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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

QUESTION NO. 1

QUESTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

"To ask the Chief Executive for a detailed report on the next steps to be taken in progressing the Celbridge Link Road project including land acquisition and the planning process?"

REPLY:

Following the announcement of LIHAF funding for the Celbridge Access Road the procurement process for Consulting Engineers to design the road has been commenced and it is anticipated that the successful firm of design consultants will be appointed by mid-summer.  Preliminary discussions have been undertaken with the Adamstown SDZ landowners regarding the delivery of the Link Road. The exact planning process to be undertaken is currently being determined, i.e. EIS / Part 8 etc but this cannot be finalised until an environmental screening process has been completed. It is anticipated that the Planning Process will commence in Autumn 2017 which will allow for construction to commence in late spring/early summer 2018. 

In addition preliminary discussions were held in 2016 with the Department of Agriculture who own the land between the SDZ and the Celbridge Road and these discussions will be reactivated in the near future.