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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM / TEMPLEOGUE / FIRHOUSE / BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

MOTION NO. 11

MOTION: Councillor A. Edge

To request Public Realm to replace the ugly row of stumps which are overgrown and a magnet for litter with something more visually appealing and better maintained at the perimeter of Allenton Drive and Ballinascorney Rd.

REPORT:

The stumps that are referred to here at the perimeter of Allenton Drive and Ballinascorney Road appear to have been installed a number of years ago to protect the open space, by preventing vehicles from driving from Ballinascorney Road across the open space to enter Allenton estate.  It is considered necessary to keep a barrier in place at this location and it is therefore not proposed to remove these stumps at this time. The Council plans to enhance the area by planting a native Irish hedge in a double row on either side of the stumps which will improve the visual appearance of the area, improve local biodiversity and screen the estate from the main road.  If this fails to improve the visual amenity of the area then the location will be considered for installation of a railing under the public realm improvement works programme for 2025, and this would enable the stumps to be removed at the same time.