COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

South Dublin County Council Crest

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, October 09, 2018

MOTION NO. 12

MOTION: Councillor D. O'Donovan

"That this Area Committee requests that the Chief Executive presents a report on the current Tree Management Programme."

REPORT:

The Council's 3-year Tree Maintenance Programme 2017-2019 is available on the Council's website www.sdcc.ie and regular updates are provided.

In addition, in advance of commencing a planned programme of works within a location, a detailed listing of the proposed works is made available for public view on the Tree Maintenance pages of the Council's website.

Since January 1, 2018, tree maintenance works have been completed in the following locations:

Aranleigh Mount, Aranleigh Gardens & Aranleigh Court, Dargle Wood estate, Fonthill Road, Fonthill Park, Hillside Park, Monalea Grove, Monalea Wood, Muckross estate, Rossmore Road, St. Enda's Park, St. Enda's Drive, Willbrook estate and Woodlawn Park Grove.

Tree works commenced and were partially completed at Ballycullen Avenue in September. Remaining works were suspended for operational reasons until after leaf fall and will be completed before end of 2018.

Tree maintenance works are currently ongoing by contract in areas where trees are in conflict or in close proximity to overhead electricity wires and are scheduled for completion by mid-October at the following locations:

Ballytore Road, Beechfield Road, Cherryfield Road, Dangan Park and Fairways estate.

Locations on the Tree Maintenance Programme scheduled for completion by 2018 year end include the following:

Crannagh estate, Castlefield Orchard, Dangan Drive & Avenue, Glenbrook Park, Hillsbrook estate, Orchardstown Drive, Templeville Drive, Whitechurch Way.

Removal of poplar trees within the Dodder Valley Park at the rear of Rathfarnham Shopping Centre is scheduled for completion by contract during October.

The Tree Maintenance Programme for 2019, which will include some estates to be carried over from the 2018 schedule, is as follows:

Aranleight Vale, Ballycullen Road, Ballycullen Drive, Ballyroan Crescent, Beverly Grove, Carrigwood, Coolamber Park, Fortrose Park, Cremorne estate, Cypres Downs, Glendoo Close, Glendown Avenue, Glenmore Park, Glenmurray Park, Grange Downs, Grange Manor estate, Greenfield Park, Greentrees Park, Greentrees Road, Hermitage Lawn, Hyde Park, Kilakee Walk & Lawns, Knockaire, Knocklyon Park, Landsdowne Park, Limekiln Avenue, Longwood, Marian Crescent, Monalea Park, Moyville, Orlagh estate, Orlagh Grove, Orlagh Grange, Pinewood Park, Priory Way, Rockfield Avenue, Rossmore Lawns, St. Annes, Sally Park, Shelton Park, Shelton Gardens, Grove & Drive, St Joseph’s Road, St Peter's Crescent, Stonepark Abbey, Templeville Road, The Park Cypress Downs, The Priory-Grange Road, Three Rock Close, Wood Dale Oak, Woodfield, Woodlawn Park Avenue & Drive.