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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE/FIRHOUSE/BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

QUESTION NO. 3

QUESTION: Councillor Yvonne Collins

To ask the manager when appropriate trees will be replanted at Wainsfort Manor Crescent, to replace those which were felled recently because they were too close to the street lights

REPLY:

 Wainsfort Manor Crescent will be examined for suitable tree planting locations.

Potential sites for tree planting will be inspected to assess their suitability for new trees, considering factors such as services, sightlines, warning signs and traffic signals, space for future growth, etc

When positioning new street trees the Council will specifically aim to:

¦ avoid future obstruction of public lighting columns by ensuring that the fully mature new tree canopy will be ideally greater than 5m, but certainly no less than 3m from the lighting column

¦ seek to ensure that future tree growth does not compromise a minimum footpath width of 1.2m

¦ make adequate soil volume a priority to sustain tree health and longevity when selecting tree planting sites