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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, May 09, 2022

QUESTION NO. 2

QUESTION: Councillor Yvonne Collins

To ask the Chief Executive to confirm when will the review of the existing Tree Preservation Orders be carried out and will the review set out formally the stated reasons which could apply to Tree Preservation Orders under Section 205 (1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended)?

REPLY:

As set out in the Council’s agreed ‘Living with Trees - SDCC tree management policy’ the Council will carry out a review of existing TPO’s within the County. It is intended to carry out this review within the year. Initiating a review of an existing TPO or an assessment of a possible TPO is an executive function. Decisions related to the final making, amending or revoking a TPO is a reserved function. The making, amending or revoking of a TPO would need to include stated reasons to inform any final decision. Each assessment would need to be carried out on its own merits and it is not intended to have a set of criteria, however, any recommendation from the executive to make a new TPO would need to demonstrate significant value.