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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE/FIRHOUSE/BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, October 08, 2019

QUESTION NO. 4

QUESTION: Councillor Alan Edge

To ask the Chief Executive to set out the position regarding the mature copper beech trees formerly lining the avenue of Cherryfield House which are in the area into which it is proposed to extend the Cherryfield car park

 

REPLY:

The extension to Cherryfield car park is proposed as part of the Dodder Greenway proposals currently being progressed by the Land Use Planning and Transportation (Roads NTA projects) section of the Council. It is Public Realm’s understanding that the current phase of the Dodder Greenway being progresssed does not include this area as yet. The preliminary proposals for the car park show the car park extension proposed for a location away from the existing mature trees in the area. The Public Realm section supports proposals in relation to the car park that have a reduced or minimal impact on the existing mature trees, as they form an important part of the landscape and heritage of the area.