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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN/PALMERSTON/NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Friday, December 18, 2020

MOTION NO. 4

MOTION: Councillor Alan Hayes

That the Chief Executive write to, and acknowledge, the contribution of the Society for Old Lucan to the preservation and promotion of heritage in the Lucan area and in so doing, that he reaffirm this Councils commitment to support local Heritage. Of particular merit to the group is their ongoing work to ensure the conservation of the ancient St.Finan's church at Esker and the preservation of the King John's Bridge.

REPORT:

The Chief Executive agrees with the sentiment of the motion and it is considered that the collaboration between the SDCC Architectural Conservation Officer (ACO) and the Society for Old Lucan has been very successful on St Finan’s Church.

The Council is supportive of local heritage projects and conservation of our historic built environment and the ACO continues to engage and support local groups and landowners with improvement works through the available funding streams and grant applications. The Built Heritage Investment Scheme (BHIS) and the Historic Structures Fund (HSF) are running again for 2021 and both are funded by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Both schemes run in tandem and there are different streams and funding available. Applicants apply to South Dublin County Councils Architectural Conservation Section before the closing date of the 28^th January 2021 and applications are then assessed and submitted for formal provisional approval by the Departments Architectural Protection Unit.