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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
QUESTION NO. 1
QUESTION: Councillor Peter Kavanagh
"To ask the Chief Executive what redress is available to South Dublin County Council and residents of Cherrywood Crescent for continued breaches of the working agreement on the Kilcarberry/Corkagh Grange site; including, but not limited to noise pollution, litter, unsocial operating hours, construction traffic in residential areas and breaches of the Part 8 in the location and positioning of the new builds?"
REPLY:
Steps have been taken to address the residents’ concerns by active engagement with the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA), who are managing the project and with Sisk, the contractor. Regular meetings have been set up with residents and elected representatives and the NDFA and Sisk. Another meeting is due to take place on the 12th December 2019. In relation to construction traffic, there is no through road from Cherrywood Crescent to the site. Sisk has been providing a map and Eircode of the site entrance to all contractors due to the site. New signage has been erected to show that Cherrywood Crescent is a cul-de-sac and it has been agreed to enhance the temporary signage directing construction traffic to the site from the roundabout. In relation to breaches of the Part 8 and positioning of the new builds, the Planning Department issued a response on the 21st October 2019 in relation to this complaint and confirmed compliance with the Part 8 approval. In relation to noise pollution, noise and vibrations are monitored and have been recorded as being within acceptable limits. Unsocial operation hours is not a planning issue as the hours of operation were not set out in the Part 8 planning approval. It is a contract issue and this has been raised a number of times with Sisk and is being closely monitored.