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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, December 12, 2016

MOTION NO.12

MOTION: Councillor P. Donovan

That this Council proceeds to host a Councillor Information meeting on the Dodder Greenway project and would seek to extend the invitation to  Councillors from neighbouring Local Authority Areas

REPORT:

The Dodder Greenway is an ongoing project to provide a pedestrian and cycle link from the City Centre to the Dublin Mountains. The project is at preliminary design stage in South Dublin County, Dublin City and Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown.

 A screening for Environmental Impact Assessment and Appropriate Assessment for the entirety of preferred route has commenced. The screening for the portion of the proposed greenway within the administrative area of South Dublin County Council has been completed. However delays due to outstanding unresolved design issues associated with the portion of proposed greenway within the administrative area of Dublin City Council has delayed the completion of the screening exercise. It is anticipated that Dublin City Council will resolve these design issues in the next month. Once this has been achieved, it will facilitate the completion of the screening of the entirety of preferred route of the Dodder Greenway. Councillors from all three local authorities will be briefed on the preferred route of the Dodder Greenway prior to the commencement of the process for planning consent. Relevant stakeholders and members of the public will then be able to make formal submissions on the proposed design of the Dodder Greenway.