Back Lanes Scheme approved for local Tipperary town by County Council

The Thurles Municipal District of the Tipperary County Council has approved the Back Lanes Scheme for the district.

The motion was proposed by Cllr Shane Lee, and seconded by Cllr Kay Cahill Skehan.

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Cllr Cahill Skehan however did remark upon her seconding of the motion that she feels the scheme should be revisited in 12 months time to assess its success within the community, which was noted.

The Back Lanes Scheme is a joint venture approach between Tipperary County Council and local communities, for the purpose of carrying out maintenance and improvement works on suitable back lanes.

Applications will be assessed and the cost of the works estimated by Tipperary County Council and prioritised in accordance with the terms of the Scheme.

The value of the contribution by the local community will be 25% of the estimated cost of the Scheme, as determined by the Council's Engineer.

Where the local community contribution is to be funded by Elected Members’ Local Property Tax Allocation, the contribution will increase to 40% of the overall cost of the project.

Tipperary County Council will only accept monetary contributions in advance and will carry out all of the approved works on the Scheme on payment of the required amount.

Full details of terms and conditions will be outlined in writing, including financial contributions applicable to all successful applicants.

The Back Lanes Scheme is subject to funding being available by Tipperary County Council.

It is a matter for the community to agree on the amount each participant contributes.

If individual participants wish to make separate payments to the Appointed Representative, these will be accepted by the Council and separate receipts issued.

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However, all payments must be made on the same date by the Appointed Representative to the Cash Office in Tipperary County Council's District Office Thurles, or by Card Payment.

Section 70 of the Roads Act 1993 obliges landowners and occupiers of land to take all reasonable care to ensure that structures, trees, hedges and other vegetation on their land are not, or could not become, a danger to people using or working on a public road.

The Council may decide not to proceed with the Scheme if the statutory obligations outlined in 4 and 5 above are not met, the local contribution is not paid in full in accordance with the terms and conditions on the letter of offer, or The Council has no matching grant funding to proceed.

Tipperary County Council will assess the lanes which are eligible under the Back Lanes Scheme and prioritise accordingly, having regard to the condition of the lane for which they intend to apply for funds, record of the length and width of the lane under consideration, stimate of the overall cost of each scheme taking account of material, labour, machinery and traffic management costs.