COMHAIRLE CONTAE FHINE GALL
FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL
Phone: 8905000 P.O. Box 174
Fax: 8905809 County Hall
Swords
Fingal
Co. Dublin
Wednesday, 26 February 2014
To Each Member of the Howth Malahide Area Committee (Services A -
Operational Matters)
Dear Councillor
A meeting of the Howth Malahide Area Committee (Services A - Operational
Matters) will be held in the Baldoyle Library - Baldoyle at 3.00 pm on
Wednesday, 5th March, 2014 to consider the following Agenda:
Yours Faithfully
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A G E N D A
Private Document Pack
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1. Confirmation and Re-Affirmation of Minutes.
(a) Minutes of Meeting Howth/Malahide Area Committee Meeting
(Services A-Operational Matters) Wednesday 5th February 2014.
QUESTIONS
2. Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Yellow Box Junction (Pages 1 - 2)
“To ask the Manager in relation to Railway Avenue, Sutton will the Council
(a) install a yellow box at the junction of Railway Avenue and the
Baldoyle Road;
(b) provide public lighting in the laneways between Railway Avenue and Binn Eadair View;
(c) continue the footpath at the end of Railway Avenue to provide safe pedestrian access to the laneway; and
(d) provide traffic calming measures given the increased traffic due to the new development under construction at the end of the
Avenue?”
3. Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Right of Way (Pages 3 - 4) “To ask the Manager will the Council take action to make it clearer which cars have right of way at the junction of Harbour Road and Abbey Street,
Howth?”
4. Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Repair Road Surface (Pages 5 - 6)
“To ask the Manager will the Council repair the road surface on Roncalli
Road, Sutton that was damaged several years ago by construction trucks contracted on behalf of the Council?”
5. Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Install Lighting (Pages 7 - 8)
“To ask the Manager will the Council install some lighting (in the interest of pedestrian safety) at the Lambchop, Bayside?”
6. Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Balkill Park (Pages 9 - 10)
“To ask the Manager will the Council install a railing on the sloped walkway between the steps at the bend of Balkill Park and Upper Balkill
Park to assist residents and walkers during the winter months?”
7. Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Green Open Space at Sarto Park (Pages
11 - 12)
“To ask the Manager in relation to the tarmac surface at the green open space at Sarto Park, will the Council remove the broken glass, install a piece of appropriate equipment (in consultation with local residents) or replant grass over the tarmac?”
8. Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Fix Broken Road Surface (Pages 13 - 14)
“To ask the Manager when will the Council fix the broken road surface
3 near the junction of Beachview and Del Val Avenue, Sutton?”
9. Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Repair Speed Cushions (Pages 15 - 16) “To ask the Manager when will the Council repair the speed cushions in
Sutton Park, Bayside, Abbey Park, St. Fintan’s Road and other locations where the speed cushions are badly deteriorated?”
10. Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Prune and Cut Back Trees (Pages 17 - 18)
“To ask the Manager when will the Council prune and cut back the trees at the following locations: (Details Supplied)?”
11. Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Removal of overgrown trees. (Pages 19 -
20)
“To ask the Manager when will the Council remove the overgrown trees at the following locations: (Details Supplied)?”
12. Councillor A. Lavin - Repair the Footpaths and Kerbs at the
Moorings Malahide (Pages 21 - 22)
“To ask the Manager to arrange to repair the damaged footpaths and kerbs in the cul de sac at (details supplied)?”
13. Councillor A. Lavin - Repair Steps at Bissetts Strand Malahide
(Pages 23 - 24)
“To ask the Manager to arrange to repair the two steps up from Bissetts
Strand to the upper roadway (at Riverside) Malahide?”
14. Councillor A. Lavin - Remove Tree Stumps from The. Rise Malahide
(Pages 25 - 26)
“To ask the Manager to remove the three large tree stumps from The
Rise, Malahide?”
15. Councillor A. Lavin - Re-Lining of the Parking Bays at The Rise
Malahide (Pages 27 - 28)
“To ask the Manager to arrange the previously promised re-lining of the parking bays on The Rise Malahide?”
16. Councillor J. Dunne - Repair of Steps - Portmarnock Beach (Pages
29 - 30)
“To ask the Manager to ensure the immediate repair to the steps giving access to Portmarnock Beach from the Fingal County Council car park and land off Golf Links Road. At present the current concrete slab is too steep and might give rise to accidents?”
17. Councillor J. Dunne - Footpaths - Malahide Village (Pages 31 - 32)
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”To ask the Manager to investigate what can be done to repair footpaths at the Mall, Malahide ( beside Bank of Ireland)?"
18. Councillor J. Dunne - Racecourse Park, Baldoyle (Pages 33 - 34)
“To ask the Manager for an update on when the climbing frame will be installed at the Racecourse Park, Baldoyle?”
19. Councillor J. Dunne-Double Yellow Lines (Pages 35 - 36)
“To ask the Manager to provide double yellow lines on the road opposite
(details supplied), as its on a bend and cars parking here obstruct the view of children leaving the playground?”
20. Councillor J. Dunne-Wheelchair Access. (Pages 37 - 38)
“To ask the Manager to carry out modifications to the footpath outside
(details supplied), to faciliate wheelchair access?”
21. Councillor J. Dunne-Clean Up of Open Space. (Pages 39 - 40)
“To ask the Manager to arrange for a clean up of the rubbish at the open space beside (details supplied)?”
22. Councillor J. Dunne-Tree Inspection. (Pages 41 - 42) “To ask the Manager to inspect the tree outside (details supplied), to ensure that it is safe for both pedestrians and vehicles in the area as it is nearly at 45 degree angle?”
23. Councillor J. Dunne-Footpath at Blackwood Lane. (Pages 43 - 44)
“To ask the Manager what issues are preventing the completion of the footpath at Blackwood Lane, Portmarnock?”
OPERATIONAL
NEW WORKS, ETC.
24. Giro d'Italia (Pages 45 - 46)
25. Report on Stabilising the Dunes, Velvet Strand, Portmarnock. (Pages
47 - 58)
26. Part VIII - Portmarnock Sports & Leisure Centre. (Pages 59 - 60)
27. Area Chairpersons Business: Councillor E. O'Brien-Ramps on
Seabury Road (Pages 61 - 62)
“That the Manager arrange to have the badly damaged ramps on Seabury
Road, Malahide repaired as a matter of urgency.”
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MOTIONS
28. Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Dublin Road Western Approach (Pages
63 - 64)
“That the Manager extend the two lane layout at the Dublin Road Western approach to the Baldoyle Road/ Dublin Road junction to improve the efficient flow of traffic during peak times at this busy junction.”
29. Councillor A. Lavin - Yellow Box at Casino Apartments Dublin Road
Malahide (Pages 65 - 66) “That the Manager provide a yellow box at the Casino Apartments on the
Dublin Road Malahide.”
30. Councillor J. Dunne - Exercise Equipment-Howth/Malahide Area
(Pages 67 - 68)
“That the Manager given the shortage of adult exercise equipment in the
Howth/ Malahide area commit to increasing the provision of such equipment and to identify areas in Howth/Malahide where this equipment could placed.”
31. Councillor E. O'Brien Public Lights on Walkway-Portmarnock (Pages
69 - 70)
“That the Manager arrange for the lights along the pedestrian walkway at
Martello Tower, Portmarnock to be repaired.”
32. Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Repair Broken Footpath. (Pages 71 - 72)
“That the Manager repair the broken footpath at Burrow Road, Sutton outside the Avalon Apartments.”
33. Councillor A. Lavin-Yellow Lines at Biscayne Entrance Malahide
(Pages 73 - 74)
“That the Manager provide yellow lines at the corner into Biscayne
Malahide on the Portmarnock side.”
34. Councillor E. O'Brien - Road Safety on Sea Road (Pages 75 - 76)
“That the Manager report on what solutions can be put in place to improve road safety in the vicinity of Malahide Yacht Club building at the bottom of
Sea Road and what plans the Manager has to implement safety improvements.”
35. Councillor J. Dunne-Traffic Lights at the Diamond, Malahide (Pages 77 - 78)
“That the Manager arrange for the sequence of the traffic lights at the
Diamond, Malahide to be looked at, particularly in relation to traffic coming from Church Road looking to turn right onto the Mall and also for traffic coming from New Street turning right onto the Malahide Road.”
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36. Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Bayside Dart Station (Pages 79 - 80)
“That the Manager remove the broken glass from the basketball court adjacent to Bayside Dart Station and put this facility on a regular cleaning schedule.”
37. Councillor A. Lavin - Reseed and tidy the shrubbery at Lambay,
Malahide (Pages 81 - 82)
“That the Manager arrange to reseed the grass and remove any roots which might cause a trip hazard at the recently pruned shrubbery around
Lambay in Malahide.”
38. Councillor J. Dunne - Blue Flag in 2014 (Pages 83 - 84)
"That the Manager provide an updated report on the water quality measurements of the beaches in the Howth-Malahide area, and to state if any may qualify for a Blue Flag in 2014.”
39. Councillor C. O'Callaghan-Upkeep of Open Space at Sutton Park.
(Pages 85 - 86)
“That the Manager improve the general upkeep of the green open space at Sutton Park/ Sutton Park Lawns by removing the broken glass and litter from the park, removing old shrubbery and briars and planting appropriate replacement shrubbery.” 40. Councillor A. Lavin - Improved Traffic Management at Yellow Walls
Road & Texas Lane Malahide (Pages 87 - 88)
“That the Manager will review the traffic management including permitted parking at the junction of Yellow Walls Road and Texas Lane Malahide so as to ensure the freer flow of traffic at this location.”
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Comhairle Contae Fine Gall
Fingal County Council
Minutes of Howth Malahide Area Committee (Services A - Operational Matters)
Wednesday, 5th February, 2014
PRESENT
Dunne, Judy
Lavin, Anthony
Maher, Joan
O'Callaghan, Cian
The Area Chairperson, Councillor Eoghan O'Brien, presided.
OFFICIALS PRESENT
Mary Egan (Acting Senior Executive Officer), Pat Brannelly (Senior Executive Engineer), Gemma Carr (Acting Senior Executive Parks Superintendant), Silvana Di Cioccio (Executive Engineer), Anne Roche (Senior Staff Officer), Karen Walsh (Staff
Officer) and Derek Kavanagh (Assistant Staff Officer)
HMA/41/14 (Agenda Item No 1) Confirmation and Re-Affirmation of Minutes. Minutes of the Howth/Malahide
(Services A) meeting held on Wednesday, 8th January, 2014.
Minutes of Meeting of Howth/Malahide Area Committee (Services A – Operations) held on Wednesday 8th January, 2014 which had been circulated, were submitted,
APPROVED as a true record and signed.
It was proposed by Councillor E. O’Brien seconded by Councillor A. Lavin and
RESOLVED;
“That the recommendations contained in the Minutes of Howth/Malahide Area Committee (Services A – Operations) Meeting held on Wednesday 8th January, 2014 be ADOPTED and APPROVED”.
HMA/42/14 (Agenda Item No )
OPERATIONS QUESTIONS
It was proposed by Councillor E. O’Brien, seconded by Councillor A. Lavin and
RESOLVED.
“That pursuant to Standing Order No. 85 that Questions numbered 2 - 21 inclusive be ADOPTED AND APPROVED”.
Agenda Item 1
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HMA/43/14 (Agenda Item No 2)
Councillor E. O'Brien - Footpaths on the stretch of road from Chalfont down to the railway bridge
HMA/44/14 (Agenda Item No 3)
Councillor E. O'Brien - Cut back shrubbery in Malahide
HMA/45/14 (Agenda Item No 4)
Councillor E. O'Brien - Double Yellow Lines in Chalfont, Malahide
HMA/46/14 (Agenda Item No 5)
Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Planting in Howth
HMA/47/14 (Agenda Item No 6)
Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Plans to improve Coastal Flood defences at Baldoyle
HMA/48/14 (Agenda Item No 7)
Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Remove Ivy from trees
HMA/49/14 (Agenda Item No 8)
Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Right of way at Turnberry, Baldoyle
HMA/50/14 (Agenda Item No 9)
Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Claremont Beach, Howth
HMA/51/14 (Agenda Item No 10)
Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Repair footpaths at Church Road, Sutton
HMA/52/14 (Agenda Item No 11)
Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Replacement of a tree
HMA/53/14 (Agenda Item No 12)
Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Prune trees on Bayside Boulevard North
HMA/54/14 (Agenda Item No 13)
Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Public toilets at Claremont Beach, Howth
HMA/55/14 (Agenda Item No 14)
Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Extend two lane layout at Dublin Road Western approach
HMA/56/14 (Agenda Item No 15)
Councillor J. Dunne - Millview Road, Malahide
HMA/57/14 (Agenda Item No 16)
Councillor A. Lavin - Repair path at Changing Room Low Rock Malahide
HMA/58/14 (Agenda Item No 17)
Councillor A. Lavin - Safety Handrail from Texas Lane to Estuary
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HMA/59/14 (Agenda Item No 18)
Councillor A. Lavin - Repair ramp at St Margaret's Ave / Church Road Malahide
HMA/60/14 (Agenda Item No 19)
Councillor A. Lavin -Improve surface at Back Road
HMA/61/14 (Agenda Item No 20)
Councillor J. Dunne - Portmarnock Beach
HMA/62/14 (Agenda Item No 21)
Councillor J. Dunne Traffic Lights Strand Road Portmarnock
HMA/63/14 (Agenda Item No 22)
Programme of Works 2014.
The report on the Operations Programme of Works 2014 was taken as read. Ms.
Mary Egan, Acting Senior Executive Officer, outlined the schemes under the various headings and agreed to circulate further detail on the grant funded schemes to the Members. Following discussion the report was NOTED. HMA/64/14 (Agenda Item No 23)
Report on Flooding - January 2014.
The report on flooding was taken as read. Mr. Pat Brannelly, Senior Executive
Engineer gave an overview of the report and responded to questions from the
Members. The Members thanked the Area Engineer and the staff of Operations
Department for the really good work carried out during the recent flooding events.
The report was NOTED.
HMA/65/14 (Agenda Item No 24)
Grange Road, Baldoyle - Traffic Management.
The report on Grange Road, Traffic Management was read. Following discussion the report was NOTED.
HMA/66/14 (Agenda Item No 25)
Draft Malahide Appointed Stands (Street Service Vehicles) Bye-Laws, 2013.
The report was taken as read. Following discussion, during which Ms. Mary Egan,
Acting Senior Executive Officer confirmed that the current arrangements would remain in place, the report was NOTED.
HMA/67/14 (Agenda Item No 26)
Area Chairpersons Business: Councillor E. O'Brien - Traffic calming measures
It was proposed by Councillor E. O’Brien, seconded by Councillor J. Dunne.
The attached report by the Manager was READ:
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Following discussion, Ms. Mary Egan, Acting Senior Executive Officer agreed to assess all traffic calming options and also agreed that the provision of a protective hand railing along the narrow path from Texas Lane to Estuary Row would be reexamined.
The report was NOTED.
HMA/68/14 (Agenda Item No 27)
Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Action to prevent flooding of Strand Road, Sutton
It was proposed by Councillor C. O’Callaghan, seconded by Councillor J. Maher.
The attached report by the Manager was READ;
Mr. Pat Brannelly summarised the report and responded to questions raised by the
Members on the proposed works. The report was NOTED.
HMA/69/14 (Agenda Item No 28)
Councillor A. Lavin - Opening of Toilets at Robswalls Park Malahide
It was proposed by Councillor A. Lavin, seconded by Councillor E. O’Brien.
The attached report by the Manager was READ; Following discussion during which Ms. Mary Egan, Acting Senior Executive Officer and Ms. Gemma Carr, Acting Senior Executive Parks Superintendent responded to queries from the Members it was agreed to explore all options in order to facilitate the opening of these toilets. The reported was NOTED.
HMA/70/14 (Agenda Item No 29)
Councillor J. Dunne - Malahide Community School
It was proposed by Councillor J. Dunne, seconded by Councillor E. O’Brien.
The attached report by the Manager was READ; Following discussion Ms. Mary Egan, Acting Senior Executive Officer agreed to carry out any necessary footpath improvement works to the existing footpath and to serve hedge cutting notices where appropriate. The report was NOTED.
HMA/71/14 (Agenda Item No 30)
Councillor E. O'Brien - Chalfont and Bissett Strand
It was proposed by Councillor E. O’Brien, seconded by Councillor J. Dunne.
The attached report by the Manager was READ;
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Following discussion Ms. Gemma Carr, Acting Senior Executive Parks
Superintendent agreed to monitor the trees. The report was NOTED.
HMA/72/14 (Agenda Item No 31)
Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Action to restore sand dunes at the Burrow and
Claremont Beaches
It was proposed by Councillor C. O’Callaghan, seconded by Councillor E. O’Brien.
The attached report by the Manager was READ: Following discussion Mr. Pat Brannelly, Senior Executive Engineer replied to queries from the Members and agreed to examine the option of only carrying out dune protection works as outlined in the Royal Haskoning Report. The report was
NOTED.
HMA/73/14 (Agenda Item No 32)
Councillor A. Lavin - Remove parking space from St Margaret's Road Malahide
It was proposed by Councillor A. Lavin, seconded by Councillor J. Dunne.
The attached report by the Manager was READ; Following discussion the report was NOTED. HMA/74/14 (Agenda Item No 33)
Councillor J. Dunne - Carrickhill Road
It was proposed by Councillor J. Dunne, seconded by Councillor A. Lavin.
The attached report by the Manager was READ;
Following discussion the report was NOTED.
HMA/75/14 (Agenda Item No 34)
Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Safe access to Railway Avenue
It was proposed by Councillor C. O’Callaghan, seconded by Councillor A. Lavin.
The attached report by the Manager was READ;
Following discussion it was agreed that the hoarding would be examined and the developer requested to move the hoarding if appropriate. The report was NOTED.
HMA/76/14 (Agenda Item No 35)
Councillor A. Lavin - Path from Feltrim Cross to Back Road Malahide
It was proposed by Councillor A. Lavin, seconded by Councillor J. Dunne.
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The attached report by the Manager was READ;
Following discussion the report was NOTED.
HMA/77/14 (Agenda Item No 36)
Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Racecourse Park, Baldoyle
It was proposed by Councillor C. O’Callaghan, seconded by Councillor J. Dunne.
The attached report by the Manager was READ; The members welcomed the report. The report was NOTED.
HMA/78/14 (Agenda Item No 37)
Councillor A. Lavin - A bike scheme for The Howth Malahide Area
It was proposed by Councillor A. Lavin, seconded by Councillor J. Dunne.
The attached report by the Manager was READ;
Following discussion the report was NOTED.
The Meeting concluded at 5.20 pm
AREA CHAIRPERSON DATED
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HOWTH-MALAHIDE AREA COMMITTEE MEETING
(Services A – Operational Matters)
Wednesday 5th March, 2014
ITEM NO. 2
RAILWAY AVENUE, BALDOYLE
Question: Councillor C. O’Callaghan
“To ask the Manager in relation to Railway Avenue, Sutton will the Council a) install a yellow box at the junction of Railway Avenue and the Baldoyle Road; b) provide public lighting in the laneways between Railway Avenue and Binn
Eadair View; c) continue the footpath at the end of Railway Avenue to provide safe pedestrian access to the laneway; d) provide traffic calming measures given the increased traffic due to the new development under construction at the end of the Avenue?”
Reply: It is proposed that the matters raised –
• Yellow Box at Railway Ave/Baldoyle Rd
• Lighting of Laneways
• Continuation of footpaths
• Traffic calming, be addressed and reviewed when the new development currently under construction is complete.
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ITEM NO. 3
RIGHT OF WAY, HOWTH
Question: Councillor C. O’Callaghan “To ask the Manager will the Council take action to make it clearer which cars have right of way at the junction of Harbour Road and Abbey Street, Howth?”
Reply:
This lining at this junction was reviewed and revised approximately two years ago.
The junction will be reviewed again and any improvements deemed necessary will be provided.
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ITEM NO. 4
ROAD SURFACE REPAIRS RONCALLIE ROAD, SUTTON
Question: Councillor C. O’Callaghan
“To ask the Manager will the Council repair the road surface on Roncalli Road,
Sutton that was damaged several years ago by construction trucks contracted on behalf of the Council?”
Reply: Roncalli Road, Sutton road surface is in general adequate, except for a small section at the junction with Pacelli. This section will be included in the Area Engineer’s
Works Programme 2014.
Agenda Item 4
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ITEM NO. 5
PUBLIC LIGHTING AT THE LAMBCHOP, BAYSIDE
Question: Councillor C. O’Callaghan
“To ask the Manager will the Council install some lighting (in the interest of pedestrian safety) at the Lambchop, Bayside?”
Reply: Public lighting has been provided along the roadside footpath on the northern side of the ‘Lambchop’ open space. There is currently no budget provision for the installation of new public lighting across this open space.
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HOWTH-MALAHIDE AREA COMMITTEE MEETING
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Wednesday 5th March, 2014
ITEM NO. 6
RAILINGS AT BALKILL PARK
Question: Councillor C. O’Callaghan “To ask the Manager will the Council install a railing on the sloped walkway between the steps at the bend of Balkill Park and Upper Balkill Park to assist residents and walkers during the winter months?”
Reply:
A railing will be installed during the coming months.
Agenda Item 6
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HOWTH-MALAHIDE AREA COMMITTEE MEETING
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Wednesday 5th March, 2014
ITEM NO. 7
TARMAC SURFACE AT SARTO PARK
Question: Councillor C. O’Callaghan
“To ask the Manager in relation to the tarmac surface at the green open space at
Sarto Park, will the Council remove the broken glass, install a piece of appropriate equipment (in consultation with local residents) or replant grass over the tarmac?”
Reply:
The tarmac surface on the open space at Pacelli Avenue which is close to Sarto
Park has been cleaned. The Residents’ Association should contact the Operations
Department to arrange a meeting to discuss their views on any proposals for this open space. Agenda Item 7
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HOWTH-MALAHIDE AREA COMMITTEE MEETING
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ITEM NO. 8
ROAD SURFACE REPAIRS AT BEACHVIEW SUTTON
Question: Councillor C. O’Callaghan
“To ask the Manager when will the Council fix the broken road surface near the junction of Beachview and Del Val Avenue, Sutton?”
Reply:
Repair of the road surface is on the Area Engineer’s Works Programme 2014.
Agenda Item 8
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HOWTH-MALAHIDE AREA COMMITTEE MEETING
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Wednesday 5th March, 2014
ITEM NO. 9
REPAIRS TO SPEED CUSHIONS IN SUTTON PARK Question: Councillor C. O’Callaghan “To ask the Manager when will the Council repair the speed cushions in Sutton Park,
Bayside, Abbey Park, St. Fintan’s Road and other locations where the speed cushions are badly deteriorated?”
Reply: The speed cushions at this location will be considered for inclusion in a Ramp Repair
Programme for 2014 if a source of funding can be identified.
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HOWTH-MALAHIDE AREA COMMITTEE MEETING
(Services A – Operational Matters)
Wednesday 5th March, 2014
ITEM NO. 10
VARIOUS TREE WORKS
Question: Councillor C. O’Callaghan
“To ask the Manager when will the Council prune and cut back the trees at the following locations: (Details Supplied).
Reply:
In relation to the request for trees to be pruned and cut back at various locations: a) The tree on Roncalli Road, Sutton is a semi-mature Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus), growing within 5 metres of a lamp standard and with overhead services located within the crown of this tree. This tree is listed for removal as part of the Fingal Tree
Strategy. However, due to the presence of the overhead services and the associated dangers of working close to these lines, the ESB will first be contacted to carry out pruning works to clear away the branches in close proximity of these wires. b) There are two semi mature Norway Maple (Acer platanoides) trees at this location. Pruning works were carried out on these trees in 2013 and these works are complete. c) A contractor was employed to carry out tree felling as well as pruning works at Sarto Lawn in 2013. As these works were being carried out, residents from a nearby estate protested against these works. On grounds of health and safety, the contractor had then to vacate the area. The contactor will return to finish these removal and pruning works in the near future. d) There are two semi-mature Norway Maple (Acer platanoides) trees outside the property at Del Val Court. These trees have been examined and there are no plans to carry out pruning works as they are not causing any issue in relation to public safety. e) This is a semi mature Norway Maple (Acer platanoides) growing in a concrete path. This tree is listed for pruning works this season. f) This is a semi mature Norway Maple (Acer platanoides) growing in a concrete path. This tree is listed for removal this season. g) This is a semi mature Norway Maple (Acer platanoides) growing in a concrete path with overhead wires running through its canopy. This tree is listed for removal this season.
Agenda Item 10
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HOWTH-MALAHIDE AREA COMMITTEE MEETING
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Wednesday 5th March, 2014
ITEM NO. 11
TREE REMOVAL SUTTON AREA
Question: Councillor C. O’Callaghan
“To ask the Manager when will the Council remove the overgrown trees at the following locations: (Details Supplied)?”
Reply: i) Bayside Square West
There are 30 trees in Bayside Square West, a minimum of six of which are listed for removal due to their size and proximity to lamp standards. The Council would like to meet with residents in this area prior to these works being carried out. ii) Sarto Lawn
The tree at this location is a Japanese Cherry (Prunus serulata) growing in a concrete path and is listed for removal. iii) Sutton Park The semi-mature Norway Maple (Norway Maple) at this location has been removed.
The works will be carried out by contractors this season.
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HOWTH-MALAHIDE AREA COMMITTEE MEETING
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ITEM NO. 12
FOOTPATH REPAIRS AT THE MOORINGS, MALAHIDE
Question: Councillor A. Lavin
“To ask the Manager to arrange to repair the damaged footpaths and kerbs in the cul de sac at (Details Supplied)?”
Reply: Repair of the footpaths and kerbs at this location will be complete by the end of the week.
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ITEM NO. 13
REPAIRS TO STEPS AT BISSETTS STRAND
Question: Councillor A. Lavin
“To ask the Manager to arrange to repair the two steps up from Bissetts Strand to the upper roadway (at Riverside) Malahide?”
Reply:
Repair of the two steps beside the railway bridge at Bissetts Strand is on the Area
Engineer’s Works Programme 2014.
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ITEM NO. 14
STUMP REMOVAL AT THE RISE, MALAHIDE
Question: Councillor A. Lavin
“To ask the Manager to remove the three large tree stumps from The
Rise, Malahide?” Reply:
These tree stumps are listed for removal by a contractor in association with other tree stumps in the Malahide area. This work shall be carried out shortly.
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ITEM NO. 15
RELINING ON THE RISE, MALAHIDE
Question: Councillor A. Lavin “To ask the Manager to arrange the previously promised re-lining of the parking bays on The Rise Malahide?”
Reply:
This re-lining is scheduled to be completed when the lining contractor is next in the
Malahide area.
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ITEM NO. 16
REPAIRS TO STEPS AT PORTMARNOCK BEACH
Question: Councillor J. Dunne
“To ask the Manager to ensure the immediate repair to the steps giving access to Portmarnock Beach from the Fingal County Council car park and land off Golf Links
Road. At present the current concrete slab is too steep and might give rise to accidents?”
Reply:
The steps will be repaired over the coming weeks.
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ITEM NO. 17
FOOTPATHS IN MALAHIDE VILLAGE Question: Councillor J. Dunne ”To ask the Manager to investigate what can be done to repair footpaths at the Mall,
Malahide (beside Bank of Ireland)?"
Reply:
As part of the Malahide Public Realm, the condition of footpaths in relation to trees in the centre of Malahide Village is being assessed with a view to carrying out footpath repair works on the worst affected areas. This area will be included in this overall assessment.
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ITEM NO. 18
CLIMBING FRAME AT RACECOURSE PARK, BALDOYLE
Question: Councillor J. Dunne
“To ask the Manager for an update on when the climbing frame will be installed at the Racecourse Park, Baldoyle?”
Reply:
The proposed climbing frame for Baldoyle Racecourse Park is due to be installed within three months. Agenda Item 18
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ITEM NO. 19
DOUBLE YELLOW LINES AT ST. ANNE’S ESTATE
Question: Councillor J. Dunne
“To ask the Manager to provide double yellow lines on the road opposite (Details
Supplied) as it’s on a bend and cars parking here obstruct the view of children leaving the playground?”
Reply:
The area will be examined and assessed. If the lines are deemed necessary the
Gardai will be consulted for their approval.
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Wednesday 5th March, 2014 ITEM NO. 20 WHEELCHAIR ACCESS AT FOOTPATH IN PARKVIEW, PORTMARNOCK
Question: Councillor J. Dunne
“To ask the Manager to carry out modifications to the footpath outside (Details
Supplied) to facilitate wheelchair access?”
Reply:
Contact will be made with the resident to ascertain what works are required.
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ITEM NO. 21
CLEAN UP AT GREEN OPEN SPACE IN
ADMIRAL PARK, BALDOYLE
Question: Councillor J. Dunne
“To ask the Manager to arrange for a clean up of the rubbish at the open space beside (Details Supplied)?”
Reply:
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ITEM NO. 22
TREE INSPECTION AT MARTELLO COURT
Question: Councillor J. Dunne
“To ask the Manager to inspect the tree outside (Details Supplied) to ensure that it is safe for both pedestrians and vehicles in the area as it is nearly at 45 degree angle?”
Reply:
The tree at this location is a semi mature Mountain Ash (Sorbus aucuparia) and has been listed for removal.
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Wednesday 5th March, 2014 ITEM NO. 23 FOOTPATH AT BLACKWOOD LANE
Question: Councillor J. Dunne
“To ask the Manager what issues are preventing the completion of the footpath at
Blackwood Lane, Portmarnock?”
Reply: A lack of funding has been preventing the completion of the footpath at Blackwood
Lane, Portmarnock.
The footpath will be included for consideration in the schemes being submitted for funding to the NTA for 2015.
Other possible sources of funding are also currently being investigated.
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ITEM NO. 24
GIRO d’ITALIA
Report:
The Giro d’Italia is one of the most prestigious great cycling events in the world. This year the Giro will be staged in Ireland for the first time commencing in Belfast with stage 3 of the race travelling from Armagh to Dublin on Sunday, 11th May, 2014. The race will comprise of approximately 200 riders and more than 100 promotional and support vehicles.
In order to facilitate this event, it will be necessary to close the route of the race. In Fingal’s area this means the closure of roads from the border with Meath through to
Kilbarrack Road.
The R132 will be closed from Balbriggan to the Estuary Roundabout. The race then travels along Estuary Road, Old Yellow Walls Road, Yellow Walls Road, Dublin
Road and through Malahide Village. The route then goes along the Coast Road to
Portmarnock, into Baldoyle Village and Warrenhouse Road. The race then travels into the city along the Dublin Road. The expected time of arrival of the race in
Malahide is between 3.30 & 4.00pm.
It is expected that roads will be closed for a period of approximately two and a half hours as the race passes through each point. The Gardai in conjunction with the event organisers will be managing the closing and re-opening of the route. Details of exact times of closures, route crossing points and viewing points have yet to be finalised with the event organisers. It is proposed to advertise the road closures in the public press in late March.
The staging of the Giro in the Fingal area will inevitably cause some disruption to traffic, businesses and residents in the area. However, it is one of the world’s largest sporting events which broadcasts to 165 countries across all continents with an audience of some 775 million people which will bring a huge economic benefit to the County.
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ITEM NO. 25
STABILISING THE DUNES, VELVET STRAND, PORTMARNOCK
Report: During the weekend of 3rd January to 6th January 2014, a combination of high tides and storm surges resulted in damage to sections of the timber sleeper wall and erosion behind sections of the sleeper wall, at the northern end of Portmarnock
Beach.
On request, Consultants RPS visited Portmarnock Beach on 14th January 2014 in order to carry out an evaluation of the damage and make recommendations.
RPS submitted a report to Fingal County Council on 3rd February, entitled “A synopsis of current and future management techniques at Portmarnock”.
In the report, RPS recommend actions to stabilise the existing dune system at the damaged/eroded sections at the northern end of the beach. The recommendations include replacement of rotted or damaged sleepers and filling behind the sleepers.
It is proposed to carry out repair work of the timber sleepers, guided by the RPS report, over the coming period.
The cost of the works is estimated at €35k. An application for funding of this work was made to the OPW, as part of the Repair Works arising from the recent Coastal
Storm Damage scheme. Applications are currently being assessed by OPW.
In the report, RPS point out that the recommended repairs are only short term solutions to ongoing coastal erosion, and that the life expectancy of wooden sleepers that are exposed to continual wave and tidal action is 5 to 10 years. The long term solution to help mitigate against coastal erosion at the northern end of the beach would be a revetment constructed from rocks or concrete blocks, the toe of which would extend deep into the beach.
The RPS report is attached.
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Fingal County Council
A synopsis of current and future dune management techniques at Portmarnock
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1 INTRODUCTION
Baldoyle Bay [Site code: 4016] is a designated Special Protected Area (SPA) under the EU Birds Directive. The bay is also a candidate to become a Special Area of Conservation (cSAC) [site code: 000199]. Baldoyle bay extends from just below Portmarnock village to the west pier at Howth, Co. Dublin. It is a tidal estuarine bay protected from the open sea by a large sand dune system (see Figure 1).
The dune system at Portmarnock is also granted protection under Article 3 of Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and wild flora and fauna, as part of the
NATURA 2000 network. The velvet strand is contained within the Portmarnock barrier beach complex and is the most southerly of a series of such complexes on the north Dublin coast and provides seaward margin to the Baldoyle estuary. Figure 1: Annotated aerial photograph highlighting designated areas and location of rare plants at Portmarnock Page 57
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1.1 RECENT EROSION AND DUNE CONSERVATION SCHEMES AT
PORTMARNOCK The beach and dunes of Portmarnock is part of an ever changing dynamic system that is subject to the continuous natural processes of erosion and deposition. While erosion is a normal occurrence in coastal areas, rates of erosion may be accelerated due to several different pressures, one of the most drastic of which is storm-induced erosion. In 2000, the dune system at Portmarnock gradually deteriorated as a result of a series of successive storm events, this prompted Fingal County Council (FCC) to undertake interventive action to repair and protect the dune system along the Velvet Strand (see Figure 2). The work undertaken included constructing a revetment made from wooden sleepers at the northern end of beach to around the end of the original foreshore owned by FCC before the land swap. Railway sleepers were inserted into the sand at an angle of 60 degrees.
Figure 2: Storm-induced erosion at the Portmarnock dune system (left). New wooden sleepers inserted into the sand at a 60 degree angle in 2001 (right).
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1.2 CURRENT EROSION AT PORTMARNOCK
In early January of 2014, a combination of gale force winds, storm surges and high tidal levels resulted in Met Eireann issuing a series of nationwide weather warnings. During this period it was reported that the dune system at Portmarnock suffered severe storm- induced erosion, resulting in over-steepened dune faces and the partial wash out of the fore dune in localised regions of the system.
Following the high energy event, RPS investigated data recorded by several hydropgraphic instruments including the tidal gauge at Howth and Marine Institutes' M2 weather buoy located in the Irish Sea to indentify the event that was most likely to have resulted in the erosion observed along the shore-line. As can be seen in Figure 3, there was a series of successive storm surges that significantly increased the sea surface elevations in a short period of time. Although any of the events highlight in Figure 3 may have caused the significant storm induced erosion witnessed at Portmarnock in early January of 2014, it is most likely that it was event three that increased the sea elevation to such an extent that the revetment constructed from the wooden sleepers was overtopped. Figure 3: Surface elevation measurements at Howth recorded by the tidal gauge at Howth.
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1.3 THE FAILURE OF THE EXISTING BEACH DEFENCES Despite having coastal defence measures in place, the dune system at Portmarnock still suffered extensive storm-induced erosion along the northern shore of the beach during this extreme event. The following section addresses several reasons as to why these defences were unable to protect against recent storm conditions
The disruptive nature of the wooden revetment Under normal circumstances, there is a complex interchange of sand between the dune and beach systems that enables the dune system to act as a sand reservoir and feed sand onto the beach to facilitate the conservation of the overall beach level. However, as the wooden revetment at Portmarnock is a hard engineering solution designed to be an impermeable defence against wave and tidal action, it has disrupted the natural beach-dune interaction and the exchange of sand between these systems. Consequently, over the course of the revetments lifespan, the beach levels at Portmarnock have gradually dropped by as much as 1 metre in localised regions. As wave heights at the shoreline are a function of water depth, a drop in beach levels, such as that observed at Portmarnock can result in a significant increase the height of the incident waves attacking the dune line. This has had a notable morphological effect on the coastal profile at Portmarnock; the increased scouring at the toe of the revetment has depleted the beach level further, allowing larger incident waves to overtopping the defence and cause significant erosion above and behind the revetment. The amount of scour at the revetment toe or erosion above the revetment can vary considerably and depends on whether:
· The waves break before reaching the revetment;
· Waves break, reflect or overtop the revetment; · The sediment properties in front of the revetment which will affect the sand mobility.
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The design of the wooden revetment
The gradual decrease in beach levels since in the installation of the defence has also reduced the penetration depth of the wooden sleepers that were driven into the sand at 60 and 90 degree angles. Consequently, during periods of extreme water levels the sand surrounding the sleepers temporarily lose shear strength as it becomes saturated with sea water and liquefies. Under these conditions sleepers briefly lose vital support from the sand and slump seawards, decreasing the overall height of the defence. Inevitability, this increases the fraction of incident waves that overtop the revetment and results in significant erosion behind the sleepers. Many hard engineering techniques including revetments reflect wave energy, ultimately removing sand from the beach and decreasing the beach levels further. As wave heights at the shoreline are a function of water depth, the decreased beach levels increase incident storm wave energy striking the shoreline and increase erosion by scouring the toe of the defence and overtopping the defence.
The condition of the wooden revetment Recent observations suggest that the current revetment, which is comprised of wooden sleepers, has become severely deteriorated and left numerous voids along the line of defence. This is exacerbated by the fact that a significant number of sleepers have completely rotted to the extent that there is a significant number of voids in the defence, each of which are approximately 250mm wide.
As the revetment no longer acts as a complete impermeable barrier, during periods of extreme sea surface elevations such as those observed in early January of 2014, water levels would have been sufficient to allow water to pass through the voids between sleepers. This would scour the dune system immediately behind the revetment and release backfill out from behind the defence. Over the course of one extreme event, this process could result in significant erosion to the area of existing damage behind the sleeper wall.
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2 RECOMMENDED ACTION The following recommendations were made with a view to continue to stabilise and conserve the existing dune system at the Velvet Strand, Portmarnock. The principal recommendations are as follows:
· To replace any of the wooden sleepers that has been completely rotted, or deteriorated. These defunct sleepers should be replaced with wooden sleepers of similar shape and size. Any sleeper that has been damaged to such an extent whereby it is no longer an effective impermeable barrier against wave and tidal action should also be replaced. The area behind the sleepers should be filled with appropriately sized rocks and shingle.
· The remaining sleepers that are structurally sound should be mechanically driven further into the sand at an angle of between 60 and 90 degrees to a depth of circa half of the length of the sleeper. This would ensure that the sleepers would not lose structural stability and slump if a fraction of the surface sand was to liquefy or if the toe of the defence was scoured during periods of increased wave activity. · As the beach levels have dropped over the life time of the wooden revetment, if new wooden sleepers were driven halfway into the beach to ensure their structural stability, it is unlikely that the overall height to which the defence is effective too would be sufficient to prevent overtopping. This would result in significant erosion above and behind the defence. · To overcome this, it is recommended that area behind the sleepers is filled in with appropriately sized rock; a grasscrete slope could then be constructed to cover the stone infill. The slope should extend from the top of the defence to several metres behind the structure. The grasscrete structure would protect the area immediately behind the defence from overtopping and subsequent scouring, whilst also increasing the general stability of this area which is currently used for recreational purposes.
· The old weld mesh fencing should be completely removed from the length of the shoreline, most of which has been severely deteriorated to the extent that it poses a significant hazard to the public's health and safety.
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COMHAIRLE CONTAE FHINE GALL
FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL
HOWTH-MALAHIDE AREA COMMITTEE MEETING
(Services A – Operational Matters)
Wednesday 5th March, 2014
ITEM NO. 26
INITIATION OF PROCEDURE PURSUANT TO PART XI OF THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACTS 2000-2011 AND PART VIII OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 2001 (AS AMENDED) EXTENSION OF THE ALL-WEATHER FACILITIES AT THE PSLC, CARRICKHILL,
PORTMARNOCK
The Portmarnock Sports and Leisure Centre was awarded a Sports Capital Grant from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport in 2012. This grant is for the upgrading of their all-weather facilities and other works at the tennis courts adjoining the PSLC at Carrickhill, Portmarnock. The land on which these works are proposed is leased to the PSLC from Fingal County Council.
The proposed works include:
• The upgrading of the existing court surface;
• The provision of 3 no. pitches (26m x 40m each);
• The installation of lighting columns 10m high;
• The provision of 2.4m high fencing with netting above.
It is intended to initiate a Part VIII procedure of the Planning and Development
Regulations 2001 (as amended) for these proposed works.
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Wednesday 5th March, 2014
AREA CHAIRPERSONS BUSINESS
ITEM NO. 27
RAMPS ON SEABURY ROAD, MALAHIDE
“That the Manager arrange to have the badly damaged ramps on Seabury
Road, Malahide repaired as a matter of urgency.”
Report:
The speed ramps at this location will be considered for inclusion in a Ramp Repair
Programme for 2014 if a source of funding can be identified.
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Wednesday 5th March, 2014
ITEM NO. 28
JUNCTION IMPROVEMENT AT BALDOYLE ROAD/DUBLIN ROAD
Motion: Councillor C. O’Callaghan “That the Manager extend the two lane layout at the Dublin Road Western approach to the Baldoyle Road/ Dublin Road junction to improve the efficient flow of traffic during peak times at this busy junction.”
Report: Significant Improvement works were carried out on the Baldoyle Road/Dublin Road junction in 2013. An additional left turning lane was added on the Dublin Road which has reduced the queuing time for traffic especially during evening peak time. The extension of the two lane layout would impact adversely on access to driveways and reduce the road space available for cyclists. The junction in its current layout is functioning well and it is not considered necessary at this time to further extend the two lane layout.
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ITEM NO. 29
PROVISION OF YELLOW BOX DUBLIN ROAD, MALAHIDE
Motion: Councillor A. Lavin
“That the Manager provide a yellow box at the Casino Apartments on the Dublin
Road Malahide.”
Report: This junction will be monitored to assess the need for a yellow box. It is unlikely that a yellow box will be provided in this location as the Casino apartments are a significant distance away from the traffic lights and is not a main junction.
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ITEM NO. 30 PROVISION OF ADULT EXERCISE EQUIPMENT Motion: Councillor J. Dunne
“That the Manager given the shortage of adult exercise equipment in the Howth
Malahide area that the council commit to increasing the provision of such equipment and to identify areas in Howth Malahide where this equipment could be placed.”
Report: Adult exercise equipment will be installed in the Baldoyle Racecourse Park this year.
The following considerations are given to provision of such equipment:
• Availability of funding for initial installation and on-going maintenance
• Demand from the public for such facilities
• Supervision of site (active / passive)
• Availability of staff to carry out additional inspections of equipment
We have not received any new requests from residents for such equipment, but would welcome any comments from them in this regard.
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ITEM NO. 31
REPAIRS TO LIGHTING AT MARTELLO TOWER, PORTMARNOCK Motion: Councillor E. O’Brien
“That the Manager arrange for the lights along the pedestrian walkway at Martello
Tower, Portmarnock to be repaired.”
Report:
The Public lights along this pedestrian walkway were off recently due to water ingress on the control unit for the power. A contractor has restored power and installed a protective housing for the control unit. These lights are now repaired.
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ITEM NO. 32
REPAIRS TO FOOTPATH AT BURROW ROAD
Motion: Councillor C. O’Callaghan
“That the Manager repair the broken footpath at Burrow Road, Sutton outside the
Avalon Apartments.”
Report:
Repair of the footpath is on the Area Engineer’s Works Programme 2014.
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Wednesday 5th March, 2014
ITEM NO. 33
DOUBLE YELLOW LINES AT BISCAYNE
Motion: Councillor A. Lavin
“That the Manager provide yellow lines at the corner into Biscayne Malahide on the Portmarnock side.”
Report:
The area will be examined and assessed. If the lines are deemed necessary the
Gardai will be consulted for their approval.
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Wednesday 5th March, 2014
ITEM NO. 34
IMPROVED ROAD SAFETY AT SEA ROAD, MALAHIDE
Motion: Councillor E. O’Brien
“That the Manager report on what solutions can be put in place to improve road safety in the vicinity of Malahide yacht club building at the bottom of Sea Road and what plans the Manager has to implement safety improvements.”
Report:
Extensive signing and lining has already been carried out on Sea Road. Currently there are slow markings painted on the road, chevrons and other warning signage.
Consideration will be given to rumble strips at locations where there are no houses subject to funding. The lining will be examined and any lining requiring renewal will be included in the list and will be carried out when funding and resources allow.
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Wednesday 5th March, 2014
ITEM NO. 35
TRAFFIC LIGHT SEQUENCE AT THE DIAMOND, MALAHIDE
Motion: Councillor J. Dunne
“That the Manager arrange for the sequence of the traffic lights at the Diamond, Malahide to be looked at, particularly in relation to traffic coming from Church Road looking to turn right onto the Mall and also for traffic coming from New Street turning right onto the Malahide Road.”
Report:
This junction has been examined recently (within the last 2 months) in both the am peak and pm peak and no significant delays were observed. We will continue to monitor the traffic signals at this junction.
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ITEM NO. 36
CLEANUP TO BASKETBALL COURT IN BAYSIDE
Motion: Councillor C. O’Callaghan
“That the Manager remove the broken glass from the basketball court adjacent to
Bayside Dart Station and put this facility on a regular cleaning schedule.”
Report:
The broken glass has been removed from the basketball courts and the facility has been included on a regular cleaning schedule.
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Wednesday 5th March, 2014
ITEM NO. 37
SHRUBBERY AROUND LAMBAY IN MALAHIDE
Motion: Councillor A. Lavin
“That the Manager arrange to reseed the grass and remove any roots which might cause a trip hazard at the recently pruned Shrubbery around Lambay in Malahide.”
Report:
The shrubbery between Biscayne and Lambay estates were pruned back as part of the Winter Works Programme for 2013- 2014 following requests from residents in the area. The areas in the vicinity of this shrubbery will be cultivated and seeded during the Spring period.
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COMHAIRLE CONTAE FHINE GALL
FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL
Howth Malahide Area Committee
(Services A - Operational Matters) Wednesday 5TH March 2014 Item: 38
Blue Flag in 2014
Motion: Councillor J. Dunne
"That the Manager provide an updated report on the water quality measurements of the beaches in the Howth-Malahide area, and to state if any may qualify for a Blue Flag in 2014.”
Report:
There are four beaches in the Howth-Malahide area. They are Burrow Beach at
Sutton, Velvet Strand Beach at Portmarnock, Claremont Beach at Howth and
Malahide Beach.
Burrow Beach, Velvet Strand Beach and Claremont Beach are identified as ‘Bathing
Waters’ for the purposes of the Bathing Water Quality Regulations 2008. Malahide has not been identified as a bathing water since 2012 due to safety concerns.
Blue Flags are awarded by An Taisce to beaches that meet a range of criteria including environmental education and information provision, water quality, environmental management and safety and services. In terms of water quality, an identified ‘bathing water’ must generally achieve ‘Good’
Status for four consecutive years. In addition, the other criteria as outlined above must be met to be granted a Blue Flag. In those instances where bathing water quality is classified as ‘Sufficient’, it may still be possible for a beach to achieve a Blue Flag due to the statistical methods employed by An Taisce for the calculation of bathing water quality over a four year period. Table 1 shows bathing water classification of each of the four beaches at Howth-Malahide for the period 2010- 2013.
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Table 1: Bathing Water Classification Howth-Malahide 2010-2013
Beach 2010 2011 2012 2013
Burrow Beach, Sutton Poor Good Good Good
Velvet Strand Beach,
Portmarnock
Good Good Good Good
Malahide Beach Good Good Good Good
Claremont Beach, Howth None None Sufficient Sufficient
The position in relation to Blue Flag applications for 2014 is as follows:
• Burrow Beach, Sutton is not eligible for a Blue Flag based on water quality;
• Velvet Strand Beach, Portmarnock is eligible for a Blue Flag based on water quality. An application has been made by Fingal County Council to An Taisce for a Blue Flag at this location;
• Despite achieving ‘Good’ status for the previous 4 years, Malahide is not eligible for a Blue Flag due to safety concerns;
• Claremont Beach, Howth is not eligible for a Blue Flag as it first became an identified ‘bathing water’ in 2012 and so therefore does not have sufficient bathing water quality data to date.
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HOWTH-MALAHIDE AREA COMMITTEE MEETING (Services A – Operational Matters)
Wednesday 5th March, 2014
ITEM NO. 39
GREEN OPEN SPACE AT SUTTON PARK
Motion: Councillor C. O’Callaghan “That the Manager improve the general upkeep of the Green Open Space at Sutton
Park/ Sutton Park Lawns by removing the broken glass and litter from the park, removing old shrubbery and briars and planting appropriate replacement shrubbery.”
Report:
Litter picking on the open space at Sutton Park has been carried out. Works on shrubberies cannot take place at this time as such works are prohibited under the
Wildlife Act (Amendment) Act 2000.
The residents’ association should arrange to meet with the Operations Department to discuss any future works on this open space.
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HOWTH-MALAHIDE AREA COMMITTEE MEETING
(Services A – Operational Matters)
Wednesday 5th March, 2014
ITEM NO. 40 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AT JUNCTION OF YELLOW WALLS
ROAD AND TEXAS LANE, MALAHIDE
Motion: Councillor A. Lavin “That the Manager will review the traffic management including permitted parking at the junction of Yellow Walls Road and Texas Lane Malahide so as to ensure the freer flow of traffic at this location.”
Report: This junction is extensively double yellow lined with some spaces left for parking for residents. The lining will be examined and any lining requiring renewal will be included in the list and will be carried out when funding and resources allow. It is not intended to provide any further lining in this location at this time.
Agenda Item 40
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COMHAIRLE CONTAE FHINE GALL
FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL
Phone: 8905000 P.O. Box 174
Fax: 8905809 County Hall Swords Fingal
Co. Dublin
Wednesday, 26 February 2014
To Each Member of the Howth Malahide Area Committee (Services B -
Strategic & General Matters)
Dear Councillor
A meeting of the Howth Malahide Area Committee (Services B - Strategic &
General Matters) will be held in the Baldoyle Library - Baldoyle at Time Not
Specified on Wednesday, 5th March, 2014 to consider the following
Agenda:
Yours Faithfully
S Peppard
Meetings Administrator
Corporate Services Division
This meeting may be filmed for live or subsequent broadcast via the Council’s website. At the start of the meeting the Chair will confirm if all or part of the meeting is being filmed.
You should be aware that the Council is subject to the Freedom of Information
Act 1997, Freedom of Information (Amendment) Act 2003 and the Data
Protection Act 1988 and data collected during this webcast will be retained in accordance with legislation.
Therefore by entering the Council Chamber and using the seats around the meeting tables, you are consenting to being filmed and to the possible use of those images and sound recordings for webcasting. Members of the public and press should confine themselves to the area provided so that their image is not captured on film. If you have any queries regarding this, please contact the Corporate Services Department on ext 5795.
A G E N D A
Private Document Pack
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1. Confirmation and reaffirmation of Minutes (a) Minutes of the
Howth/Malahide Area Committee (Services B - Strategic and General
Matters) Meeting held on 5th February 2014. (Pages 1 - 8)
(to be circulated)
QUESTIONS
2. Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Car parking spaces (Pages 9 - 10)
“To ask the Manager what is the required number of car parking spaces per unit in planning applications granted but not yet developed at the
Coast Baldoyle and what will be the future ratio of spaces to units for any future applications on these lands as per the Baldoyle Stapolin LAP and the Fingal Development Plan?”
3. Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Racecourse, Baldoyle (Pages 11 - 12)
“To ask the Manager has the Council reached a conclusive decision regarding whether or not the boundary wall between lands at the former
Racecourse, Baldoyle and the Coast Road is safe and has the Council examined the wall from its Western side?”
4. Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Litter in Bayside (Pages 13 - 14)
“To ask the Manager will the Council take action with regard to litter around Bayside, including enforcement action and education in local schools?” 5. Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Bonds (Pages 15 - 16)
“To ask the manager with respect to the bonds lodged for planning permissions F02A/0921 and F03A/1162 have the Department of Finance and the Department of the Environment, Community and Local
Government reached a solution to bonds lodged with the IBRC?”
6. Councillor C. O' Callaghan - Enforcement Notice (Pages 17 - 18)
“To ask the Manager has there been any response to the Enforcement
Notice dated 22nd January 2014 which was served on the developer requiring the removal, within a period of 6 weeks, of the advertisement signage and supporting structures granted temporary permission under permissions F04A/1391 & F04A/1374?”
7. Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Tourist Kiosk - Harbour Front, Howth.
(Pages 19 - 20)
“To ask the Manager has there been any recent progress on the delivery
3 of the Tourist Kiosk, at the harbour front, Howth?”
8. Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Council Owned Dwellings - Cluid (Pages
21 - 22)
“To ask the Manager have 4 of the 5 long term vacant council owned dwellings in Howth and Baldoyle been transferred to Cluid; when is renovation work expected to commence on these and what is the status of the empty dwelling where subsidence problems had emerged?”
9. Councillor C. O' Callaghan - Carrickbrack Hill / St. Fintan's National
School - Laneway (Pages 23 - 24)
“To ask the Manager has there been any progress in identifying the owners of the laneway between Carrickbrack Hill and St. Fintan's National
School?”
10. Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Station Road - Drainage System (Pages
25 - 26)
“To ask the Manager will the Water Services Department take action to improve the water drainage system at Station Road, Sutton to prevent the build up of surface water on the road close to the junction with Sutton
Cross?”
11. Councillor A. Lavin - Resurface Path in Malahide Demesne (Pages 27
- 28)
“To ask the Manager to arrange to resurface with suitable material the pathway in Malahide Demesne from the Swords Road Gate to Auburn
Gate and onto the main Gate on the Back Road and then up to the play ground, as this path has become dangerous for athletes?”
12. Councillor J. Dunne - Offington Park, Sutton (Pages 29 - 30)
“To ask the Manager if ownership of the old reservoir site at Offington
Park, Sutton has been established?”
13. Councillor J. Dunne - Taken in charge (Pages 31 - 34)
“To ask the Manager for an update on estates that were taken in charge in 2013 and details of the estates currently in the process of being taken in charge in the Howth/Malahide Electoral area and any issues that are outstanding preventing estates from being taken in charge in the area?”
14. Councillor J. Dunne - Castlerosse, Baldoyle (Pages 35 - 36)
"To ask the Manager to investigate the sewage/drainage system at details supplied?” 15. Councillor J. Dunne - No dog fouling signs (Pages 37 - 38)
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“To ask the Manager to report on the number and location of 'no dog fouling' signs in the Howth Malahide area and if the Council intends to increase the provision of such signs and if so at what locations?”
16. Councillor J. Dunne - Abandoned vehicles (Pages 39 - 40)
“To ask the Manager what is the procedure for the removal of abandoned vehicles on Council lands?"
17. Councillor J. Dunne - Rental Accommodation Scheme (Pages 41 -
42)
“To ask the Manager to report on the operation of the Rental
Accommodation Scheme in the Howth Malahide area for 2013?”
COMMUNITY
BUSINESS
18. New Works, acceptance of tenders, etc.
19. Applications for Funding
WATER BUSINESS
20. New Works, acceptance of tenders, etc.
GENERAL
BUSINESS
21. New Works, acceptance of tenders, etc.
22. Proposed Disposals:
ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS
23. New Works, acceptance of tenders, etc. HOUSING
BUSINESS
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24. New Works, acceptance of tenders etc.
25. Proposed Disposals:
26. Sketch layouts for proposed dwellings in the Housing Construction
Programme -
Initiation of Procedure pursuant to Part XI Local Government (Planning and Development) Act 2000.
PARKS AND
HERITAGE
BUSINESS
27. New Works, acceptance of tenders, etc.
PLANNING
BUSINESS
28. Applications for Planning Permission and Decision - Files requested by Members: (Pages 43 - 46)
(a) files requested by Area Chairperson
(b) files relating to the Howth/Malahide Electoral Areas.
29. Files requested by the Manager.
30. Area Chairperson's Business: Councillor E. O'Brien (Pages 47 - 48)
“That the Manager report on what action will be taken to improve the appearance of the large site at the front of Waterside estate, Malahide where the hoarding has come down.”
MOTIONS 31. Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Doldrum Bay, Howth (Pages 49 - 50)
“That the Manager report on progress been made to divert the untreated waste water that discharges at Doldrum Bay, Howth into the main waste water treatment network.”
32. Councillor J. Dunne - Disability care facility (Pages 51 - 52)
“That the Manager report on how the objective of the Broomfield LAP that the Planning Authority ensure that a site for a disability care facility is identified within the LAP. And that prior to the lodgement of any application for planning permission in the Local Plan lands a site for the
6 provision of a disability care facility shall be identified and agreed with the
Council is being advanced.”
33. Councillor A. Lavin - Blasting at the a Quarry Feltrim Hill Swords
(Pages 53 - 54)
“That the Manager report on the Blasting at the Quarry at Feltrim Hill
Swords and ensure that any such activity is done in accordance with what is permitted and is not interfering unnecessarily with local residents and property.”
34. Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Dog litter in Bayside and Sutton Park
(Pages 55 - 56)
“That the Manager take enforcement action with respect to dog litter in the
Bayside and Sutton Park areas while paying particular attention to the coastal walkway and the area around Bayside National School.”
35. Councillor J. Dunne - Highland Cattle (Pages 57 - 58)
"That the Manager report on the success of the introduction of Highland Cattle to Robswall Park and Racecourse Park and to state if there has been any difficulties with interference by dogs or the general public."
36. Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Vacant Council House (Pages 59 - 60)
“That the Manager arrange for the prompt tidying of the garden at details supplied which is a vacant council owned dwelling.”
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Comhairle Contae Fine Gall
Fingal County Council
Minutes of Howth Malahide Area Committee (Services B - Strategic & General
Matters)
Wednesday, 5th February, 2014
PRESENT
Dunne, Judy
Lavin, Anthony
Maher, Joan
O'Callaghan, Cian
The Area Chairperson, Councillor Eoghan O'Brien, presided.
OFFICIALS PRESENT
Garry O'Brien (Director of Services), Brian Buckley (Senior Executive Officer),
Rachel Kenny (Senior Planner), Sinead Murphy (Senior Executive Engineer),
Deirdre Sinclair (Administrative Officer), Michael Campbell (Senior Staff Officer),
Christine Bedford (Staff Officer) and Eileen McCulloch (Clerical Officer)
HMB/39/14 (Agenda Item No 1) Confirmation and reaffirmation of Minutes (a) Minutes of the Howth/Malahide Area
Committee (Services B - Strategic and General Matters) meeting held on 8th
January, 2014
Minutes of meeting of Howth/Malahdie Area Committee (Services B) held on 8TH
January, 2014 which had been circulated were submitted: It was PROPOSED by Councillor E. O’Brien, seconded by Councillor J. Dunne and
RESOLVED:
“That the recommendations contained in the minutes of meeting of the
Howth/Malahide Area Committee meeting (Services B) 8th January, 2014 be
ADOPTED and APPROVED.” a QUESTIONS
It was proposed by Councillor E. O’Brien, seconded by Councillor C. O’Callaghan and RESOLVED: “That pursuant to Standing Order No 85 that Questions numbered 2-21 inclusive be
ADOPTED and APPROVED.”
Agenda Item 1
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HMB/40/14 (Agenda Item No 2)
Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Realt na Mara HMB/41/14 (Agenda Item No 3) Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Hanging Baskets at Howth Library
HMB/42/14 (Agenda Item No 4)
Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Boundary wall between lands at Racecourse, Baldoyle and Coast Road
HMB/43/14 (Agenda Item No 5)
Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Tourist Office - Howth
HMB/44/14 (Agenda Item No 6)
Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Water Drainage problems on Baldoyle Road.
HMB/45/14 (Agenda Item No 7)
Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Progress with removal of temporary advertising structures
HMB/46/14 (Agenda Item No 8)
Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Discussions between the Council and Helsingor
HMB/47/14 (Agenda Item No 9)
Councilloor C. O'Callaghan - Value of bonds
HMB/48/14 (Agenda Item No 10)
Councillor E. O'Brien - Taking in Charge of Dalton Mews, Malahide
HMB/49/14 (Agenda Item No 11)
Councillor E. O'Brien - Casino and Fry Model Railway
HMB/50/14 (Agenda Item No 12)
Councillor J. Dunne - Malahide Demesne
HMB/51/14 (Agenda Item No 13)
Councillor J. Dunne - Malahide Sewerage Scheme Network
HMB/52/14 (Agenda Item No 14)
Councillor J. Dunne - Portmarnock Sewerage Scheme Network HMB/53/14 (Agenda Item No 15)
Councillor J. Dunne - Seamount Reservoir
HMB/54/14 (Agenda Item No 16)
Councillor J. Dunne - Cash for Cars signs
HMB/55/14 (Agenda Item No 17)
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Councillor J. Dunne - Special Resolution Fund
HMB/56/14 (Agenda Item No 18)
Councillor A. Lavin - Removal of sign from (Spa Therapie) Malahide
HMB/57/14 (Agenda Item No 19)
Councillor A. Lavin - Create separate exit lanes from Malahide Demesne
HMB/58/14 (Agenda Item No 20)
Councillor A. Lavin - Speed limit signs at the Avenue Malahide Demesne
HMB/59/14 (Agenda Item No 21)
Councillor A. Lavin - Sheltered Housing in Portmarnock, Malahide or Kinsealy
HMB/60/14 (Agenda Item No 22)
New Works, acceptance of tenders, etc.
It was NOTED there was no business under this heading.
HMB/61/14 (Agenda Item No 23)
Applications for Funding
It was NOTED there was no business under this heading.
HMB/62/14 (Agenda Item No 24)
New Works, acceptance of tenders, etc. It was NOTED there was no business under this heading.
HMB/63/14 (Agenda Item No 25)
Proposed Disposals:
HMB/64/14 (Agenda Item No 25a) Proposed granting of right of way at the Old Reservoir, The Hill, Malahide to Joseph
McDonnell, Colette McDonnell, Daniel McDonnell and Eimear McDonnell
It was proposed by Councillor J. Maher, seconded by Councillor E. O’Brien and
AGREED that this item be recommended for approval by the Council.
HMB/65/14 (Agenda Item No 26)
Carparking Area adjacent to No. 38 Seacliff Road, Baldoyle
The attached report was presented by Ms. D. Sinclair, Administrative Officer,
Corporate Services. Following discussion the report was NOTED.
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HMB/66/14 (Agenda Item No 27)
New Works, acceptance of tenders, etc.
It was NOTED there was no business under this heading.
HMB/67/14 (Agenda Item No 28)
Broadmeadow Way - Proposed Public Consultation
A presentation was made by Ms. Sinead Murphy, Senior Executive Engineer,
Planning & Strategic Infrastructure Department outlining the plans for the Public
Consultation on the proposed Broadmeadow Way. The Committee NOTED the contents of the presentation. HMB/68/14 (Agenda Item No 29)
Applications for Planning Permission and Decision - Files requested by Members:
PLANNING FILES
F13A/0459
Date Received:
Applicant:
Location:
Development:
Cllr. Judy Dunne
03-Dec-2013
RQB Malahide Ltd.(in receivership)
Back Road, Broomfield, Malahide,
Co. Dublin
Phase 1 of the approved Broomfield
LAP lands. The development will comprise of 61 no. two storey dwellings with associated on-curtilage parking, neighbourhood centre containing three retail units, with associated parking and a reserved site for a disability care facility unit and a house unit adapted for special needs(subject to a future planning application). The development will be served via a new vehicular and pedestrian access (replacing existing road junction) from Back Road. The main spine road through this development will link to and serve the
Southern Development Area
Broomfield LAP lands. The development also includes for pedestrian and cyclists linkages,
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ESB sub-station, foul sewer works connecting to Kinsealy Lane, SUDS surface water drainage works together with all other associated site development works necessary to facilitate the development. The works also propose the demolition of three dwellings(one of which is a derelict dwelling).
Remarks: Application received 3rd December
2013
File NOTED by Councillor J. Dunne and Councillor A. Lavin
F13A/0460 Date Received:
Applicant:
Location:
Development:
Cllr. Judy Dunne
03-Dec-2013
Birchwell Developments Ltd.
Sth Back Rd/East Kinsealy Lane,
Broomfield, Malahide, Co. Dublin
Residential development represent ting Phase 1 of the approved
Broomfield LAP lands. The proposed development will consist of 89 no. dwellings and associated car parking of which 1 no. dwelling will be utilised as a creche. The development also includes landscaping, boundary treatments, ESB sub-station, foul sewer works connecting to Kinsealy
Lane, SUDS surface water drainage works and all other associated site works necessary to facilitate the development. The proposed development provides for pedestrian and cyclist linkages, emergency and agricultural access to the adjoining
'RS' zoned lands to the west
(residential scheme granted under
Reg. Ref. F11A/0386). The development will be accessed via 1 no. vehicular and pedestrian access onto Back Road.
Remarks: Application received 3rd December
2013
File NOTED by Councillor J. Dunne and Councillor A. Lavin
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HMB/69/14 (Agenda Item No 30)
Files requested by the Manager.
It was NOTED there was no business under this heading.
HMB/70/14 (Agenda Item No 31)
New Works, acceptance of tenders, etc.
It was NOTED there was no business under this heading.
HMB/71/14 (Agenda Item No 32)
New Works, acceptance of tenders etc.
It was NOTED there was no business under this heading.
HMB/72/14 (Agenda Item No 33)
Proposed Disposals:
It was NOTED there was no business under this heading. HMB/73/14 (Agenda Item No 34)
Sketch layouts for proposed dwellings in the Housing Construction Programme -
It was NOTED there was no business under this heading.
HMB/74/14 (Agenda Item No 35)
New Works, acceptance of tenders, etc.
It was NOTED there was no business under this heading.
HMB/75/14 (Agenda Item No 36)
Area Chairperson's Business: Councillor E. O'Brien The attached Motion was proposed by Councillor E. O’Brien, seconded by Councillor
J. Dunne:
The attached report by the Manager was READ:
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Following discussion the report was NOTED.
HMB/76/14 (Agenda Item No 37)
Councillor C. O'Callaghan - Dog fouling at Strand Road, Baldoyle
The attached Motion was proposed by Councillor C. O’Callaghan, seconded by
Councillor A. Lavin:
The attached report by the Manager was READ:
Following discussion the report was NOTED.
HMB/77/14 (Agenda Item No 38)
Councillor A. Lavin - Removal of fencing etc from Bissetts Strand Malahide The attached Motion was proposed by Councillor A. Lavin, seconded by Councillor
E. O’Brien:
The attached report by the Manager was READ:
Following discussion the report was NOTED.
HMB/78/14 (Agenda Item No 39)
Councillor J. Dunne - Cloghran Sewerage Scheme
The attached Motion was proposed by Councillor J. Dunne, seconded by Councillor
E. O’Brien:
The attached report by the Manager was READ:
Following discussion the report was NOTED.
The Meeting concluded at 3.45 pm
AREA CHAIRPERSON DATED
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COMHAIRLE CONTAE FHINE GALL
FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL
HOWTH/MALAHIDE AREA COMMITTEE MEETING
(Services B – Strategic & General Matters)
WEDNESDAY 5TH MARCH, 2014
ITEM NO. 2
CAR PARKING SPACES Question: Councillor C. O'Callaghan
“To ask the Manager what is the required number of car parking spaces per unit in planning applications granted but not yet developed at the Coast Baldoyle and what wil be the future ratio of spaces to units for any future applications on these lands as per the Baldoyle Stapolin LAP and the Fingal Development Plan?”
Reply
The standard number of car parking spaces is one per one-bedroom unit, 1.5 per two-bedroom unit, and 2 per 3-or-more-bedroom unit.
Under the previous County Development Plan 2005-2011, these standards were maximums. However, developers were allowed to provide fewer car parking spaces in developments which were close to high quality public transport (either planned or existing). The two most recent significant permissions were:
F07A/0040 for 453 units, which had a standard parking requirement of 734 spaces, and provided 631, a reduction of 14%; and
F07A/1723 for 489 units, which had a standard parking requirement of 766 spaces, and provided 650, a reduction of 15%.
The reduction was justified due to the proximity of Clongriffin Railway Station.
The recently adopted LAP for Baldoyle-Stapolin refers (Paragraph 4B.7.1) to the car parking standards in the current County Development Plan. These are the same as the previous Plan, except that they allow visitor parking at a rate of one space per 5 units, and the standards are now norms (as opposed to maximums).
The LAP also states that, for all areas after Growth Area 1, “car parking standards for residential units should be reviewed to take into account any improvement in the frequency of public transport services”. Irish Rail is currently working on re-signalling in the city centre, which will increase the capacity from 12 trains per hour to 20 trains per hour. Consequently, it is likely that there will be a significant increase in the frequency of trains serving Clongriffin. However, the reason the Council imposes restrictions on car parking, is to discourage car-
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Development Plan norms.
Consequently, it is likely that the ratio of spaces to units for future applications will be as per the current County Development Plan norms ie one space per onebedroom unit, 1.5 per two-bedroom unit, and 2 per 3-or-more-bedroom unit, plus one visitor space per 5 units.
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COMHAIRLE CONTAE FHINE GALL
FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL
HOWTH/MALAHIDE AREA COMMITTEE MEETING
(Services B – Strategic & General Matters)
WEDNESDAY 5TH MARCH 2014
ITEM NO. 3
RACECOURSE, BALDOYLE Question: Councillor C. O'Callaghan “To ask the Manager has the Council reached a conclusive decision regarding whether or not the boundary wall between lands at the former
Racecourse, Baldoyle and the Coast Road is safe and has the Council examined the wall from its Western side?”
Reply:
Building Control has inspected the eastern side of this wall and the
Inspectorate Division have concluded that it is currently not a dangerous structure. To close this file the Inspectorate Division intend to inspect the western side of this wall and in order to conduct this inspection, contact was made with the wall owner’s agent to gain access to the land. The Inspectorate
Division were subsequently notified in writing by the owner’s solicitor that the owner of the wall will employ the consulting engineers to carry out the inspection of the wall in question.
On 20th January 2014, Building Control sent a letter to owner’s solicitor requesting the copy of the inspection report. This request was not complied with and on 21st February 2014, the Inspectorate Division sent a reminder letter to the solicitor advising that the consulting engineer’s inspection report has not yet been submitted and that the Inspectorate Division need this report as soon as possible.
Agenda Item 3
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COMHAIRLE CONTAE FHINE GALL FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL
Howth Malahide Area Committee
(Services B - Strategic & General Matters)
WEDNESDAY 5TH MARCH 2014
ITEM NO. 4
LITTER IN BAYSIDE
Question: Councillor C O’Callaghan
“To ask the Manager will the Council take action with regard to litter around Bayside, including enforcement action and education in local schools?”
Reply:
The Litter Warden inspects Bayside on a regular basis. In the event of suitable evidence being discovered, fines will be issued under the Litter
Pollution Acts 1997 – 2009.
Bayside junior and senior schools have both been involved in the Green
Schools programme for several years so they would be still maintaining the
“litter and waste” theme which examines the impact of litter and waste on the environment and explores practical means for reducing and minimising the amount of litter and waste produced by the school. St Fintan’s High School on
Dublin Road, Sutton is currently working on the litter and waste theme and it is hoped they will be awarded the first green flag within the next few months.
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COMHAIRLE CONTAE FHINE GALL
FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL
HOWTH/MALAHIDE AREA COMMITTEE MEETING
(Services B – Strategic & General Matters)
WEDNESDAY 5TH MARCH 2014
ITEM NO. 5
BONDS
Question: Councillor C. O'Callaghan
“To ask the manager with respect to the bonds lodged for planning permissions F02A/0921 and F03A/1162 have the Department of
Finance and the Department of the Environment, Community and Local
Government reached a solution to bonds lodged with the IBRC?”
Reply:
The up to date situation is that the Department of Environment,
Community & Local Government (DECLG) is currently collating all the
Anglo bonds information from all the Local Authorities in order to formulate a solution to the situation with the Department of Finance.
The process of collating the information is ongoing and not expected to be completed for another few weeks as the information must be checked and confirmed to be accurate.
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COMHAIRLE CONTAE FHINE GALL
FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL
HOWTH/MALAHIDE AREA COMMITTEE MEETING
(Services B – Strategic & General Matters)
WEDNESDAY 5TH MARCH 2014
ITEM NO. 6
ENFORCEMENT NOTICE
Question: Councillor C. O' Callaghan
“To ask the Manager has there been any response to the Enforcement
Notice dated 22nd January 2014 which was served on the developer requiring the removal, within a period of 6 weeks, of the advertisement signage and supporting structures granted temporary permission under permissions F04A/1391 & F04A/1374?”
Reply:
A retention planning application (F14A/0070) has been lodged for the sign granted temporary permissions under F04A/1318 & F08A/0996. A stay has been put on any further enforcement action pending the outcome of this application.
The sign permitted under F04A/1374 is no longer in place.
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FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL
HOWTH/MALAHIDE AREA COMMITTEE MEETING
(Services B – Strategic & General Matters)
WEDNESDAY 5TH MARCH 2014
ITEM NO. 7
TOURIST KIOSK – HARBOUR FRONT, HOWTH
Question: Councillor C. O' Callaghan
“To ask the Manager has there been any recent progress on the delivery of the Tourist Kiosk, at the harbour front, Howth?”
Reply:
“Fingal County Councils Law department received a draft lease agreement from the Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Food on 24.02.2014. This is currently being examined . The kiosk will be put in position as soon as the legal matters are complete and agreed.”
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COMHAIRLE CONTAE FHINE GALL
FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF HOWTH/MALAHIDE
(SERVICES B – STRATEGIC AND GENERAL MATTERS) WEDNESDAY 5th March, 2014
ITEM NO. 8
COUNCIL OWNED DWELLINGS - CLUID
Question: Councillor C. O’Callaghan
“To ask the Manager have 4 of the 5 long term vacant council owned dwellings in
Howth and Baldoyle been transferred to Cluid; when is renovation work expected to commence on these and what is the status of the empty dwelling where subsidence problems had emerged?”
Reply:
Qwnership of all 5 properties concerned have now transferred to Cluid Housing
Association and refurbishment works on 4 has commenced.
Tender documents are being prepared in respect of final property. It is expected that refurbishment works on all 5 properties will complete by October, and be tenanted shortly thereafter.
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COMHAIRLE CONTAE FHINE GALL
FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL
HOWTH/MALAHIDE AREA COMMITTEE MEETING
(Services B – Strategic & General Matters) WEDNESDAY 5TH MARCH 2014 ITEM NO. 9
CARRICKBRACK HILL/ST. FINTAN’S SCHOOL - LANEWAY
Question: Councillor C. O' Callaghan
“To ask the Manager has there been any progress in identifying the owners of the laneway between Carrickbrack Hill and St. Fintan's
National School?”
Reply:
Unfortunately, the historical search in the Valuation Office and Land
Registry are inconclusive. However, the Inspectorate Division have uncovered old deed maps which show that the St.Laurence O’Toole
Dioscesan Trust originally owned the land in this area.
In November 2013, the Inspectorate Division wrote a letter to St.
Laurence O’Toole Dioscesan Trust requesting confirmation in relation to occupancy and ownership of the lot and laneway in question. Later that month, the Inspectorate Division received a written response from
Archdiocese of Dublin, Finance Secretariat, confirming that they are investigating the ownership of the laneway
On 21st February 2014, the FCC Inspectorate Division wrote to the
Archdiocese of Dublin, Finance Secretariat, for an update on their investigation of ownership of the laneway. A reply is awaited.
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(Services B – Strategic & General Matters)
WEDNESDAY 5TH MARCH, 2014
ITEM NO. 10
STATION ROAD – DRAINAGE SYSTEM
Question: Councillor C. O'Callaghan “To ask the Manager will the Water Services Department take action to improve the water drainage system at Station Road, Sutton to prevent the build-up of surface water on the road close to the junction with Sutton Cross?”
Reply: Following an initial investigation and response by the Operations Division the above matter was referred to Water Services Drainage Operations for further examination.
Given the repeated recent localized flooding at the location it has now been decided that a camera survey should be undertaken to confirm a suspected pipe collapse under the Sutton Cross junction. This survey needs to be carried out outside of normal working hours and may take a number of days, due to the high traffic volumes through the junction. In tandem with, and to complement, the survey, jetting of the local pipe system will be undertaken in the first week of March. It is hoped that the survey can be completed shortly thereafter, so that the exact cause of the problem can be determined and to propose remedial action.
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FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL
HOWTH/MALAHIDE AREA COMMITTEE MEETING
(Services B – Strategic & General Matters)
Wednesday 5th March 2014
ITEM NO. 11
RESURFACE PATH IN MALAHIDE DEMESNE
Question: Councillor A. Lavin
“To ask the manager to arrange to resurface with suitable material the pathway in Malahide Demesne from the Swords Road Gate to Auburn Gate and onto the Main Gate on the Back Road and then up to the playground, as this path has become dangerous to athletes?”
Reply:
The woodland footpath in question is in excess of 2,000 linear metres in distance and a complete resurface of the current footpath would cost approximately €70,000. These monies are not available within the councils capital programme.
The condition of the footpaths are reviewed and assessed on a regular basis and any hazards are addressed on an ongoing basis. If specific hazards are identified, these will be addressed as a matter of urgency.
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FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL
HOWTH/MALAHIDE AREA COMMITTEE MEETING
(Services B – Strategic & General Matters)
WEDNESDAY 5TH MARCH 2014
ITEM NO. 12
OFFINGTON PARK, SUTTON
Question: Councillor J. Dunne “To ask the Manager if ownership of the old reservoir site at Offington Park, Sutton has been established?”
Reply:
The pumping station and associated lands with underground infrastructure at
Offington Park is under the operational management of the Water Services
Department. The Water Services Department is not in receipt of a request to have the ownership of these lands formally determined by the Land Registry.
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COMHAIRLE CONTAE FHINE GALL
FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL
HOWTH/MALAHIDE AREA COMMITTEE MEETING
(Services B – Strategic & General Matters)
WEDNESDAY 5TH MARCH 2014
ITEM NO. 13
TAKING IN CHARGE
Question: Councillor J. Dunne
“To ask the Manager for an update on estates that were taken in charge in 2013 and details of the estates currently in the process of being taken in charge in the Howth/Malahide Electoral area and any issues that are outstanding preventing estates from being taken in charge in the area?
Reply:
REPORT ON TAKING IN CHARGE OF ESTATES
MALAHIDE/HOWTH AREA
ESTATES TAKEN IN CHARGE IN 2013
ESTATE NAME
AND BC NO
DEVELOPER NO. OF UNITS COMMENTS DATE FOR
TIC
Hillcrest-
Blackwood Lane Portmarnock
Michael Burke
4
13.05.2013
Holywell (Phase 3)
Swords
Albany Homes 498 14.06.2013
ESTATES CURRENTLY LIVE IN THE TAKING IN CHARGE PROCESS
ESTATE NAME
AND BC NO
DEVELOPER NO. OF UNITS
& PLANNING
REF NO.
COMMENTS TARGET
DATE FOR
TIC (*)
Holywell (Phase
1&2) Swords
Albany F02A/0729 &
F03A/0936
Works on Phase 1 are complete. The major snag to progress in TIC of
Phases 1&2 is developer refusal to relocate the foul pump station located in
Phase 2
2014
Torcaill,
Portmarnock
Bovale
Developments
F00A/1448 At the moment FCC
Inspectorate Division is
2014
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ESTATE NAME
AND BC NO
DEVELOPER NO. OF UNITS
& PLANNING
REF NO.
COMMENTS TARGET
DATE FOR
TIC (*)
BC1463 not getting any feedback from the developer when remaining snags will be rectified.
Dalton Mews,
Malahide
BC 1510
John Lea
Croftbrook
Developments
F99A/0406
€1,000 Cash held
The residents has been agreed to contribute towards the cost of rectification works for TIC of the estate. FCC inspectorate division is finalizing procedure for lodgement of resident’s contribution towards rectification works.
2014
St. Olaves,
Kinsealy
BC 1582
Newlynn Developments
Ltd.
F04A/0713 &
PL06F.209977
TIC Request received from
Kevin Byrne Newlyn
Developments
24/6/2011.
FCC issued the relevant
TIC request Pack documents to Mr. Byrne on 27/6/2011 and again on
11/12/12.
FCC in negotiations with the developer.
2014
Garland Court,
Howth
BC 1583
Ben
Developments
F05A/1684,
ABP
PL.06F.218006
Developer has been asked to rectify the remaining snags in order to allow
Inspectorate to consider the release of the bond
2014
Old Golf Links,
Malahide
Albren
Management
Ltd.
F07A/0594 Letter recd 4/3/11 requesting TIC from Aidan
Coleman.
2014
Abington Wood,
(Linda Sherlock
Architects)
Malahide
BC 1592
F06A/0713,
F08A/0711 and
F09A/0108
At the moment, FCC is unable to access the
Anglo Irish bond towards rectification of snags for this development.
2014
The Strand,
Baldoyle Road,
Sutton
F97A/0973 Request from resident for
TIC of the development.
FCC sent TIC pack & letter to residents on 10/12/12
2014
PUMPING STATIONS FOR TAKING IN CHARGE
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ESTATE
NAME AND
BC NO.
DEVELOPER NO OF
UNITS AND
PLANNING
REF. NO
COMMENTS TARGET
DATE FOR
TAKING IN
CHARGE (*) Broomfield
Mews,
Malahide
BC 1598
Broomfield
Mews
Management
Co
The FCC has asked developer to bring the pump station in question to FCC
TIC standard if it is to be considered for TIC. We are still awaiting for his answer.
Subject to ongoing negotiation with the developer.
Galtrim
Grange,
Malahide
BC 1509
McGreavy
Enterprises Pumping Station – FCC still negotiating with developer regarding the land transfer
2013 for land transfer is pushed to
2014
(*) The dates are indicative only and are subject to all the outstanding information, certification, tests, surveys etc being submitted within the timeframe in the correct format to the local authority and being assessed/checked by the local authority as correct
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FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL
HOWTH/MALAHIDE AREA COMMITTEE MEETING
(Services B – Strategic & General Matters)
WEDNESDAY 5TH MARCH 2014
ITEM NO. 14
CASTLEROSSE, BALDOYLE
This item was withdrawn prior to the meeting.
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FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL
Howth Malahide Area Committee
(Services B - Strategic & General Matters)
WEDNESDAY 5TH MARCH 2014
ITEM NO.15
NO DOG FOULING SIGNS
Question: Councillor J. Dunne
“To ask the Manager to report on the number and location of 'no dog fouling' signs in the Howth Malahide area and if the Council intends to increase the provision of such signs and if so at what locations?”
Reply:
There are in excess of one hundred “No Dog Fouling” signs located in the
Howth / Malahide area.
“No Dog Fouling” signs are erected upon request to the Environment
Department and following an inspection by a Litter Warden.
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COMHAIRLE CONTAE FHINE GALL FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL
Howth Malahide Area Committee
(Services B - Strategic & General Matters)
WEDNESDAY 5TH MARCH 2014
ITEM No. 16
ABANDONED VEHICLES
Question: Councillor J. Dunne
“To ask the Manager what is the procedure for the removal of abandoned vehicles on Council lands?"
Reply:
Upon receipt of a complaint of an abandoned vehicle, registration details are sought from the Motor Tax Office, Dublin City Council, who manage the vehicle registration database.
Upon receipt of the registration details, the registered owner is contacted and asked to verify whether they are still the owner of the vehicle and if so, do they propose to remove the vehicle in question.
They are also provided with details of two authorised treatment facilities in the
Fingal area where their vehicle may be recycled free of charge.
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COMHAIRLE CONTAE FHINE GALL
FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL Howth Malahide Area Committee
(Services B - Strategic & General Matters)
WEDNESDAY 5TH MARCH 2014
ITEM NO 17
RENTAL ACCOMMODATION SCHEME
QUESTION: Councillor J. Dunne
“To ask the Manager to report on the operation of the Rental Accommodation
Scheme in the Howth/Malahide area for 2013”.
Reply
A total of 5 new RAS dwellings were made available to the housing list during
2013 in the Howth/Malahide area.
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FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL
HOWTH/MALAHIDE AREA COMMITTEE MEETING
(Services B – Strategic & General Matters)
WEDNESDAY 5th March, 2014
ITEM NO. 28
PLANNING FILES
F13A/0254
Date Received: Applicant:
Location:
Development:
Cllr. Cian O'Callaghan
20-Feb-2014
Statdev Properties Limited
131(St Josephs), Dublin Road, & Falaraki, Station
Road,, Sutton, Dublin 13.
Demolition of the existing derelict single storey dwelling known as St. Joseph's (No. 131 Dublin
Road) and the construction of 9 new detached dwelling houses as follows: (A) Two x 2 storey
(dormer), three bedroom, detached dwelling houses with associated dormer windows, roof lights and solar panels (houses no. 1 & 9). (B)
One x 3 storey (dormer), 4 bedroom, detached dwelling house with study and ancillary storage, associated dormer windows, roof lights and solar panels (House 2). (C) Four x 2-storey, four bedroom, detached houses with solar panels
(Houses 3,4,5 and 8). (D) Two x 3 storey
(dormer), five bedroom detached houses, with associated dormer windows, rooflight and solar panels (House 6 & 7). The development also consists of a new vehicular and pedestrian access onto Station Road with new entrance gates, piers and boundary walls/railings, the relocation of the entrance to Falaraki House (Station Road), all landscaping works, boundary treatments and associated site works.
Remarks: Clarification of Additional Information
Requested 22nd January 2014
F14A/0070
Cllr. Cian O'Callaghan
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Date Received:
Applicant:
Location:
Development:
18-Feb-2014
Helsingor Limited
Grange Townland (adjacent to Grange Road &
Myrtle Housing Development), Baldoyle, Dublin
13.
Retention of an existing temporary illuminated marketing sign and all associated site development works and ancillary development in connection with the adjacent development lands. Remarks: Application received 18th February 2014
F13A/0253
Date Received:
Applicant:
Location:
Development:
Cllr. Judy Dunne
18-Feb-2014
Lambay Estate Company
Lambay Island, Rush, Co. Dublin
An E.I.S. has been submitted with the Additional
Information received on 13/2/13. Revised Public
Notices lodged 18/02/2014
Permission for works to Protected Structure and within the curtilage of Protected Structures
Lambay Island, Rush, Co. Dublin. Lambay Island or parts thereof form part of, or are adjacent to, a
Natura 2000 site, a Special Area of Conservation, a Special Protection Area, a proposed Marine
Special Area of Conservation and a proposed
Natural Heritage Area. The development will consist of:
1. Alterations to the Castle, a National
Monument, and to the linked Guest Wing including installation of upgraded central heating, plumbing and electrical systems; in the Castle, conversion of a sluice room to a shower room, construction of a toilet extension, modifications to fixtures and fittings in two bedrooms and in a toilet; in the Guest Wing, conversion of three bedrooms to bathrooms, works to fixtures and fittings in the kitchen, scullery, bedrooms and utility rooms.
2. Internal layout alterations to the Whitehouse building including the provision of additional internal; bathrooms in both east and west wings, upgrading of the existing bathrooms at ground and first floor in the central wing, alterations to the layouts of the three existing kitchens and installation of upgraded central heating, plumbing and electrical systems.
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3. Internal layout alterations to the existing Bothy building including construction of upgraded toilet, bathroom and kitchen facilities.
4. Internal layout alterations and a bathroom extension to the rear of Coastguard Cottage No. 6 and internal layout modifications to Coastguard
Cottages Nos. 1 and 2. 5. Remedial and reinstatement works to the existing Real Tennis Court.
6. Conversion of existing barn and livestock accommodation within the Farmyard complex to accommodate an energy centre accommodating fuel storage, boilers, electrical plant and generators.
7. Alterations to and extensions to Mason's
Cottage including demolition of an existing extension and provision of a photovoltaic installation adjacent to the cottage.
8. Demolition of, reconstruction of, and layout alterations to Walton's Cottage including provision of a photovoltaic installation adjacent to the cottage.
9. Works to the services and utilities infrastructure on the island including replacement of the existing wind turbine and associated underground cabling, construction of solar and photovoltaic panel arrays in the liex field immediately to the east of the proposed farmyard energy centre, upgrading and extension of the sewer network to include the installation of sewage treatment plants adjacent to the
Whitehouse and to the Bothy, installation of a septic tank serving Mason's Cottage and Walton's
Cottage, installation of underground heating and service mains linking the proposed energy centre with the Castle, Guest Wing and Whitehouse, provision of an upgraded water supply system to include a new reservoir in Little Mason's Field and a water treatment plant adjoining the existing reservoir.
10. Planting of a 0.5 hectare area of a field to the south east of the Castle complex to provide biomass fuel for the energy centre.
A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the proposed works and is included with this application.
Remarks: Additional Information Requested 29th August
2013
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COMHAIRLE CONTAE FHINE GALL
FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL
HOWTH/MALAHIDE AREA COMMITTEE MEETING
(Services B – Strategic & General Matters)
WEDNESDAY 5TH MARCH 2014 ITEM NO. 30
APPEARANCE OF THE LARGE SITE AT THE FRONT OF
WATERSIDE ESTATE,MALAHIDE
Area Chairperson's Business: Councillor E. O'Brien
“That the Manager report on what action will be taken to improve the appearance of the large site at the front of Waterside estate, Malahide where the hoarding has come down.”
Report:
The developer has recommenced building in at this location. There is new green mesh fencing being erected at present in order to improve upon the aesthetics and encourage commercial activity. These works should be completed towards the end of March 2014 and will improve and enhance the appearance of this development.
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FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL
HOWTH/MALAHIDE AREA COMMITTEE MEETING
(Services B – Strategic & General Matters)
WEDNESDAY 5TH MARCH 2014
ITEM NO. 31
DOLDRUM BAY, HOWTH Motion: Councillor C. O'Callaghan “That the Manager report on progress been made to divert the untreated waste water that discharges at Doldrum Bay, Howth into the main waste water treatment network.”
Report: Following submission of an Options Review Report to DECLG which identified and costed potential scheme solutions for the existing outfall at Doldrum Bay, FIngal
County Council were notified that the preferred scheme solution did not meet the
Departmental Guidelines for environmental justification or cost. However in order to progress the matter of eradicating the discharge totally a further meeting was held with the DECLG to discuss the viability of other options identified during the previous deliberations. This meeting was held in December 2013 and
Fingal County Council Water Services Project Office was advised that the scheme would not be progressed by the DECLG due to Irish Water’s takeover of responsibility for managing water services beyond 1st January 2014. Currently Fingal County Council Water Services has submitted details of the scheme to Irish Water setting out a business case for advancing the scheme. To date there has been no further information from Irish Water on this matter.
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FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL
HOWTH/MALAHIDE AREA COMMITTEE MEETING
(Services B – Strategic & General Matters)
WEDNESDAY 5TH MARCH, 2014
ITEM NO. 32
DISABILITY CARE FACILITY
Motion: Councillor J. Dunne
“That the Manager report on how the objective of the Broomfield LAP that the
Planning Authority ensure that a site for a disability care facility is identified within the LAP and that prior to the lodgement of any application for planning permission in the Local Plan lands a site for the provision of a disability care facility shall be identified and agreed with the Council is being advanced.”
Report
It is an Objective of Broomfield LAP, as outlined under section ‘9.8.4 Disability
Care Facility’ that “The Planning Authority will ensure that a site for a disability care facility is identified within the LAP. Accordingly Objective UD13 will be applied to ensure that ‘Prior to the lodgement of any application for planning permission in the Local Plan lands a site for the provision of a disability care facility shall be identified and agreed with the Council’.”
In addition two further objectives relate to the LAP lands, namely:
9.8.3 Assisted Care Facility for the Elderly, whereby “The Planning Authority will encourage the provision of an assisted care facility for the elderly within the LAP lands.” and 9.8.5 Site for a Specially Adapted House for a Fingal Resident with Special Needs which states that “The need for a site for the provision for a specially adapted house for a Fingal resident with special needs has been identified. A specially adapted house may be provided in advance of the phasing requirements of this LAP, subject to the location of the site being agreed with the
Planning Authority.”
An application was received under F13A/0459 on 3rd December 2013, in which
RQB Malahide Ltd.(in receivership) is seeking permission for Phase 1 of the approved Broomfield LAP lands off the Back Road, Broomfield, Malahide, Co.
Dublin. The proposal identified a location for a disability care facility and a specially adapted house for a fingal resident with special needs, in accordance with objectives 9.8.4 and 9.8.5. The Planning Authority sought additional
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NOT FOR PUBLICATION information on 4th February 2014. Item 3 of the Additional Information Request relates to an ‘assisted care facility’. However, this de facto appears to relate to the proposed unit for the fingal resident with special needs (under 9.8.5) being poorly located within the site. No details regarding the mechanism for delivery of the reserved site or proposed unit is included in the application to date.
Having regard to the specific objective of the LAP, the identification and reservation of the lands/site related a disability care facility is all that is required by the applicant at this stage under 9.8.4. This has been done under
F13A/0459. Therefore it would appear that this objective has been advanced as far as is practical at this stage.
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FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL
HOWTH/MALAHIDE AREA COMMITTEE MEETING
(Services B – Strategic & General Matters)
WEDNESDAY 5TH MARCH 2014
ITEM NO. 33
QUARRY AT FELTRIM HILL, SWORDS
Motion: Councillor A. Lavin
“That the Manager report on the Blasting at the Quarry at Feltrim Hill
Swords and ensure that any such activity is done in accordance with what is permitted and is not interfering unnecessarily with local residents and property.”
Report:
A Warning Letter pursuant to Section 152 of the Planning and Development
Acts 2000 – 2012 issued on the 14th January 2014. The matter is currently under investigation by the Council.
This quarry is the subject of an application for Substitute Consent under
Section 261A of the Planning and Development Acts 2000 – 2012 and is currently awaiting a determination by An Bord Pleanála.
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FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL
Howth Malahide Area Committee
(Services B - Strategic & General Matters)
WEDNESDAY 5TH MARCH 2014
ITEM NO. 34
DOG LITTER IN BAYSIDE AND SUTTON PARK
Motion: Cllr C O’Callaghan
“That the Manager take enforcement action with respect to dog litter in the
Bayside and Sutton Park areas while paying particular attention to the coastal walkway and the area around Bayside National School.”
Report:
A dog fouling hotline was launched on 25th November 2013. On receipt of a complaint being made to the hotline the information is passed to the relevant
Local Authority to investigate. To date, 9 calls have been passed to Fingal
County Council.
The Fingal County Council Dog Warden patrols the area on a regular basis and will be asked to pay particular attention to the Bayside, Sutton Park and coastal walkways areas and will issue fines where appropriate.
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HOWTH/MALAHIDE AREA COMMITTEE MEETING
(Services B – Strategic & General Matters)
WEDNESDAY 5TH MARCH 2014
ITEM NO. 35
HIGHLAND CATTLE
Motion: Councillor J. Dunne
"That the Manager report on the success of the introduction of Highland Cattle to Robswall Park and Racecourse Park and to state if there has been any difficulties with interference by dogs or the general public."
Report:
Highland cattle were introduced in the Racecourse Park and Robswalls Park in early autumn in 2013. There has been a very positive response from park users on the presence of these cattle in the park. There were several incidents with one dog owner in Robswalls Park in the first week after the introduction of the cattle, but this matter was resolved.
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FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL
Meeting of Howth Malahide Area Committee
(Services B – Strategic & General Matters) Wednesday 5th March 2014
ITEM NO. 36
VACANT COUNCIL HOUSE
Motion: Councillor C. O’Callaghan
"That the Manager arrange for the prompt tidying of the garden at details supplied which is a vacant council owned dwelling.”
Report:
The Council has inspected the garden at this vacant dwelling and has arranged for it to be cut back and cleared. This work was completed on the 25th February
2014.
The dwelling, has been referred to the County Architect for examination and for a report on the extent of pre-let repairs to be carried out.
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