COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING
Thursday, June 17, 2021
MOTION NO. 177
MOTION: Councillor G. O'Connell, Councillor P. Gogarty, Councillor L. O'Toole
It shall be an objective of the County Development Plan 2022 - 2028 that there be an TPO on the two trees (planted in 1964) at the same side and close to the Ulster Bank and the Coach House Old Lucan Road.
REPORT:
Provision for the making of Tree Preservation Orders is set out under section 205 of the Planning and Development Acts. It is a completely separate procedure to the making of a Development Plan and TPOs cannot be made under the Development Plan. Therefore, the proposed motion is not a matter for the Development Plan.
For convenience to applicants for planning permission and other stakeholders, a list of TPOs already made is included in the Heritage Chapter of the Plan.
It is considered that Policy NCBH 11 and Objective NCBH 11 Objective 1 sufficiently deal with TPOs on a county wide basis as follows:
Policy NCBH 11 – Review Tree Preservation Orders (TPO) within the County and maintain the conservation value of trees and groups of trees that are the subject of a Tree Preservation Order while also recognising the value of and protecting trees and hedgerows which are not subject to a TPO
And
NCBH 11 Objective 1 – To review Tree Preservation Orders within the County and maintain the conservation value of trees and groups of trees that are the subject of any Tree Preservation Order.
It is also considered that to make a TPO requires an expert assessment of the trees being proposed, such an assessment has not been carried out and would be part of any review of TPOs.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the motion is not adopted