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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
HEADED ITEM NO. 13
GRAVEYARD AT MILL LANE PALMERSTOWN
"A site meeting was held with the Councils Architectural Conservation Officer and Consultant Conservation engineer during July 2016 after a site inspection was carried out by the consultant conservation engineer on the 14th June 2016 following reports of damage to the lower gable of the church ruin at Palmerstown (Church and Graveyard, Mill Lane, Palmerstown RPS Ref. 039).
The professional opinion of the Conservation Engineer on inspecting the gable section of the church was that it is not cause for concern re structural stability of the gable but he would recommend some remedial repair works in the form of localised rebuilding of this section. Due to budget constraints there is currently no means to engage a conservation contractor, however the Councils Architectural Conservation Officer is currently liaising with Public Realm in order to ascertain if this work could be done in-house by Council stonemasons until such time that a full scope of works continuing on from works carried out in 2015 can be completed under next year’s budget."