35-37 Parkhill Rise Tallaght Central Street 1
31-33 Parkhill Rise Tallaght Central Street 1
23-25 Parkhill Rise Tallaght Central Street 1
opp. 21-23 Parkhill Rise Tallaght Central Street 1
16-18 Parkhill Rise Tallaght Central Street 2
side of 24 Parkhill West Tallaght Central Street 3
32-33 Parkhill West Tallaght Central Street 1
38-39 Parkhill West Tallaght Central Street 1
6/7 Parkhill West Tallaght Central Street 1
4/5 Parkhill West Tallaght Central Street 1
58-60 Parkhill Avenue Tallaght Central Street 1
54-56 Parkhill Avenue Tallaght Central Street 1
50-52 Parkhill Avenue Tallaght Central Street 1
53-51 Parkhill Avenue Tallaght Central Street 1
43-44 Parkhill Avenue Tallaght Central Street 1
35-37 Parkhill Avenue Tallaght Central Street 1
side of 1 Parkhill Avenue Tallaght Central Street 3
approx 25 trees Parkhill Road Tallaght Central Street 25
Open space adjacent Greenhills Road Bancroft Estate Tallaght Central open space 1
3 The Court Kingswood Tallaght Central street 1
6 side of The Court Kingswood Tallaght Central street 1
7 The Court Kingswood Tallaght Central street 1
13 side of The Court Kingswood Tallaght Central street 1
2 side of The Drive Kingswood Tallaght Central street 1
o/s The Drive Kingswood Tallaght Central open space 6
29 The Garth Kingswood Tallaght Central Street 1
30 The Garth Kingswood Tallaght Central Street 1
32 The Garth Kingswood Tallaght Central Street 1
33 The Garth Kingswood Tallaght Central Street 1
34/35 between The Rise Kingswood Tallaght Central Street 1
36 The Rise Kingswood Tallaght Central Street 1
38 The Rise Kingswood Tallaght Central Street 1
42 The Rise Kingswood Tallaght Central Street 1
43 The Rise Kingswood Tallaght Central Street 1
o/s Kingswood Avenue Tallaght Central Open Space 7
23 Kingwood Drive Tallaght Central Street 1
1 The Dale Kingswood Tallaght Central Street 1
4 The Dale Kingswood Tallaght Central Street 1
37 side of The Dale Kingswood Tallaght Central Street 1
20 side of The Close Kingswood Tallaght Central Street 1
21 side of The Close Kingswood Tallaght Central Street 1
25 The Grove Kingswood Tallaght Central Street 1
38/39 The Grove Kingswood Tallaght Central Street 1
44 The Grove Kingswood Tallaght Central Street 1
54 side of The Grove Kingswood Tallaght Central Street 1
  Maplewood Tallaght South Open Space 12
10 Corbally Avenue Tallaght South Street 1
30/32 Corbally Avenue Tallaght South Street 1
38/40 Corbally Avenue Tallaght South Street 1
23/25 Corbally Avenue Tallaght South Street 1
15/17 Corbally Avenue Tallaght South Street 1
side 13a Corbally Avenue Tallaght South Street 1
25 Birchwood Drive Tallaght South Street 2
38a Birchwood Drive Tallaght South Street 1
33 Birchwood Heights Tallaght South Street 1
side 2 Birchwood Heights Tallaght South Street 1
8 Birchwood Heights Tallaght South Street 1
40/42 Bancroft Park Tallaght Central Street 1
64/66 Bancroft Park Tallaght Central Street 1
side 80a Bancroft Park Tallaght Central Street 2
side 82 Bancroft Park Tallaght Central Street 2
front 70/72 Bancroft Avenue Tallaght Central Street 1
side 64 Bancroft Avenue Tallaght Central Street 1
side 62a Bancroft Avenue Tallaght Central Street 1
front 49/51 Bancroft Avenue Tallaght Central Street 1
front 35 Bancroft Avenue Tallaght Central Street 1
front 13/15 Bancroft Avenue Tallaght Central Street 1
front 35/37 Bancroft Road Tallaght Central Street 1
front 48/50 Bancroft Road Tallaght Central Street 1
front 33 Bancroft Road Tallaght Central Street 1
front 23 Bancroft Road Tallaght Central Street 1
front 22/24 Bancroft Road Tallaght Central Street 1
front 18/20 Bancroft Road Tallaght Central Street 1
side 5 Bancroft Road Tallaght Central Street 1
side 2 Bancroft Road Tallaght Central Street 1
front 10/12 Bancroft Grove Tallaght Central Street 1
side 16 Bancroft Grove Tallaght Central Street 1
side 18 Bancroft Grove Tallaght Central Street 1
front 5/7 Bancroft Close Tallaght Central Street 1
front 13/15 Bancroft Close Tallaght Central Street 1
front 11/12 Bancroft Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
  Killinarden Road Tallaght South Street 30
18 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
52 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
54/56 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
58 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
84 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
86 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
116 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
side 122 The Crescent Tallaght Central open Space 1
134 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
136 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
138 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
142 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
146 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
154 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
156 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
158 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
160 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
164 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
166 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
168 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
side 170 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
178 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
186 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
33/35 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
39 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
59 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
89 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
91/93 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
93/95 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
127/129 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
141 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
145 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
151 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
153 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
161 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
165 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
167 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
183 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
193 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
197 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
199 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
201 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
203 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
209 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
219 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1
231 The Crescent Tallaght Central Street 1