COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

MOTION NO. 4

MOTION: Councillor E. Ó Broin

That this Area Committee agrees that with regard to the Mill Ponds in Clondalkin, that in order to protect nesting swans there, and to avoid the possibility of people inadvertently falling in to the ponds, that SDCC will erect a low fence along the section of Mill Lane ( which is in its charge) that borders the ponds, that is to say, from the gate to Clondalkin Park, back as far as the ruin of the Gunpowder Mill (aka the Turbine).

REPORT:

The laneway is recorded as being in-charge but this is the hard surface only. This alone would not entitle the Council to erect a fence on or along the adjoining property. The strip of land adjacent to the path, which is an embankment, appears to be part of the retaining structure for the ponds but is not registered in Land Registry.  There is no record of the Council previously acquiring any interest in these lands.