Cherrymount House, Phibsborough, Dublin, D07 P5Y0
9. Prior to commencement of development, the developer shall lodge with the planning authority a cash deposit , a bond of an insurance company or such other security as may be accepted by the planning authority to secure the protection of existing trees to be retained on site and adjacent to the site and to make good any damage caused by construction, coupled with an agreement empowering the planning authority to apply such security , or part thereof, to the satisfactory protection of any tree or trees on the site or the replacement of any such trees which die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased within a period of three years from the substantial completion of the development with others of similar size and species, or to apply to new tree planting in the local area. The amount of the security shall be determined by the Helliwell or Cavat method by the developer’s arboriculturist. The form and amount of the security shall be as agreed between the planning authority and the developer or, in default of an agreement, shall be referred to An Bord Pleanala for determination. Reason: To secure the retention of existing trees to be retained on the site.