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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

MOTION NO. 17

MOTION: Councillor D. O'Brien

"This Area committee calls on the Council to install a new fence at the end of the Lucan Newlands road at the laneway leading to the R136. Between Glen Vale and Abbeywood Estate's. The current fence is not fit for purpose and there is a lot of anti-social behaviour in the area with people jumping over the fence." 

REPORT:

"The boundary between Abbeywood estate and the laneway in question is comprised of an 880mm high wall with a 1,250mm galvanised buff top railing on top. The total height of the boundary is therefore 2.13 meters. While this may seem quite tall, in reality the low wall on which the railing is fitted makes a very convenient step to cross the railing. All vegetation on both sides of the boundary has been eroded which suggests that the location is regularly used to travel between the two areas.

The boundary is of good construction however it is not of a design that will prevent this movement. Preventing it at this location is not straightforward and will require consideration of all options before a reasonable solution is found. The matter of designing a solution to securing the boundary is currently ongoing."