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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF CLONDALKIN, NEWCASTLE, RATHCOOLE, SAGGART AND BRITTAS AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

MOTION NO.10

MOTION: Councillor T. Gilligan

That this Area Committee outline a list of protected trees in the Clondalkin area.

REPORT:

There are four TPOs in the County as set out immediately hereunder:

Tree Preservation Order

Location

Dublin County Council Tree Preservation Order (St Brigid’s Clondalkin) Order 1973

St Brigid’s (now Newlands garden Centre), New Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22.

Dublin County Council Tree Preservation Order (Beaufort Downs, Rathfarnham) Order 1987

Beaufort Downs, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.

Dublin County Council Tree Preservation Order (Quarryvale, Brooklawn) (Liffey Valley No.1) Order 1990

Townland of Quarryvale and Brooklawn, Palmerstown, Dublin 20.

South Dublin County Council Tree Preservation Order (Coolamber Site) Order 2015

Newcastle Road, Lucan.

However; SDCC does not just depend on Tree Preservation Orders to preserve trees and hedgerows in the county.  There are also several policies within SDCC’s County Development Plan and Green Infrastructure Strategy in particular to preserve and retain trees and hedgerows across the county.  During the planning process for proposed developments, an arboriculture assessment is carried out.  This, as well as the development proposals, informs the trees and hedgerows that will be retained on any site.  Inserting a condition that trees and hedgerows be retained and protected within a development site confers a high degree of protection on those trees and hedgerows under the planning and development legislation. It is practice for the Public Realm Department to request a bond on the trees and hedgerows to be retained on development sites, which further protects the trees and hedgerows.  These bonds are typically released 3 years post completion of the development and require arborists report to confirm that the hedgerow has been protected and is in good condition and a post completion inspection by SDCC to confirm same.  It is generally also requested that the arborist is retained for the period of the development and requested that they confirm that protection measures are in place and conditions are being adhered to.  This approach is actively managed by the Public Realm Department of the Council.