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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM / TEMPLEOGUE / FIRHOUSE / BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

MOTION NO. 12

MOTION: Councillor J. Sinnott

To ask the Manager to arrange for an assessment of overgrown trees on the Barton Road Extension, Rathfarnham and its impact on the light/solar panels on the houses opposite including number 75.

REPORT:

Barton Road Extension is scheduled for tree maintenance works in the second half of 2024 prior to which a detailed tree inspection/survey is scheduled to be conducted.  As per the Council's tree management policy ‘Living with Trees’ section 6.19 of the policy states the following - The Council will not prune or fell a Council owned/managed tree to facilitate installation or improve natural light to a solar panel. Whilst the Council appreciates that there is a need to provide renewable energy resources, trees have an important role in maintaining and improving local amenity, in addition to contributing to local and national targets in tackling climate change. The presence of existing trees and how these trees will grow in the future must be fully appreciated when considering a suitable location for the placement of solar panels.