ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL COMHAIRLE CONTAE ROS COMÁIN COMMUNITY HEDGE CUTTING GRANT PILOT SCHEME APPLICATION FORM 2019 Application should be submitted as soon as possible but not later than 31 st October 2019. Details of Public Road/Road Network (a) Location of Road/Road Network. Indicate townland(s), nearest town/village. Include map showing clearly and accurately the road layout & road number to which the application refers: Townland:_______________________________Road Number:___________________________ Nearest Town/Village:__________________________________Map included: ______________ (b) Length in kms of Road/Road Network to which this application refers _____________________ (c) Total length in kms of roadside hedge/trees to be cut back _____________________________ (d) Number of landowners and residents on road/road network: ____________________________ (e) Indicate Municipal District Area: Athlone MD Boyle MD Roscommon MD _________________________________________________________________________________ Terms and Conditions We, the undersigned, being members of a local community/group in county Roscommon, hereby apply to Roscommon County Council for participation in the Community Hedge Cutting Grant Scheme. We hereby appoint and delegate full power to the Group contact person below to act for us in all correspondence and other business arising out of this application. We agree to be bound by our nominee’s correspondence and acts. Name of Group Contact person:_____________________________________________________ Address:________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ We understand and accept that: Roscommon County Council will provide a grant of €50 per km of roadside hedge/overhanging trees approved to be attended to along the Public Road Network, subject to available resources. Limited funding is available for this Scheme and all the terms and conditions should be strictly adhered to. All offending hedges and overhanging trees along the proposed network must be adequately cut back. The minimum length of road network to be incorporated in any application is 3km. If hedges are set back from the road edge and safety considerations allow, it may not be necessary to cut these sections of hedges but such sections can count towards the 3km minimum continuous length.
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ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL COMHAIRLE CONTAE ROS COMÁIN
COMMUNITY HEDGE CUTTING GRANT PILOT SCHEME APPLICATION FORM 2019
Application should be submitted as soon as possible but not later than 31st October 2019.
Details of Public Road/Road Network
(a) Location of Road/Road Network. Indicate townland(s), nearest town/village. Include map
showing clearly and accurately the road layout & road number to which the application refers:
(b) Length in kms of Road/Road Network to which this application refers _____________________
(c) Total length in kms of roadside hedge/trees to be cut back _____________________________
(d) Number of landowners and residents on road/road network: ____________________________
(e) Indicate Municipal District Area: Athlone MD Boyle MD Roscommon MD
_________________________________________________________________________________ Terms and Conditions
We, the undersigned, being members of a local community/group in county Roscommon,hereby apply to Roscommon County Council for participation in the Community Hedge CuttingGrant Scheme. We hereby appoint and delegate full power to the Group contactperson below to act for us in all correspondence and other business arising out ofthis application. We agree to be bound by our nominee’s correspondence and acts.
Name of Group Contact person:_____________________________________________________
Roscommon County Council will provide a grant of €50 per km of roadside hedge/overhangingtrees approved to be attended to along the Public Road Network, subject to available resources.
Limited funding is available for this Scheme and all the terms and conditions should be strictlyadhered to.
All offending hedges and overhanging trees along the proposed network must be adequately cutback.
The minimum length of road network to be incorporated in any application is 3km. If hedges areset back from the road edge and safety considerations allow, it may not be necessary to cutthese sections of hedges but such sections can count towards the 3km minimum continuouslength.
Grants will be calculated based on the actual estimated length of hedging/trees which needattention rather than on the length of road which is incorporated in the road network submittedin an application. Where hedging/trees on both sides of a particular section of road needattention, the length to be included in the grant calculation will be doubled.
All hedges to be cut should be inspected for Japanese Knotweed and Ash Die-Back. These plantsshould not be cut.
All hedge cutting must be carried out between 1st September and 28th February each year.
No grant applications will be accepted after 31st October 2019. The area proposed for Hedge Cutting must be agreed in advance with the relevant Municipal
District Co-ordinator Roscommon County Council. Contact details are listed below. Where hedgecutting does take place without the prior approval of Roscommon County Council, a grant will notbe awarded to the applicant.
Works for which grant approval is confirmed must be completed in the same season. No grant will be paid out until the Council is satisfied that all hedge/tree cutting required along
the network proposed in the application is completed to the required standard. Each local community/group must nominate a contact person through whom all
correspondence will be channelled. Each local community/group will undertake works and organise relevant hedge cutting
contract and pay for same.
It is a matter for applicant Each local community/group to ensure that the contractor tobe engaged is:
• Appropriately insured: Public Liability €12.7m and Employer's Liability €6.5m
• Roscommon County Council is indemnified on the contractor's insurance.
• The contractor is compliant with present day Health and Safety Regulations.
• The local community/group will confirm to the Council that these compliancerequirements have been satisfactorily verified and submit to the relevant MunicipalDistrict Co-ordinator’s Office at least 7 days notice of intention to carry out the works.Roscommon Council will not consider any works for funding which have been
carried out in advance of the grant application being considered.
Hedges should be cut to the appropriate height, width and shape consistent with both roadsafety objectives and best practice hedge row management. Where there is direct conflictbetween the two, road safety requirements will take precedence. Branches overhanging theroadway should be cleared to a minimum height of 5.2 metres. On footpaths there must be aclearance to a height of 2.1 metres.
Any application submitted without the required accompanying map identifying the roads towhich the application refers will be returned.
In the event of a large number of applications, priority will be given to those roads thatfacilitate school bus and other public and special needs transportation routes.
Each local community/group must complete the Table below in respect to all Residents and Landowners residing along the proposed road/road network which is the subject of this Application. If there is not sufficient space for all names below, additional names may be provided on the table on the reverse the back of this form. Each Applicant should personally sign this Form
SIGNATURE of Resident/Landowner
PRINT NAME (Block capitals)of Resident/Landowner
Address
To facilitate assessment of the application a map is required indicating the roads that are proposed to be included in the scheme.
Athlone Municipal District [email protected] Civic Centre AthloneCo. Roscommon Tel: 090 649 2161
Boyle Municipal District [email protected] The CrescentBoyle F52 X436Co. RoscommonTel: 071 966 2101
Signature of local community/group contact person _______________________________________
Postal Address ______________________________________________________________________
Mobile Phone number ___________________________________
Return completed form to:
Roads and Transportation DepartmentRoscommon County CouncilÁras an ChontaeRoscommon F42 VR98Co. RoscommonTel: 090 66 37158 E-Mail: [email protected]
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS FOR HEDGE CUTTING GRANT SCHEME IS 31st OCTOBER 2019
Roscommon Municipal District [email protected] Áras an ChontaeRoscommon F42 VR98Co. Roscommon Tel: 090 66 37100
SIGNATURE (Each Applicant should personally sign this Form)
Resident or Landowner (Print Name in Block Capitals)
Address
Additional names may be added to the Table below in respect to all Residents and Landowners residing along the proposed road/road network which is the subject of this Application. Each Applicant should personally sign this Form.
