days in November and December ed to be affected if An Bord Pleanala Environmental Impact 2019. approves the scheme. If tree removal Assessment is required, it will be replaced locally FLOOD ALLEVIATION Nature-based solutions have been a on a 2 to 1 basis with all new trees focus of our design to greatly reduce being monitored for several years to the use of both earthen and hard de- ensure that they are healthy. As part of the Part 10 Planning fences but due to the heavily urban- Submission to An Bord Pleanala, an RIVER PODDLE ised nature of the route of the river. In the coming weeks, the proposed Environmental Impact Assessment Following the review of the original scheme will be submitted directly to Report (EIAR) will be available to Options Report created in 2014, the An Bord Pleanala for Part 10 Plan- the public during the consultation hard defences proposed by the report ning. The public will then be invited phase. have been reduced by over 75%, with to submit proposals to An Bord a significant increase in the use of Pleanala during six weeks of statuto- This report will address the impact natural earthen embankments. ry public consultation. South on flora, fauna, habitat and biodi- County Council will advertise the versity, among other things. It will Every effort has been made by the dates for the six-week public consul- provide mitigation measures to project team to provide the minimum tation as soon as they are set. ensure their protection. The EIAR impact on trees. A comprehensive is a substantial document which tree survey has been carried out by has been prepared by individual an arborist and defences have been specialists in their fields. redesigned to have minimal impact. A figure of 29 trees is currently estimat-

Two public information events were held about the River Poddle Flood Alleviation Scheme (FAS) in and in the Mount Argus Community Centre.

The River Poddle FAS has been in Cross Flood Committee and the Re- preliminary design since March 2018 corders Residents Association in the with a proposed scheme finalised Whitehall Road area whose lives were since September 2019. The FAS is in greatly affected as a result of the response to the floods that occurred floods experienced in October 2011. along the river Poddle in October Public information days were then 2011 and the distressing loss of life held in December 2018 that was experienced. This was followed up by presentations From March 2018, initial engagement to both South Dublin County Council was made with individual residents and in Autumn The launch of www.poddlefas.ie and local groups such as the Harolds 2019 and further public information

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