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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

MOTION NO. 14

MOTION: Councillor L. O'Toole

This committee raises the issue of allotment owners receiving notice to vacate their allotments in the Rathcoole area. Notice was sent via text message by the owners citing the council acquiring the land to widen the road. It is now asked that the Chief Executive report on the protocol in place when removing or relocating an allotment. Many of those that had been using this allotment are from the Lucan area and this motion seeks to provide an opportunity to amalgamate a community garden (recently passed motion to place a community garden within the Adamstown area) with an allotment. This will bring an open space amenity into an area that strives such an amenity and will result in increasing the area with environmentally friendly features and bring about additional biodiversity to the area. It is asked that the council engages with the allotment owners to achieve this.

REPORT:

The allotment site referred to is a private allotment site and is a private land sale. SDCC have no involvement in it or its allotment holders. SDCC can confirm that this is not related to any SDCC developments in the vicinity. SDCC can also confirm that our Roads section are not doing any road widening works at that location and have no plans to. As the council have not acquired this land, SDCC would not be responsible for relocating privately owned allotments.  

The Community team are happy to meet with residents regarding community development issues such as community gardens. Community staff would encourage residents to work on project proposals via their local community centres also, to build connection to those services and staffing resources. Our community team are in regular contact with local community centre staff, and this is a route groups can use, to discuss community development proposals and ideas.